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Rotational Speech & Language Therapist

Barts Health Nhs Trust, City of Westminster

Rotational Speech & Language Therapist

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Barts Health Nhs Trust, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 4 days ago, 19 Nov | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 30319b8ac6f6416ab840536b4c7a9581

Full Job Description

  • Waltham Forest Community, supporting patients at home or in care home settings, as well as outpatients. You will be based at Whipps Cross Hospital.
  • Integrated Stroke pathway, covering inpatients stroke unit and supporting patients on discharge home into the community
  • Inpatient acute wards including ICU
    • All applicants should be a qualified SLT, who are independent in the assessment and management of patients with dysphagia and communication impairment. This rotation provides an excellent opportunity for existing band 6s's or experienced band 5s wanting to take on increased responsibility, and to consolidate their knowledge and skills in managing more complex patients with acquired swallowing and communication impairment across a range of inpatient and community settings, within a friendly and supportive team. There will also be opportunities to develop competencies in videofluoroscopy, tracheostomy, FEES and leadership and management skills e.g. supervising band 5 SLTs and students. Regular supervision and in-house training will be provided to the successful applicant, which includes joint assessments and formal protected1:1 supervision. There are also excellent CPD opportunities within the SLT service and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team., This post is part of Barts Health SLT Service. The therapist will work as a band 6 SLT within a set cog rotation across the adult SLT Acute, Waltham Forest Community SLT team and the Stroke pathway (inpatient/ community) at Whipps Cross University Hospital. The post holder will be part of a team providing specialist assessment and treatment to adults in the inpatient and community settings, with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties . The post holder will provide intervention both uni-disciplinary and as part of a multi-professional team. The post holder will work as part of the wider therapy team and be involved with service developments along designated clinical pathways. The post holder may be required to supervise band 5 SLT's and band 3 staff if appropriate, and will be expected to support student speech and language therapists on their placements. The post holder will access support and supervision from a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical Lead SLT.

    Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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