An exciting opportunity for a band 6 speech and language therapist wishing to develop their career in stroke services has arisen at Royal Sussex County Hospital. This post will suit band 5 or 6 therapists wishing to deepen knowledge and skills in the management of swallowing difficulties and acquired communication disorders. You will provide assessment and management for patients on the acute stroke unit with support from senior colleagues. We are a well established team working in the invigorating environment of a teaching hospital with regional specialties. As such there are excellent opportunities to participate in a wide variety of continuing professional development activities and to develop skills and in both videofluoroscopy and FEES.

As part of the development of stroke services in this Trust you will also be invited to be a part of a Saturday working rota with other band 6 therapists in the team, under the lead speech and language therapist for stroke. Training and support for this is provided.

UHSussex speech and language therapy service has recently merged across legacy Trusts, and we are now a large service providing speech and language therapy services at several hospitals and specialties including regional specialist services.

Exciting opportunities exist to develop skills and further your career.

Main duties of the job

1. Assessment and management of dysphagia in the specialist caseload.

2. Assessment andmanagement of acquired communication disorders in the specialist caseload.

3. Mental capacity assessments for patients with acquired communication difficulties where required.

4. Attendance at and training in VFSS and FEES.

5. Service development and governance activities eg clinical audit.

6. Teaching, training and mentoring of junior SaLTs, other staff and students. I

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Independently assess, diagnose and manage a range of swallowing and communication disorders

2. Independently carry our mental capacity assessments and support decision making for people with acquired cognitive or linguistic disorders.

3. Independently carry out therapy, treatment programmes and dispense specialist advice in the clinical area.

4. Be fully involved in both VFSS and FEES.

5. Carry our a range of service development and governance activities.

6. Deliver teaching, training and mentoring to a variety of other clinicians and carers.

7. Part of a Saturday hours rota (3.75 hours approximately every 6 weeks)

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Qualified SaLT

essential

Essential

• Registration with HCPC and RCSLT

essential

Essential

• Relevant leadership knowledge, skills and experience

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton

BN2 5BE

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