We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our team. We are a fully integrated team across acute and community providing a seamless service for the population of West Suffolk. We are a friendly and dynamic team with well-established rotations across specialties and a strong supervision and support network for staff. We are fully integrated within the wider AHP teams with opportunities to work within fully integrated multidisciplinary teams.

This post offers the successful candidate the rare opportunity to work as part of our Band 5 rotations across varied settings including stroke, acute medicine, outpatients and community. The role will include working in dysphagia within agreed competencies - external dysphagia training will be provided if required, as well as the management of a wide range of communication difficulties, and development of therapy programmes as appropriate

Main duties of the job

You will have excellent interpersonal communication with good problem-solving skills and enjoy working as part of a team. You will be expected to work independently but to seek professional support and supervision from senior colleagues where necessary. Regular clinical supervision is provided. This post is appropriate for newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists or those wishing to expand their knowledge and skill base. We offer a multidisciplinary preceptorship programme, high quality clinical supervision as well as regular opportunities for peer supervision.

The SALT team is an expanding and dynamic team who are committed to professional development and evidence-based practice. This demonstrated through regular departmental and joint training sessions, the employment of new initiatives and the constant review and improvement of services. We have a strong programme of in-service training and regular journal club meetings.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full job description attached to view main responsibilities.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• ?RCSLT recognised degree or equivalent
• ?Eligible for registered membership of RCSLT
• ?HCPC registration

Desirable

• ?Independent Dysphagia Practitioner

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• ?Experience of working in various clinical settings.
• ?Experience of working as part of a team.
• ?Portfolio of CPD evidence relevant to post.
• ?Assessment of communication impairments by various means, including a range of standardised assessments
• ?Experience of bedside assessment of dysphagia
• ?Differential diagnosis of patients with multiple aetiologies
• ?Experience of working in acute hospital environment

Desirable

• ?Experience of supervising staff
• ?Experience of working with elderly/very unwell people
• ?Experience of working with people in acute distress
• ?Awareness of other investigations of dysphagia, e.g. videofluoroscopy

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• ?Knowledge of evidence based practice in relation to swallowing and communication disorders.
• ?Knowledge of neurologically impaired patients, and current approaches to treatment and rehabilitation.
• ?Knowledge of differing approaches to communication therapy.
• ?Knowledge of alternative/ augmentative communication systems.
• ?An ability to develop and deliver work programmes for individuals and groups.
• ?Knowledge of various ways of seeking and accessing clinical information.
• ?Highly developed communication/interpersonal skills
• ?Good administrative skills, including word processing.

Desirable

• ?Excellent time management/prioritisation skills
• ?Developing critical appraisal skills, with insight into own strengths and weaknesses

Personal Qualities

Essential

• ?Experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• ?Committed to personal development.
• ?Problem solving skills

Desirable

• Ability to pass knowledge and skills on to others.
• ?Able to maintain judgement under pressure.

Employer details

Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 2QZ

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