This is a great opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with strong clinical skills to join our acute stroke SLT team for 9 months to cover maternity leave.

You will provide clinical expertise in the assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with swallowing and complex communication disorders, supporting more junior members of the team including B5's and assistant SLTs. You will work closely with all members of the MDT to deliver high quality patient care and positive patient experience and outcomes. You will have a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS and be able to support members of the wider multidisciplinary team in implementing this for patients with communication needs.

Main duties of the job

You should have some experience of working with patients with cognitive and behaviour difficulties. Where appropriate, you will be required to provide specialist clinical/technical skills for instrumental assessment and interpretation of swallow function using, e.g. video-fluoroscopy, meeting RCSLT competencies and guidelines, including evidence that competency is maintained. Training and support is available if required.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The SLT department at PHU provides a highly specialist service to the hospital and always puts patient safety and quality at the centre of our care. We provide a comprehensive dysphagia training programme across the hospital working with the simulation suite and have CAUK status. We pride ourselves on our close working relationships with all of our multi-disciplinary colleagues and you will join a well-led and cohesive service of committed therapists and other AHPs.

We will support you to develop your leadership and clinical skills following the Trusts Learning and Development programmes and with external training opportunities. You will have a consistent B7 supervisor who will meet you regularly for 1:1 support.

If you have a positive attitude to team working, a passion for stroke care and an integrated approach please get in touch. We pride ourselves on our flexible working policies and would welcome applications for full-time or part-time working.

Pre arranged visits to the department are welcomed and encouraged prior to application or interview. For further information please contact

Kath Lake on 02392 286838 Kath.Lake@porthosp.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Current HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

• Postgraduate dysphagia competencies.
• able to independently manage a range of patients with dysphagia and communication difficulties. Training will be available for tracheostomy and VF competencies if required.

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

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