We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 5 or Band 6 looking for a new challenge in our adult acute team. If you enjoy a fast paced environment and a varied caseload including care of elderly, acute medical, gastro, respiratory and oncology this could be the post for you. You will be an autonomous practitioner, able to manage your own caseload independently and you will have experience of assessing and managing a range of dysphagia and communication impairments. Speech and Language Therapy is part of the integrated Therapies Service and staff benefit from excellent learning opportunities through collaborative working. You will have regular clinical supervision with your senior and access to continuing professional development.

Main duties of the job

You will ideally have experience of the inpatient setting and have completed your dysphagia competencies. The ability to hold a dysphagia and communication caseload including assessment, management, onward referrals and discharges to appropriate settings is important. In addition you will be required to manage a small caseload of complex dysphagia outpatients referred by NMUH Respiratory and Gastro Consultants (up to but no more than 0.2 WTE).We are looking for a team player who is motivated to take on new challenges and be a key player in facilitating patient flow across the acute medical wards. This role offers the opportunity to broaden your clinical skills and experience MDT working across a variety of acute medical conditions, whilst developing leadership skills by supervising junior staff and students on placement. You will need to demonstrate flexibility alongside good prioritisation skills. There will be opportunities to access both videofluoroscopy and FEEs clinics for your patients as well as developing clinical skills in these areas as appropriate. Promoting the role of Speech and Language Therapy within the Trust and more widely is also an essential part of the role.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description attached for a detailed outline of the job and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Health Professions Council Registration to Practice
• Evidence of successful completion of short courses and other CPD in clinical area

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent Interpersonal skills with regard to individual client management (including empathy, observation and interview skills
• Able to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information
• Ability to negotiate and deal with conflict
• Ability to work effectively as part of therapies team and MDT including excellent communication, liaison, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to present effective verbal and written reports for clients, carers, colleagues and managers.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own caseload and that of students/junior staff. Able to identify your own and student/supervisee's training needs.
• Knowledge of a range of specialist assessment tools and procedures to evaluate adult acquired communication and swallowing impairments within the acute setting.
• Knowledge of the role of instrumental assessment of swallowing within this setting (Videofluoroscopy/FEEs) and impact on longer term swallow management .
• Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults with acquired communication and swallowing impairments and demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches.
• Knowledge of implementing the principles of clinical governance in clinical practise and how to support an evidence -based practice culture within a designated part of the service area.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties and managing a caseload independently
• Experience of managing demand in a busy acute setting, demonstrating ability to appropriately prioritise and manage workload efficiently and facilitate patient flow.
• Experience working with colleagues in health and other agencies.
• Understanding of issues involved in working in a diverse community, and of practical ways to ensure SLT practice is culturally appropriate and accessible

Desirable

• Experience and/or knowledge of manging outpatient dysphagia caseload

Personal qualities

Essential

• Commitment to lifelong learning.
• Willingness to work flexibly

Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

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