Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist

The Speech & Language Therapist will work as a

part of a multi-disciplinary team, to meet the needs of patients referred to

Mildmay Hospital, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice.

To provide a highly specialist Speech &

Language Therapist input (assessment, advice and treatment) to clients referred

to the team.

To provide clinical leadership to SLT students, and

any junior/senior SLT posts.

To provide a highly specialist comprehensive

specialist assessment (including differential diagnosis), advice and treatment and information regarding clients

with communication and/or swallowing disorders, ensuring full client

involvement, underpinned by a broad range of specialist knowledge and

To use specialist knowledge to

inform sound clinical judgements for case management.

To provide appropriate specialist

intervention and evaluate outcomes.

To demonstrate clinical

effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures, thereby

ensuring that practice is continually updated.

To adapt practice to meet

individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and

linguistic differences.

To be accountable for own

professional action and recognise own professional boundaries.

To work within defined

departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct

to ensure quality of care.

To demonstrate the ability to

reflect on different aspects of patients communication and to identify

appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.

To provide advice to

non-specialists, specialists and other professionals within clinical field.

To be a core member of the MDT attending weekly meeting, and

contributing to their goal setting

To have a delegated caseload of patients, contributing to their MDT goal setting and planning

To undertake key worker duties

To collect accurate statistical information (using the iCARE

patient administration system to record statistics) and record accurate

information on the therapy dependency sheets that are used to upload on the UK-ROC database

Utilise rehabilitation and teaching skills to

educate the diverse and multicultural population in a range of disease specific therapeutic

techniques, principles and guidelines.

Use of outcome measures as required and further

develop these in partnership with others to ensure a high quality service is delivered.

Ensure that quality standards relating to Speech

Therapy are continually monitored and improved.

To actively identify areas of service innovation and development for the Speech

Therapy service and work with the professional lead in developing this.

Take an active role in developing in-service training

programmes and the supervision and training of students as appropriate.

To be leading on and producing audit in

own area.

To be leading on and producing research

in own area.

Keep abreast of evidence based and best practice.

Demonstrate ability to critically evaluate current research and apply it to

practice.

Ensure good working knowledge of national and local

standards, and monitor quality through participating in clinical audit,

research projects and evaluation work as required.

Mildmay Hospital is at the forefront of care and development of services in relation to complex HIV related conditions and step-down care for Homeless and Drug and alcohol detox patients across London.

The Care Quality Commission rated us outstanding. Rehabilitation is our passion with a focus on Neuro cognitive impairment. We use a multidisciplinary (MDT) team approach to provide a range of holistic services to our patients and clients.

Experience

Qualifications

Desirable: - Member of relevant Clinical Interest Group (HIV or neuro-rehab)

Knowledge & Skills