Senior Speech and Language Therapist

We

are a team committed to delivering high quality patient care, including a

community FEES service. Our clinicians have wide ranging expertise, and peer

support is always readily accessible. The post holder will have access to

regular clinical supervision and CPD opportunities in line with their agreed

personal development plan.

This

post would suit a Band 6 therapist or an experienced Band 5 therapist who is

keen to work towards developing to Band 6. Completed dysphagia training is

preferred but therapists who can evidence significant progress towards

completing their dysphagia competencies will also be considered. The successful

candidate will join a team of highly skilled Speech & Language Therapists, delivering

services in community inpatient, outpatient, and domiciliary settings. As this

is a community service that covers a large geographical area, being a car

driver is essential.

Purpose

for patients on the rehabilitation ward at Woking Hospital, in outpatient

clinics, and patients in the community who have communication and/or swallowing

difficulties, resulting from a variety of acquired or progressive neurological

conditions or frailty.

their families/carers, and offer

training to students, and other Health Care Professionals.

participate in innovative

projects and service development to benefit patients and

colleagues.

Patient Care Responsibilities

1. Be able to work autonomously, with a specialist, often

complex caseload, to assess, diagnose, develop and implement programmes of

care. Supported by clinical supervision and SLT Lead.

2. Assess, differentially diagnose, formulate treatment plans

(in collaboration with patients and carers), write assessment reports, identify

and choose appropriate therapeutic or clinical management techniques from a

range of options, provide appropriate therapeutic intervention, and evaluate

treatment outcomes.

3. Demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based

practice and outcome measures.

4. Provide complex and sensitive information to patients in a

manner that they can understand e.g. regarding cognitive changes

5. Refer on for specialist assessment for Assistive and

Augmentative communication. Liaise with specialist centres to provide

continuity of care and help source funding for equipment.

6. Liaise with a wide range of professional colleagues and other

agencies to ensure comprehensive management of the patient e.g. attendance at

ward meetings and case conferences and telephone liaison e.g. with GPs,

dieticians and social services.

7. Plan for patient discharge, ensuring appropriate onward

referral and liaison as required.

8. Adapt practice to meet individual patient circumstances,

including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.

9. Complete incident forms where appropriate and discuss

pertinent issues regarding safeguarding/incidents with Speech & Language

Therapy Lead and others involved.

10. Work with patients with a variety of diagnoses and their

carers/families, across the teams geographical patch. Working flexibly to

provide an equitable service to all patients, as the caseload determines and to

cover periods of staff absence

11. Work with a designated caseload and be flexible to carry out

work in other areas of the wider SLT Team to facilitate equity of service

provision for all patients (according to level of experience and competence) as

requested by Speech and Language Therapy Lead, and to further develop own

professional practice.

CSH

Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's longest established NHS community

services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive

the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the

care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to

the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and

leadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,

Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called

The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are

heard at Board level.

CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused

individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!

We welcome candidates from

all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for

and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named

individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.

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