Speech and Language Therapy Band 7

Shared accommodation provided free of charge, and travel expenses payable up to £500 for one return trip to Orkney.

Job Description

• Supervise, line manage, and support more junior members of the team including qualified SLTs, students and rehab assistants as well as being involved in teaching of other multidisciplinary team (MDT) and multiagency staff. This will involve allocation of work, undertaking appraisals and agreeing Personal Development plans.

• Lead on recruitment, management of performance and management of complaints.

• Deliver specialist care to people diagnosed with a range of neurological conditions including

Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease.

• Oversee the SLT service to Adults with Learning Disabilities, providing direct clinical input and

supervision to the Band 6 SLT with ALD caseload.

• Leads on the interpretation and application of standards and related frameworks as published by HCPC, RCSLT and relevant others.

• Leads on the development and implementation of professional and departmental processes and standards of practice within own clinical area.

• Lead on clinical & service improvement projects and departmental audits including production of data and outcomes to senior managers to evidence and inform future service development.

• Has responsibility and accountability for the day-to-day service delivery of Adult SLT, promote the review and planning of the service with support from the Operational Manager.

• Develop and establish strong communication links and liaison with external organisations as appropriate to the needs of people with neurogenic and degenerative communication and swallowing difficulties.

• Translate highly complex scientific, medical, biochemical and therapeutic information into simple and easily understood practical information and advice for patients, their carers and families.

• Set goals in partnership with clients/patients, monitor and review the progress and modify goals as appropriate.

• Reflect on clinical practice both individually and with peers identifying strengths and needs and providing evidence of sound clinical judgements based on research and evidence based practice.

• Act as a patient advocate, highlighting patients’ concerns or issues to the wider team and recommending changes to the clinical treatment plan if appropriate.

• Facilitate the production of clear and evidence-based resources for patients and carers which are suitable for use.

• Provide specialist advice to multidisciplinary and multiagency team on the appropriate therapy management of patients at home and within the community setting.

• Provide expert advice to all members of the multidisciplinary team in a range of forums such as ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings and case conferences.

• Establish clinical priority, determine needs and initiate a specialist treatment plan for patients referred for SLT using judgement of highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options, often creating unique solutions to multi-faceted complex presentations