Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Rotational
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Rotational post.
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working required on stroke team (1 in 5 weekends with rest days))
- Job ref
- 337-NP-7939MM
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Adult SLT, Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 Per annum inclusive HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Acute & Stroke
NHS AfC: Band 6
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Are you looking to further develop your skills in acute stroke and rehab? If so then we want you! We are a team of around 30 SLTS who are welcoming, friendly and team focused. We want to provide all of our therapists with the ability to think critically, challenge the evidence base and provide high standards of person-centred care. This involves commitment, motivation and a strong desire to learn and in turn, we will give you our commitment of CPD, the opportunity to develop your clinical skills in acquired dysphagia and communication disorders within the field of stroke, acute and ESD.
Main duties of the job
his is a permanent, full time rotational post across stroke, acute and ESD. There is the opportunity to develop skills in dysphagia management, cough reflex testing, FEES and VFS competencies , goal-setting and key working skills, complex communication management and the chance to be part of a highly skilled MDT. There is also the opportunity to spend time working in our stroke ESD team, where you can be a part of the patient journey from hospital to home and provide intensive rehabilitation.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent and member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- • Health Care Professions Council – License to Practice
- • Evidence of training e.g. structured self-directed study / formal courses using regular appraisal of research & evidence base to develop knowledge. •
Desirable criteria
- • Experiential training to demonstrate specialist skills in VFS, FEES.
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- • Working as a speech & language therapist in relevant specialist field – neuro or acute population.
- o Assessment treatment and management of complex clients with speech, language, and communication difficulties
- o Working with clients with complex dysphagia
- o Working with carers & MDT.
- o Writing clinical notes and reports.
- • Developing case management skills in self & less experienced staff.
- • Delivering and evaluating training.
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential criteria
- • Good written and spoken English
- • Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills, negotiation, analytical and problem solving skills with well-developed concentration skills and verbal/written presentation skills
- • Ability to work in a less predictable environment and to prioritise own workload
- • Demonstrates ability to be a team player
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Griffin
- Job title
- Principal Speech & Language Therapist - Acu & Str
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 869 2410
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