Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Acute Medicine

The postholder will independently manage and take responsibility for their own caseload and will:

• Assess patients presenting in the A&E department or front-door service with acute communication and swallowing difficulties and interpret results from diagnostic tests, medical history, and multidisciplinary team (MDT) input to inform treatment plans.
• Work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, prioritizing cases based on acuity and severity of needs.
• Identify, assess, and diagnose swallowing and communication impairments and implement management programmes, or therapy, where appropriate.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care and effective management of speech and swallowing needs
• Use highly specialist clinical skills to manage an acute caseload of eating, drinking, swallowing and communication difficulties.
• Provide expert guidance and information to colleagues, patients and carers.
• To provide instrumental assessment, including Videofluoroscopy and FEES, as indicated in patient care.
• Support patients with communication impairments to engage with care planning and advanced care planning
• Demonstrate leadership and support the development of SLT and HCP colleagues.
• Independently take students on placement.
• Take responsibility for implementing service wide developments as appropriate and contribute to the operational delivery of acute services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

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• We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
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• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
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Essential: - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent; - Health Professions Council Licence to Practice; - Completion of accredited post graduate qualification in dysphagia or equivalent, demonstrating completion of competencies

Desirable: - Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists; - Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Network; - Competencies achieved in Videoflurosocopy assessment and FEES assessment of swallowing

Essential: - Significant clinical experience in Speech and Language Therapy, typically at least 2-3 years at Band 6 or equivalent level; - Experience in assessment and management of complex communication and dysphagia in acute settings and in optimising patient flow; - Experience in clinical decision making and managing complex caseloads in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable: - Proven ability to supervise and support junior staff, assistants, and students.; - Experience of the application of quality measures pertaining to SLT

Essential: - Well established knowledge of specialist SLT assessment and therapy tools relevant to these client groups including VFS and FEES.; - Knowledge of the roles of other professionals involved in the relevant areas of patient care; - Working knowledge of MS Office applications and use of the Internet for communication and information

Desirable: - Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group; - Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and quality measures

Essential: - e.g. Ability to work internal rotation