About this role
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-motivated Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist, looking for a challenge, committed to their professional development and wishes to participate in the delivery of excellent patient focused care in a specialist Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation setting.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
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 experience.
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.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of applying and interpreting standardised assessment to patient group Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management Highly specialist professional/ clinical knowledge acquired through training and practical experience Ability to meet the demands of a client group with highly complex needs which requires a high level of concentration and an ability to adapt quickly to a variety of emergency situations Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns Well-developed concentration and observation skills Experience of developing and delivering training Packages Experience of working in an integrated health and social care team
Qualifications Essential
Recognised Speech Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent UK Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration MSc qualification or working towards one Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Desirable
Member of relevant Clinical Interest Group (HIV or neuro-rehab)
Knowledge & Skills Essential
Minimum of 6 years post registration experience which demonstrates the competencies to meet the role requirements outlined in the JD Evidence of management of highly complex cases including complex manual handling issues Evidence of recent Continuing Professional and Personal Development including specialist short courses Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills, clinical reasoning, risk assessment and management skills Experience of developing and using relevant outcome measures Ability to provide clinical leadership to the team relating to their field of expertise Able to manage others through change Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds/ cultures
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mildmay Mission Hospital
Address 19 Tabernacle Gardens
London
E2 7DZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://mildmay.org (Opens in a new tab)