About this role
Job summary
Adult Speech & Language therapist (SLT); Community, Sutton Health & Care, Band 6
Fixed Term contract ending on 31/03/2027, maternity leave cover
The SLT's work across Community Neuro & Adult SLT service, giving staff the opportunity to work as a Community MDT supporting each other & work towards our vision 'Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well'.
To achieve this we work holistically, towards patient led goals, providing rehabilitation & intervention to maximise our patient's potential. This requires us to bepatient centred & specialists within our field. Using evidence-based practice & investing in our staff, so they have the knowledge, skills & training to provide this.
The team works with adult patients with acquired communication & swallowing difficulties, so being trained in dysphagia assessment & management is a vital aspect of this role, as is experience in rehabilitation. Visits take place in patients' homes, care homes & clinics, so staff need to be able to travel around the borough & work autonomously. Many of the team work flexibly; there is some degree of remote working. As a team we also feel it is important that we come together regularly for clinical support/supervision, development, communication etc.
This role is offered on a fixed-term basis and does not include a contract renewal
Secondment will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The Sutton Community Neuro therapy & Adult Speech & Language therapy service is a Multi disciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention.We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have Neurological conditions &/or those with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
The service has various pathways which enable us to deliver intervention to meet our patients' needs. Community Neuro provides intervention to Stroke survivors (including an Stroke Supported Discharge response) and other complex Neuro conditions, such as PD, MS and MND.
The needs of our patients vary widely & our services offer rehabilitation, enablement & disability management interventions dependant on the patients' needs & goals. We offer specialised multi-disciplinary therapy assessment & intervention to patients in order to promote quality of life & independence, by preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximising rehabilitation, recovery, and self-management
Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy (ACSLT) provides adults with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties, assessment & intervention to educate, train, rehab, enable &/or manage their condition alongside their carers & other professionals. Therapists are expected to work flexibility across the pathways.
About us
Sutton Health and Care is an innovative partnership of providers working across Sutton (GP Federation; Local Authority; Mental Health Trust and Acute Trust) to provide integrated services for the local community. As partners we have the exciting opportunity to put the shared vision for how health and care can be delivered into reality through the implementation of a service model for the provision of community services (adult and children) that truly integrates health and care, physical and mental health and primary and acute care.
We firmly believe that the partnership will drive transformational change to the benefit of patients and the local health and care system, getting the system to deliver better person-centered outcomes and financial sustainability.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person Specification
Other relevant requirements Essential
To be able to travel around the borough effectively & efficiently
Desirable
Current Driving Licence Access to a car for work purposes
Qualifications and Training Essential
Relevant degree or post graduate diploma in Speech Therapy Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered. Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Competent to independently manage and appropriately treat clients with complex dysphagia needs Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Training in the Lee Silverman Voice Therapy approach
Experience Essential
Demonstrate specialist post qualification experience with an adult caseload with dysphagia and communication needs Relevant experience (including with Adults) as a B5 SALT Experience in teaching/training and supporting other health professionals and colleagues Experience of working in a community setting Videofluoroscopy experience.
Desirable
Audit experience
Skills /Abilities Essential
Able to demonstrate evidence based clinical practice and use of outcome measures Effective written and spoken communication skills Ability to work independently Basic computer skills
Personal Attributes Essential
Flexibility and able to cope with change
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 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Green Wrythe Lane Clinic
2nd Floor, 411a Green Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1JF
Employer's website https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)