Job Description:

Job Title: Speech & Language Therapist

Grade: Band 7

Trust: Sheffield Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU

Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, Flexible between 08:00 and 17:00

Pay rate: £26.56 per hour (exc WTD)

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills looking to embark on a new opportunity within the NHS? If so, we would like to hear from you today!

The acute team works with adults in inpatient beds and provides speech and language therapy input for communication and swallowing disorders. The postholder will work collaboratively within relevant multi-disciplinary teams to ensure best practice and care is provided. The candidate will have proven post graduate training in dysphagia and experience of working on acute hospital wards as well as awareness and experience of the requirement for excellence in clinical record keeping. The candidate will be able to work autonomously and as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Role Details:

• Assess, develop and implement highly specialist speech and language therapy treatment independently, including assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with highly complex dysphagia, communication and critical care needs, and undiagnosed conditions.
• Manage a highly complex and highly specialist caseload independently and prioritise appropriately.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients in highly specialist care areas e.g. Admissions Unit, High Dependency Units, Intensive Care Units, Spinal Injuries Wards, Renal Unit and Cardiac Intensive Treatment Units.
• Develop and provide appropriate treatment regimes at highly specialist level and to evaluate outcomes of said treatment.
• Maintain concise and accurate records of clinical activity. This will include the collection of relevant statistical data.
• Make high specialist recommendations regarding the care and therapy needs of client, explaining high complex conditions to clients, family and other members of the Multidisciplinary team.
• Carry out highly specialist clinical triage of referrals to the Speech & Language Therapy Department, through direct liaison with referring agent and allocating priority status through judgement of clinical need.

The Successful Candidate Will:

• Hold a Degree in Speech & Language Therapy or equivalent
• Be HCPC registered
• Extensive post-graduate experience within adults within the acute environment
• Experience with Dysphagia
• Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical, and legal codes of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Trust and NHS protocols and guidelines

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

This is part of Regulation 22 and we want to ensure we give candidates the heads up to have their qualifications ready to prevent delays when we onboard at Trust ID stage.

The benefits we can offer you in return: 

• Putting People in Places to Care – be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
• Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
• Blue Light Card – NHS Discount Provider
• First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
• Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
• Working options to suit your lifestyle – being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
• Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP’s own academy.
• Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
• Being part of the NHSP Community means you’ll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

Apply Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

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