Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Stroke Lead
Job overview
Are you a band 6 or a band 7 looking to develop your skills in the area of stroke?
If so this post is for you.
This is an exciting secondment opportunity to join our committed and enthusiastic team for up to 9 months. We are looking for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in the field of adult acquired communication and swallowing disorders.This post is based within stroke services at Fairfield General Hospital with opportunities to work in a busy Primary Stroke Centre within hyper-acute, acute in-patient rehabilitation wards. We have established links with the Salford Speech and Language Therapy team.
You will work alongside other Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists supporting a team of Speech and Language Therapy colleagues. You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and work alongside the wider stroke MDT.We have an established videfluoroscopy service and a developing FEEs service with a key focus on staff and service development.
Main duties of the job
You will be a HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist with excellent knowledge of up to date assessment and treatment procedures for the adult population. You will demonstrate highly specialised knowledge, skills and experience, assessing, diagnosing and managing patients on the caseload.You will have comprehensive experience working in the specialist field of stroke. You will be competent to work independently with adults with dysphagia and highly complex communication issues. You will supervise others and support improvements in patient care and service delivery.
You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our committed and enthusiastic team. You will work alongside other Highly Specialist and Specialist Speech and Language Therapy colleagues in stroke and be able to work with Speech and Language Therapy Assistants.
You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Speech & Language Therapy Degree
- MSc or advanced qualification of equivalent
- Relevant post graduate course
Registration
Essential criteria- RCSLT registered
- HCPC registered
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential criteria- Experience working in the NHS
- Experience working with people who have CVA
- Substantial dysphagia experience
- In depth anatomical and physiological knowledge of the swallow
- Independent videofluoroscopy practitioner
- Substantial experience and confidence training others
- Knowledge of national policies/guidelines/drivers relevant to Greater Manchester Stroke network
- In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- Experience working with people with complex needs within an MDT
- Experience contributing to multi-disciplinary policy/protocol development
- FEEs competencies
- Tracheostomy competencies
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Desirable criteria- Independent FEEs practitioner
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