Specialist Adult Speech and Language Therapist

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 be patient 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.

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).

Additional information
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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).