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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
About
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) provides the hospital services to South Warwickshire from four hospitals:
- Warwick Hospital
- Leamington Spa Hospital
- Stratford Hospital
- Ellen Badger Hospital
We also deliver out-of-hospital community services to the whole of Warwickshire and beyond serving a population of more than half a million from various clinics. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
What is a Foundation Trust?
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 March 2010. A foundation trust status gives us greater freedom to manage our own affairs, and makes us more directly accountable to local people through our Members, who are drawn from the local population and staff.
We are managed by a Board of Directors and the Trust is overseen by our Council of Governors. Find out more about our organisational structure and meetings and papers.
We continue to be part of the NHS and treat patients in accordance with core NHS principles – healthcare that is provided according to clinical need, not ability to pay, that it is free at the point of delivery, and that it meets the needs of everyone.
Our Members actively influence the progress of the Trust and help us to be genuinely patient-centred in every aspect. Find out about becoming a Member.
Speech and Language Therapist
Closed for applications on: 11-Jul-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 11-Jul-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- The Orchard Centre and Acorn House, Warwick
- Address
- Hillmorton Road
- Town
- Rugby
- Postcode
- CV21 3SR
- Major / Minor Region
- Warwickshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £28,407 - £42,618 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Interview date
- 24/07/2024
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
Based at: The Orchard Centre, Rugby/Acorn House, Warwick
We would love to welcome an enthusiastic, confident and autonomous Speech and Language Therapist to work within our adult community team throughout Rugby and South Warwickshire.
Depending on experience the job may initially be appointed at Band 5 level but will be upgraded to Band 6 once clinical competencies have been achieved. Training and support will be provided to develop the skills necessary for this role.
Applicants with dysphagia training, who can independently take responsibility for their own caseload management and have experience of working with people with acquired neurological conditions are encouraged to apply. Flexibility will be essential depending upon service demand and there may be the opportunity to undertake LSVT training.
Regular team and department meetings alongside ongoing supervision and support from more experienced therapists with access to a range of internal and external Continuing Professional Development make this an exciting role with opportunities for development.
We are a forward thinking department and believe in full clinical engagement in contributing towards improving the quality of our service.
If you feel that you have the required skills for this post, we would like to hear from you.
Advert
The post holder works as an independent practitioner to provide speech and language therapy to patients who have acquired communication or swallowing problems within the community including nursing and residential homes. The postholder will take a lead in providing communication and swallowing training to nursing homes countywide.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To prioritise and manage own caseload independently.
To provide specialist speech and language therapy assessments for clients referred based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including standardised assessment, self-report measures, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care. This involves a high level of preparation, concentration and analytical skills.
To assess and ascribe a level of risk for dysphagic clients.
To formulate and implement management plans for the treatment and/or management of a client’s speech and swallowing disorders, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s difficulties, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy.
To assess and ascribe a level of risk using adjuncts to the bedside assessment, which require technical skill e.g. cervical auscultation, pulse oximetry etc.
To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, and intervention for clients under their care to both multidisciplinary teams and other, non-professional carers. This will encompass written documentation (SLT notes, med notes, specialist reports etc).
To agree options in collaboration with all those involved, in order to implement the individual’s management plan which may include any combination of the following:
Therapeutic intervention with adults either individually or in groups.
Therapeutic intervention with carers either individually or in groups.
Directly supporting others in carrying out individual programmes.
Providing advice on specific strategies to employ in the home and other settings.
Negotiation with client or carer in order to identify and monitor SMART goals.
To identify and refer on to other specialists as appropriate (eg. ENT, videofluoroscopy etc).
To use negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations. To negotiate various roles to be taken in order to execute intervention plans effectively.
To maintain sensitivity at all times to emotional needs of client/carer when imparting distressing information.
To use skills in motivating clients and/or carers to engage in the therapeutic process.
To frequently demonstrate empathy sensitivity and understanding with clients, carers and families. To treat them with respect and dignity at all times.
To provide specialist communication assessment and intervention in order to identify and support a client’s ability to manage their own affairs, with an acquired communication difficulty. To work with the multidisciplinary team in order to achieve this.
To regularly communicate highly complex and specialised information to others through written reports and face to face discussion matching communication style and content to the needs of the receiver.
To be involved in the planning for, and the delivery of education programmes for other professionals.
To be aware of Government papers and initiatives relating to Stroke (e.g. RCP Stroke guidelines 2nd Ed, NSF for Older people).
To adapt assessment and intervention to meet individual client’s circumstances, with regards to cultural and linguistic differences. To support and advise the multidisciplinary team in this area.
To interact daily with families and clients who have recently experienced extremely traumatic events and who face an uncertain future.
To engage in regular conversation with clients addressing highly emotive issues, necessitating use of counselling skills to facilitate psychological adjustment to a dramatic change in their self-perception and quality of life.
To provide statistical information on own caseload, including activity and clinical effectiveness measures.
To participate in audit activities in the team, including SSNAP for stroke patients, and participate in audit both in the wider speech and language therapy service, and within multidisciplinary teams.
To participate in research in SLT team, SLT department or multidisciplinary teams
To utilise theory, evidence –based literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other team members.
To provide advice, consultation and training packages for staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and setting, where appropriate.
To provide advice, consultation and support for carers, and other non-professionals.
To assist in the support of students from other professional groups as appropriate.
To provide observation sessions for prospective SLT students.
To participate in clinical training for SLT students, and act as a mentor for Band 5 therapists as required.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Speech & Language Therapy degree
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- HCPC Registration
- Post graduate dysphagia qualification
- Evidence of completion of ongoing professional development including specialist short courses related to adults with swallowing/communication disorders
Experience
Essential criteria
- Over 2 years of adult acquired neurology experience post registration
- Experience of assessment , diagnosis and treatment with dysphagia
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with acquired complex communication disorders
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a broad range of neurological conditions
- Knowledge of range of published, standardised assessments
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Strong team player
- Well-developed communication skills and ability to match communication style to context
- Good time management skills and ability to work flexibly
- Awareness of own limitations and ability to reflect on own practise
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative
Other
Essential criteria
- Car driver/owner
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maggie Drury
- Job title
- Principal Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Alternatively contact: Steph Bowers
Speech and Language Therapist
01788 555130
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