Speech And Language Therapist

Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist

Grade:Band 6

Trust: Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust

Location: Worcester Royal Hospital, WR5 1DD

Hours: Friday - Sunday or Saturday - Monday 9.00-5.00

Pay rate: From £21.80

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist?? Do you have evidence-based experience and are looking for flexible working opportunities? Worcestershire Acute is currently providing these opportunities through an exciting placement opportunity Worcester Royal Hospital.

The Trust is delighted to offer the opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to join their Team. The post holder will work primarily focus on inpatient dysphasia assessment and management and be involved in the assessment, development and implementation of specialist Speech and Language Therapy Treatment.

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

• HCPC Registration
• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
• Previous NHS experience
• Experience/training within the following areas; dysphasia, dysarthria and aphasia
• Have substantial theoretical knowledge of acquired communication and swallowing disorders

Role Details:

• To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication, voice and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties

• To ensure that patients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible

• To demonstrate negotiation skills

• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures

• To adapt practice to meet individual patients’ circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences

• To demonstrate skills in dealing with complex issues to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management

• Excellent communication skills, for example be able to use skills of persuasion, motivation, negotiation and problem solving with patients, colleagues in the department, MDT, medical team and other professionals on a daily basis.

• Awareness of the appropriate use of counselling skills.

• Able to analyse complex and highly sensitive information regarding a patient’s diagnosis. To be able to communicate this information to patients, relatives and colleagues.

• Ability to overcome non-compliance of professional colleagues.

• Ability to overcome non-compliance of patients and relatives.

• Effective communication skills with people who have significant and complex communication difficulties - eg to convey and receive accurate information with patients post Head and Neck cancer diagnosis/ treatment and/or severe psychological distress.

• Well-developed perceptual and auditory skills, e.g. when listening to disordered voice or resonance.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and team-working skills.

• Excellent time management skills.

• Ability to absorb, interpret and summarise verbal information in a pressurised clinical environment.

• Ability to be systematic and organised.

Who are NHS Professionals?

If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a 'Bank’ of highly skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS.

Why NHS Professionals?

We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance
• Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days
• Stakeholder pension scheme

About the Trust:

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust provides hospital-based services from three main sites - the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre, and Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester. We provide a wide range of services to a population of 580,000 people in Worcestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and further afield. Last year, we provided care to more than 231,448 different patients - that is 40% of the Worcestershire population that received care at one of our hospitals in the last year.