Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Rehabilitation)

Who are we?

As a world-recognised centre of clinical excellence and research, Cleveland Clinic is expanding its global footprint to London. We have opened a brand new, state of the art, hospital in March 2022 and are seeking skilled and enthusiastic allied health professionals to grow our exceptional therapy team. Through collaboration and learning, Cleveland Clinic London will combine the best of Cleveland Clinic, with the best of UK Healthcare, ensuring holistic patient care and best possible patient outcomes.

What are we looking for?

As an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team, the specialist Speech and Language Therapist will assess, treat and manage their own caseload developing specialist speech and language therapy skills in neurosciences. The role will predominantly cover our neuro-rehabilitation and neurosurgery services providing highly effective, innovative and evidenced based therapy provision. It will also offer some clinical support to other specialties within Cleveland Clinic London. The role will have opportunities to develop clinical and non-clinical specialist skills as well as experience within research, service development and progression into future leadership. There is an expectation this role will complete weekend service provision, developing specialist skills along the way. The role will involve supported supervision of therapy assistants and have supportive individualised supervision and performance development with senior speech and language therapists. There will be opportunities to work within our “team of teams” model of care alongside specialists within their areas.

What will your duties include?

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  Be legally and professionally responsible for all aspects of your work including safe and effective management of clinical and non-clinical caseloads
• Effectively apply clinical reasoning to assess, progress, adapt and treat patients seeking guidance at appropriate times to ensure safe and effective care
• Be able to identify risk within clinical setting including potential safety issues around care and discharge and communicate this effectively with support as appropriate.
• Maintain high levels of professionalism at all times including high levels of communication -verbal, non-verbal, written and alternative (use of interpreter as appropriate) - with all stakeholders
• Educate and train speech and language therapists and other MDT members with innovation and passion around the role of speech and language therapy and rehabilitation.
• Take a proactive lead in using routine outcome measures to improve patient care
• Provide highly supportive supervision and coaching to other Caregivers and students
• Keep informed of evidence, changes to practice, relevant research and guidance to discuss at regular opportunities to progress and develop own / MDT practice
• Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, ensuring a high standard of care and actively encourages and motivates others to do the same
• Be part of the weekend staffing provision as per service requirements
• Identify areas of research and quality improvement priorities to add to wider speech and language therapy/therapy services development strategy.
• Be actively involved in appropriate audit and research activities within the department, supporting lead therapists with departmental strategies and priorities
  
  

What we need from you?

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  Experience as a qualified speech and language therapist in an acute hospital setting
• Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Evidence of a broad based of qualified speech and language therapy experience across different clinical areas
• Evidence of working within an multidisciplinary team including external multi agency
• Experience of participation and presenting of in-service training
• Previous senior speech and language therapy experience in relevant post desirable
• To be able to assist in rehabilitation / manual handling of complex and potentially dependent patients with appropriate equipment and compliance with manual handling policies
• Effective and adaptable communication using a variety of verbal and written techniques to the needs of the patient, family, carer and wider MDT
• Ability to prioritise, delegate, organise and work effectively to a deadline
• Knowledge of role of psychological effects on rehabilitation and management of effects
• Knowledge of clinical governance including quality and effectiveness
• Able to maintain high level of CPD and integrate this within daily practice
• Degree in relevant AHP area
• Post-graduation experience and education in speech and language therapy, including an understanding of tracheostomy care and the benefits of FEES and VFS in the assessment of speech and language therapy
• Evidence of training / experience in appraisal, supervision of other Caregivers/students

What we can offer you?

We are offering an array of benefits to compliment working for a not-for-profit market leader, some of our benefits include:

• 25 days Annual leave plus 8 days Bank holiday a year
  
• Auto-Enrolment of 5% pension - Cleveland contribute 10% through Salary Exchange
  
• Private Medical Insurance and Private Dental Insurance
  
• Life Assurance
  
• Discounted gym facilities in our Admin Office Building
  
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
• Seasonal Ticket Loans

If you would like to know more, please email recruitment@ccf.org or click apply below.
The closing date is the 10/03/2023, however due to application numbers we may have to close the role early.

Please see Important Information below:

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.