Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 600+ reviews have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Band 6 Acute Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join a well-established Speech & Language Therapy team based in Sheffield.
Specialism/Team: Acute
Job Type & Hours: Locum, ongoing contract, part time or full time
Pay Rate: £25 per hour (assignment rate)
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Fully online and paperless registration service
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
- Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
- £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
- Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experience
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
- Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
Duties:
- Provide clinical Speech & Language Therapy to a defined specialised caseload as part of the acute hospital team
- Provide a Speech & Language Therapy Service to adults with voice, swallowing and communication disorders
- Use specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management
- Make a differential diagnosis on client’s communication/swallowing on the basis of evidence from assessment seeking advice as appropriate
- Develop clear care plans based on best practice
- identify personal/professional development evidenced by Personal Development Plan/ Professional Portfolio developed within an appraisal framework
- Work independently accessing appraisal within a Performance Development Review at pre-determined intervals
- Participate in Performance Development Reviews ensuring that the objectives set reflect the Service and plans, including specific objectives relating to clinical specialism
- Attend relevant training and development in order to maintain and develop specialist skills and knowledge and maintain up to date HCPC and RCSLT registration
- Attend Specialist Short Courses appropriate to clinical specialism
- Participate in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence of clinical specialism
- Keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in speech and language therapy
- Develop a working knowledge of relevant procedures
- Working with Vulnerable Adults and other legal frameworks in line with government policy
- Develop a working knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and their application to professional practice
- Assess, develop and implement Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Treatment to a defined specialised caseload of adult patients with a variety of communication and swallowing disorders
- Participate fully and effectively in client management strategies that depend on liaison and/or interdisciplinary working with other professionals
Requirements of the Acute Speech and Language Therapist/SLT:
- Degree or equivalent within Speech and Language Therapy and HCPC registration
- Recent UK/NHS post qualifying experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge in clinical specialisms underpinned by current evidence based practice
- Demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to RCSLT Professional, Clinical, National and Local Clinical Guidelines
- Demonstrate highly developed auditory, perceptual and analytical skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of patients/clients
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers and mentors and identify own strengths and development needs
- Be flexible to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions
- Demonstrate the ability to manage adults with challenging behaviours including the application of appropriate management strategies
Contact:
This Acute Speech and Language Therapist/SLT job is advertised by Alex Blackwell; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Speech and Language Therapist role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
