Band 7 SALT ONW inStanmore inStanmore PUBLISHED
THU 23 JAN 2025
Key responsibilities also involve conducting detailed assessments to inform clinical decision-making, implementing evidence-based treatment programs, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. The SALT will engage in clinical supervision, guiding junior colleagues while also taking the lead on triaging new referrals. The role is essential in ensuring high-quality care while promoting professional development within the team, all conducted during standard weekday hours.
Job Purpose - Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30
This post has responsibility for leading a team of SLTs providing domiciliary and outpatient care to patients in the Borough of Harrow. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner providing highly specialist speech and language therapy services to a community caseload of clients with complex needs. A significant proportion of these clients will have English as an additional language (EAL). They will be expected to manage their own caseload, providing second opinions and specialist advice working within professional standards. To support with the management of patients with dysphagia they will have access to VFS/FEES if required.
To clinically supervise / provide day to day management of clinical staff providing community and outpatient services and ensure that the appropriate appraisal systems are in place for all team members
To participate in recruitment, selection and induction of staff for the Adult Speech Language Therapy Team
To provide regular clinical and professional advice, support, and supervision to Assistants, newly qualified, Band 5 and Band 6 Speech & Language Therapists within the Adult Speech & Language Therapy Community Team, as appropriate.
To facilitate the development of more junior colleagues' problem solving/negotiation skills formally & informally via peer review/ one-to-one coaching
To participate in Individual Performance Appraisals for more junior Community Team staff on an annual basis and to facilitate staff in achieving their objectives.
About us
To prioritise and manage a highly complex mainly neurological caseload independently making differential diagnosis & clinical management decisions on the basis of evidence from assessment frequently weighing up complex clinical management decisions in the context of conflicting clinical indicators.
To analyse auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of clients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in the home, at work and other relevant settings
To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by developing and implementing Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Treatment evidence based practice programmes providing thorough evaluation of clinical outcomes.
To use clinical judgement and highly specialist skills to evaluate deterioration in clients health status communicating effectively the appropriate professionals in a timely manner
To demonstrate skills in motivating clients and /or carers to engage in the therapeutic process.
To develop clear unidisciplinary / multidisciplinary clinical protocols based on best practice. To demonstrate high level of clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
To actively participate and take a lead on SLT Triage for new referrals as required.
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