Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year PERMANENT GOOD SALARY
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Understanding of national guidelines and standards relevant to swallow and communication.
This is a Part Time position of 22.5 hours per week, between monday-friday work pattern to be confirmed.
* Being responsible for implementing recommendations from a comprehensive review of our current service provision in relation to people experiencing swallow and communication difficulties.
* Providing specialist support and care to patients who have difficulties with communication and swallow.
* Supporting the audit and evaluation of quality improvements and initiatives aimed at improving the delivery of palliative and end of life care for people who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallow
About us
SPECIALIST SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST
- Band 7 £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
The successful candidate's main duties and responsibilities will include:
Being responsible for implementing recommendations from a comprehensive review of our current service provision in relation to people experiencing swallow and communication difficulties.Providing specialist support and care to patients who have difficulties with communication and swallow.Supporting the audit and evaluation of quality improvements and initiatives aimed at improving the delivery of palliative and end of life care for people who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallow.Providing clinical leadership on evidence-based approaches to palliative and end of life care, as well as working collaboratively with other professionals to improve the identification and management of people who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallowing.To undertake a review of current support and develop a strategy for supporting Dorothy House patients with communication needs including Communication Partner Training for people with dementia alongside Admiral Nursing ServiceEnsuring that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines and all relevant Dorothy House Hospice's policies See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.
HOURS OF WORK
This is a Part Time position of 22.5 hours per week.
ABOUT YOU
Essential requirements:
Speech and Language Therapy professional qualificationRegistration with the HCPCExperience of leading clinical practice, service development or project work including auditsExperience of representing Speech and Language Therapy within a service and OrganisationExperience of developing and delivering training programmesAbility to work autonomouslyUnderstanding of national guidelines and standards relevant to swallow and communication Desirable requirements
Relevant post qualification clinical experience working with people who have end of life care needs. ABOUT THE BENEFITS Dorothy House is an incredible place to work; these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:
Generous holiday allowance for all roles, increasing with length of serviceFantastic refer a friend schemeExcellent industry leading training and development programmes with many career development opportunitiesPension with Life AssuranceTravel and parking - We offer 45p per mile for work travel. There is unlimited free parking in Winsley.Cycle to work schemeEmployee Counselling and Mindful Employer Charter - providing our staff with information, advice and support for those experiencing stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental health conditions.Simply Health - Providing insurance against certain everyday healthcare costs such as dental and optical treatments. If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application. Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews for this role are likely to be held in November.
This is a Part Time position of 22.5 hours per week, between monday-friday work pattern to be confirmed.
* Being responsible for implementing recommendations from a comprehensive review of our current service provision in relation to people experiencing swallow and communication difficulties.
* Providing specialist support and care to patients who have difficulties with communication and swallow.
* Supporting the audit and evaluation of quality improvements and initiatives aimed at improving the delivery of palliative and end of life care for people who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallow
About us
SPECIALIST SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST
- Band 7 £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
The successful candidate's main duties and responsibilities will include:
Being responsible for implementing recommendations from a comprehensive review of our current service provision in relation to people experiencing swallow and communication difficulties.Providing specialist support and care to patients who have difficulties with communication and swallow.Supporting the audit and evaluation of quality improvements and initiatives aimed at improving the delivery of palliative and end of life care for people who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallow.Providing clinical leadership on evidence-based approaches to palliative and end of life care, as well as working collaboratively with other professionals to improve the identification and management of people who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallowing.To undertake a review of current support and develop a strategy for supporting Dorothy House patients with communication needs including Communication Partner Training for people with dementia alongside Admiral Nursing ServiceEnsuring that care is delivered in accordance with relevant local and national guidelines and all relevant Dorothy House Hospice's policies See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.
HOURS OF WORK
This is a Part Time position of 22.5 hours per week.
ABOUT YOU
Essential requirements:
Speech and Language Therapy professional qualificationRegistration with the HCPCExperience of leading clinical practice, service development or project work including auditsExperience of representing Speech and Language Therapy within a service and OrganisationExperience of developing and delivering training programmesAbility to work autonomouslyUnderstanding of national guidelines and standards relevant to swallow and communication Desirable requirements
Relevant post qualification clinical experience working with people who have end of life care needs. ABOUT THE BENEFITS Dorothy House is an incredible place to work; these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:
Generous holiday allowance for all roles, increasing with length of serviceFantastic refer a friend schemeExcellent industry leading training and development programmes with many career development opportunitiesPension with Life AssuranceTravel and parking - We offer 45p per mile for work travel. There is unlimited free parking in Winsley.Cycle to work schemeEmployee Counselling and Mindful Employer Charter - providing our staff with information, advice and support for those experiencing stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental health conditions.Simply Health - Providing insurance against certain everyday healthcare costs such as dental and optical treatments. If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application. Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews for this role are likely to be held in November.
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