Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced neuro Speech and Language Therapist to join the Wolfson Outpatient Cognitive Rehabilitation Service (WOCRS), based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton.
The successful applicant will work with the Professional and Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, the Lead Therapist for Neurosciences and the WOCRS team to implement and support service delivery of highly specialist, evidence-based care.
The post holder will manage and advise on complex cases, deliver high-quality interdisciplinary intervention (including groups) and be responsible for ensuring clinical governance and ongoing service innovations within the clinical area.
Main duties of the job
- To independently manage highly complex clients within the WOCRS caseload, 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 develop and maintain expert clinical competence.
- To develop and implement expert-level Speech and Language Therapy treatment programmes within the service, including working towards interdisciplinary goals and group therapy, providing thorough services and evaluation through clinical outcomes.
- To be responsible for the clinical supervision, appraisal and line management of the WOCRS Speech and Language Therapy team.
- To assume lead responsibility for delivering clinical governance and service development including setting priorities for the services, in consultation with the WOCRS leadership team, SLT professional lead and Therapies Management Team.
- To lead team meetings, conduct audit and research projects and audit service provision.
- To plan, deliver and evaluate specialist training to other professionals and patients/clients and carers on all aspects of swallowing, speech, language and communication.
- To provide clinical education and training to Speech and Language Therapy students, developing links with Higher Education Institutions, teach MDT colleagues and other appropriate healthcare staff.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inc Inner London HCAS (pro-rata)
- Permanent part-time position
Requirements
- Recognised speech and language therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council - License to Practice
- Evidence of successful completion of Masters degree or specialist development and training such as aphasiology, CCD, advanced dysphagia
- Experiential and advanced training as evidenced by highly structured self-directed study using regular appraisal of research & evidence base for specialist clinical area.
- Significant post-qualification experience of working in the field of Neurology/ Neurosciences/ Neurorehabilitation