Job Description

Are you a forward thinking and passionate therapist looking for the opportunity to work in our Community Neurology Service (CNS) multidisciplinary team in Gloucestershire?



We are a team of health and care professional and leaders dedicated to the delivery and development of high-quality community services supporting people to live their best lives in their communities.



As a Highly Specialist Speech and Language therapist you will have the opportunity to independently manage a highly specialist and complex clinical caseload and provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults in Gloucestershire with neurological disorders including stroke, which result in communication and/or swallowing difficulties. You will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, supporting the development of the pathway and acting as a resource to other medical, nursing, therapy and social services staff and voluntary agencies and as an interface link for speech and language therapy with acute colleagues.



We welcome applications for part time and flexible working and can offer the role as a job share if preferable.



Why join us? We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with a strong emphasis on CPD through access to specialist clinical support, team away days, sharing good practice and effective team working.



To act as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Community Neurological Service (CNS), supporting the team to evolve and embed best practice in this new service.



To independently manage a highly specialist and complex clinical caseload.



To provide Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults in Gloucestershire with acquired neurological or speech disorders resulting from neurological impairment including stroke, which result in communication and/or swallowing difficulties.



To be an integral member of the CNS multidisciplinary team in Gloucestershire, acting as a resource to other medical, nursing, therapy and social services staff and voluntary agencies and as an interface link for speech and language therapy with acute colleagues.



To ensure that evidence based practice is inherent in all aspects of care and treatment, in this clinical area and ensure this knowledge is disseminated throughout the Trust.



To undertake specific projects, and contribute to the strategic development of the CNS. The post holder has teaching and training responsibilities for the multidisciplinary team, junior staff, apprentices, students and rehabilitation assistants.



We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.



Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:



72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.



76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.



81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%



This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.



As a Highly Specialist Speech and Language therapist you will have the opportunity to independently manage a highly specialist and complex clinical caseload and provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults in Gloucestershire with acquired neurological disorders including stroke, which result in communication and/or swallowing difficulties.



You will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, supporting the development of the pathway and acting as a resource to other medical, nursing, therapy and social services staff and voluntary agencies and as an interface link for speech and language therapy with acute colleagues.



It is a community based role, delivery care in people's homes and clinic environments across the county. There are frequent opportunities for touchpoints with CNS colleagues and SLT colleagues in the countywide SLT team, including CPD, supervision, away days and development workstream opportunities.



To take an active role in the Adult SLT professional community within GHC, forge positive relationships with peers, attend to receive and deliver CPD and have regular touchpoints with with other SLT professionals across Adult Community Service, Acute SLT and acute and community Stroke Services outside of the Community Neurology Service.