Job Description

To adhere to National and local standards and guidelines relating to Professional Practice (CQ3 and HCPC). To be aware of and adhere to current legislation and employer procedures relating to the post. To demonstrate commitment to personal development and acquisition of further skills and knowledge. To keep abreast of research in the field of stroke care.



To be responsible for collecting own work statistics as specified in the James Paget University Hospital service level agreement. To be responsible for managing own time appropriately. To be responsible for managing a defined caseload. To work closely and effectively with staff on the stroke unit.



To supervise work with volunteers and assistants where appropriate. To be responsible for student observation. To be responsible for assessment, differential diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans, writing assessment reports, providing appropriate intervention and evaluating the treatment outcomes for each individual patient. To review and discharge individual patients.



To seek second opinions when necessary. To make onward referrals when necessary. To accept support from designated colleagues. To offer advice to clients, carers and significant others about individual patients, and demonstrate practical procedures when appropriate.



To attend and contribute to staff and team meetings. To contribute to local and national audit and quality measures. To highlight and request equipment necessary for caseload management. To attend multi-disciplinary meetings on the stroke unit.

Indicative Features:

Teaching Training and Clinical Supervision Regular access to department supervision system for support. Attend in-service training. Assists senior speech and language therapists in training of work experience students, volunteers, assistants, carers, Sstudents and other professions students by offering example setting by observation and explanation. Clinical Advice and Interpretation or Action Recognises own professional boundaries and seeks advice and support.



Provides advice and information on specific clients to Health Service Professional, and staff working with the client (e.g. Social worker). Provides information/advice on appropriate clinical matters to Clients/carers, assistants and other individual professionals. Specialist Experience On full practice register.



Supported by experienced staff to develop skills in all areas when support is required. Access second opinions. Complexity On-going professional support in all areas when required. May work in more than one location.



Manages own caseload and increased complexity of cases. Resource Management, Planning and Policy Making Manages own time efficiently. Responsible and accountable for own clinic equipment. Contributes to discussion on service planning and policy as a member of his/her team.



Research, Evaluation and Development Keeps professionally up to date in the field/s in which working. Ensures own practice is safe and appropriate. Evaluates own performance through outcome measures. May provide data for others research.



Participates in clinical audit activities. Staff Management and Leadership May direct SLT Assistants or volunteers. To be aware of content of the HR policies and how this applies to their area of responsibility. All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues.



All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role. Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone. Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture.

Our four Signature Behaviours are:

Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.