Job Description

Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist



We have a fantastic opportunity for an energetic and dynamic Speech and Language Therapist to become part of the friendly inpatient Speech and Language Therapy team, that provides care to adult patients at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. The post is based at Basingstoke however there will be close ties with the Winchester team and cross site working will be expected at times.



You should be experienced in the management of dysphagia and communication impairment across a broad range of disorders.



The Speech and Language Therapy team run Videofluoroscopy and Fibreoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing (FEES) services, and you will have an opportunity to gain experience in these procedures.

Further information:

Shona Tantam , Inpatient Lead, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital

Tel:

01256 313596

Email:

shona.tantam@hhft.nhs.uk



Suzanne Ramos, Inpatient Lead, Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Tel:

01256 313596







The post holder will have an opportunity to extend their clinical skills in the adult acute setting, working a diverse range of communication and eating drinking and swallowing (EDS) difficulties. They will be able to demonstrate an ability to work under pressure, with the changing demands of the service.



They will be expected to offer placements to speech and language therapy students, with the support of speech and language therapy (SLT ) colleagues and the local higher education institutions (HEIs).



They will be involved in service developments across the acute SLT setting, across hospital sites There will be close working relationships across SLT and the wider MDT on these projects.



There will be opportunities and a requirement, at times, for cross-site working with the Royal Hampshire County Hospital SLT team.



The acute speech and language Therapy service works across the two main hospital sites at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust- The Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke.



To provide a specialist inpatient speech and language therapy service to adults with acquired communication and EDS disorders



To work as an autonomous practitioner, in partnership with patients, carers and other health care professionals, to deliver integrated specialised packages of care to adults with acquired communication and EDS difficulties To supervise and train speech and language therapy students, other health care professionals and staff from other agencies who works with adults with acquired communication and EDS difficulties To provide general support and mentorship to less experienced speech and language therapy colleagues working within the adult service To offer training to other health care professional colleagues and agencies Accurate use of a number of IT skills to optimise patient care * To work bank holidays on a rota basis, agreed with inpatient speech and language therapy site leads.