Laverstock Care Centre
Hobbs Rehabilitation is an independent provider of specialist neurological rehabilitation to adults in the south of England.
The role of the Speech and Language Therapist will be to work with the Hobbs multidisciplinary team to provide high quality inpatient assessment and rehabilitation for patients with neurological conditions. This post will be based within an inpatient rehabilitation unit at Laverstock Care Centre, Salisbury, treating adults with acquired communication and swallowing impairments. The role may also require the speech and language therapist to assist the team with the management of the outpatient caseload at our Winchester clinic and managing some community patients within our NHS contract in the New Forest, Hampshire. There will also be an opportunity to assist the senior SLT in developing an independent SLT outpatient service within the Salisbury or Wiltshire area.
• In-house dysphagia training if required
• Regular speech and language therapy team meetings and cross-site Hobbs meetings
• Extensive programme of internal CPD activities
• Support to access external training and CPD events
• Regular 1:1 and group supervision sessions
• Annual appraisal with personal CPD objectives
Laverstock Care Centre, London Rd, Bishopdown, Salisbury SP1 3HP
• Professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work
• Assess patients with acquired communication and swallowing impairments, using a range of formal and informal assessments
• Formulate patient-centred goals in conjunction with MDT
• Create and provide one-to-one and group speech and language therapy intervention to patients with acquired communication and swallowing impairments, using a comprehensive knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options
• Evaluate patients progress using published outcome measures
• Liaise regularly with the Hobbs MDT (rehabilitation consultant, nursing staff, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, rehabilitation assistants) and wider care team
• Maintain up to date and accurate clinical notes using site-specific software and local procedures
• Write high quality patient reports, including MDT discharge reports for inpatients
• Attend and contribute to patient and family meetings, both face-to-face and via video
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
HCPC registration
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Knowledge and understanding of speech and language therapy assessment and treatment approaches relating to acquired neurological conditions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to the changing needs of the service
• Excellent self-reflection skills
• Ability to work well within an MDT
The successful candidate must have a full clean driving licence and be prepared to travel to training and community visits.
