Advanced Clinical Support Worker - Stroke

Dear prospective candidate,

Thank you for taking the time to review the details of this exciting role.

We are excited to recruit a full time Advanced Clinical Support Worker to work within the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit team at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. This is an exciting opportunity to learn and develop new skills in this specialist area, ensuring patients are supported to maximise their wellbeing, whilst working alongside a friendly and supportive team. We are looking forward to welcoming a motivated, empathetic, and creative team player who thrives in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

Your role will be split equally across Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics, where you will be supported by specialist clinicians and be an integral member of the Stroke Unit team. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and wider specialist services, ensuring patients receive high quality, person-centred and effective care.

If you are interested in this role please take the time to contact us to discuss it further.

With best wishes,

Charlie & Matt

Charlie Howland, Speech and Language Therapy Service Manager

Matt Newby, Dietetics Service Manager

The post holder will work across two professional disciplines as a member of the adult Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetic teams within the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The post holder will access the support of a Speech and Language Therapist or Dietitian as required. They will have specific remits for supporting work in the areas of dysphagia, nutrition and communication.

• Follow departmental guidelines to independently support the work of the SLT and Dietitian, e.g. run groups, support therapy programmes, complete screening tools, provide training.
• To manage a designated caseload, modifying levels of intervention as appropriate, and notifying the SLT or Dietitian of these changes.
• Carry out routine interventions following aims given by the supervising clinicians.
• Provide some clinical administrative support to SLT/ Dietitian
• Develop activities to meet defined intervention needs.
• Provide support to SLTs, Dietitians and other professionals in safe nutritional intake and communication.
• To maintain key working relationships, collaborating closely with all AHPs, Nursing and Medical teams, and reporting back appropriately to the supervising therapists.
  
  

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte (Charlie) Howland Job title: Adult Speech Therapy Service Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01865743137

Matt Newby

Adult Nutrition & Dietetics Service Manager

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