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RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Goals

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RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Goals 1

Completing Your NQP Goals..........................................................................................................................3Goals................................................................................................................................................................ 4Communication.............................................................................................................................................. 7Partnership......................................................................................................................................................8Leadership and Lifelong Learning................................................................................................................9Research and Evidence-Based Practice....................................................................................................10Professional Autonomy and Accountability...............................................................................................11


Completing your NQP Goals

The NQP goals support your learning and development in your first year of practice and are used as evidence of readiness to transfer to full RCSLT membership. Each of these goals will be signed off by a supervisor to show you have displayed competence in that specific area. Once all 24 have been signed off, you are eligible for full ‘Certified’ RCSLT membership.

They have been designed to be flexible and fit into your work setting and day-to-day duties, and have been mapped to the RCSLT Core Capabilities and graduate key capabilities.

This document has been designed to allow you to record evidence towards each of the goals, be that written summaries or other evidence such as certificates or case notes. Please remember to maintain patient confidentiality should you discuss specific cases though. There is no ‘set’ amount of evidence required for a particular goal, just sufficient for your supervisor to be confident in signing it off as complete. You may be able to demonstrate some goals through observation – especially the communication ones – rather than through written notes, but you can discuss this with your supervisor during your meetings with them.

Completion of the NQP Framework generally takes within 12 months to two years from commencement (e.g. at the time where you have formally commenced the competencies as an SLT) to completion. If there are exceptional circumstances, the completion timeframe can be extended at the discretion of the clinical supervisor. There is no minimum time frame for competency completion, although it is important to ensure that the NQP has been given sufficient time to develop their skills and confidence


For more detailed information on your NQP period and the goals, please visit our NQP pages on the website at https://www.rcslt.org/members/your-career/newly-qualified-practitioners. You can get in touch with any questions at [email protected] or by calling us on 0207 378 3012.

Goals

Core Capability Goal Title Goal Detail

COMMUNICATIONC1: Communicates on an appropriate level

Communicates with people in a manner which is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating in order to sustain positive relationships

and enable constructive outcomes to be achievedC2: Is respectful and non-discriminatory

Acts in ways that are non-discriminatory and respectful of others’ beliefs and perspectives

PARTNERSHIPS

P1: Works with and understands MDTs

Works as part of a multidisciplinary team and understands the roles of other members of the team

P2: Makes referrals appropriately

Makes referrals to other professionals in a timely and appropriate way

P3: Collaborates and implements appropriate

therapy plans

Collaborates with relevant others and implements an appropriate therapy management plan based on functional outcomes and clearly defined goals, including an understanding and use of

preventative strategiesP4: Discharges client

appropriatelyDischarges client appropriately, agreeing a point of closure with the client/carer and informing other professionals and highlights

routes for referral if appropriateP5: Appropriate formal/informal

assessment

Identifies and collects relevant information through appropriate formal and informal assessment, including discussion with the

client/carer


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Core Capability Goal Title Goal Detail

LEADERSHIP AND LIFELONG LEARNING

L1: Identifies/acts on self-development needs

Identifies development needs and engages in continuous self-directed learning to promote professional development and

quality of practiceL2: Is involved in training others

Is involved in training other professionals, raising awareness of communication and eating, drinking and swallowing problems

L3: Continuous evaluation

Continuously evaluates the efficacy of the therapy management plan, and modifies it as appropriate

RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED

PRACTICE

R1: Aware of and uses current research

Is aware of current clinical audit findings and incorporates these into practice

R2: Interprets assessments and uses

EBP

Interprets the assessment information and produces an appropriate therapy management plan using evidence-based

practiceR3: Uses current

critically-appraised research in clinical

practice

Is able to use current critically appraised research to inform practice

PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

PA1: Keeps accurate records

Keeps accurate and contemporaneous records

PA2: Provides safe care within scope of practice

and seeks support/advice

Provides safe care within the scope of practice, adhering to health and safety procedures and clinical guidance, and seeking

support from supervisor when appropriate

PA3: Maintains patient confidentiality

Maintains all aspects of patient/client confidentiality

PA4: Understands/follows

clinical admin processes

Understands and follows the clinical administration processes

PA5: Manages and prioritises caseload

Manages and prioritises demands involved in meeting the needs of the caseload


Core Capability Goal Title Goal DetailPA6: Manages time for

clinical/non-clinical responsibilities

Manages time effectively to balance clinical and non-clinical responsibilities

PA7: Aware of and adheres to current

legislation

Is aware of and adheres to current legislation, incorporating this into practice

PA8: Uses clinical/professional

guidance

Uses appropriate clinical and professional guidance within practice (e.g. RCSLT or NICE guidance)

PA9: Makes/justifies decisions

Makes and justifies independent decisions on less complex patient/client care

PA10: Makes clinical judgement/diagnosis

Makes a clinical judgement/diagnosis in relation to the nature and extent of less complex speech and language therapy

difficultiesPA11: Accesses

appropriate support from mentors/specialists

Accesses support from mentors/specialists for complex cases


Communication

Goal Title Evidence Supervisor Approval Date

C1: Communicates on an appropriate level

C2: Is respectful and non-discriminatory


Partnership


P1: Works with and understands MDTs

P2: Makes referrals appropriately

P3: Collaborates and implements appropriate

therapy plans

P4: Discharges client appropriately

P5: Appropriate formal/informal assessment


Leadership and Lifelong Learning



L2: Is involved in training others

L3: Continuous evaluation


Research and Evidence-Based Practice



R2: Interprets assessments and uses EBP

R3: Uses current critically-appraised research in

clinical practice


Professional Autonomy and Accountability


PA1: Keeps accurate records

PA2: Provides safe care within scope of practice and

seeks support/advice

PA3: Maintains patient confidentiality

PA4: Understands/follows clinical admin processes

PA5: Manages and prioritises caseload

PA6: Manages time for



clinical/non-clinical responsibilities

PA7: Aware of and adheres to current legislation

PA8: Uses clinical/professional

guidance

PA9: Makes/justifies decisions


PA11: Accesses appropriate support from

mentors/specialists


Application for Transfer to Full RCSLT Membership

NQP Details:

NQP Name:

NQP RCSLT Membership No: RC00 NQP HPC Registration Number: SL

University awarding SLT qualification and year of qualification:

Title of qualification:


Core Capability

Goal Title Date Achieved

NQP Signature

Supervisor Signature

COMMUNICATION

C1: Communicates on an appropriate level

C2: Is respectful and non-discriminatory

PARTNERSHIPS

P1: Works with and understands MDTsP2: Makes referrals appropriatelyP3: Collaborates and implements

appropriate therapy plansP4: Discharges client appropriately

P5: Appropriate formal/informal assessment

LEADERSHIP AND LIFELONG

LEARNING


L2: Is involved in training othersL3: Continuous evaluation

RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-

BASED PRACTICE


R2: Interprets assessments and uses EBP

R3: Uses current critically-appraised research in clinical practice

PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY

AND ACCOUNTABILIT

Y

PA1: Keeps accurate recordsPA2: Provides safe care within scope of

practice and seeks support/advicePA3: Maintains patient confidentiality

PA4: Understands/follows clinical admin processes


Core Capability

Goal Title Date Achieved

NQP Signature

Supervisor Signature

PA5: Manages and prioritises caseloadPA6: Manages time for clinical/non-

clinical responsibilitiesPA7: Aware of and adheres to current

legislationPA8: Uses clinical/professional

guidancePA9: Makes/justifies decisions


PA11: Accesses appropriate support from mentors/specialists

Confirmation by manager (or deputy)I confirm that, in my opinion, the above speech and language therapist has adequately demonstrated the ability to perform consistently to the standard required of a fully independent practitioner and is therefore ready to be removed from the supervised section of RCSLT membership and transferred to certified membership.

I confirm that:

(i) I am an HPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist (ii) that I hold Certified membership of RCSLT

HPC Registration Number RCSLT Membership number

NQPs who find their first SLT job outside the UK may have this framework signed off by their manager/supervisor


SL RC00

providing that person holds Certified membership of RCSLT or the equivalent membership of one of the professional bodies which has signed up to the Mutual Recognition Agreement.

Manager or deputy name (please print):

Position:

Manager’s Signature: Date:

Please return this completed transfer form (the accompanying framework is NOT required) to:

Membership Services, RCSLT, 2 White Hart Yard, London SE1 1NX

Enquiries tel. 020 7378 3008/3009; email: [email protected]


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