3986 - SeniorSpeech & Language Therapist Acute & OPD Service

NHS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join the Adult SLT Team at Barnsley Hospital. In this role, you will assess, treat, and support patients with communication and swallowing difficulties while working collaboratively with a supportive team. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in a clinical setting, and will be committed to providing high quality clinical support. Training opportunities are available, and flexible working arrangements can be offered.

Benefits

Robust clinical supervision

Further training opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven post graduate SLT experience providing assessment, diagnosis and management to adults with swallowing and communication disorders.
• Experience in working autonomously and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Previous experience working with adults who have had a stroke.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality clinical advice on assessment, diagnosis and management of patients.
• Support education and advice to junior SLTs and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to the development of departmental policies and guidelines.

Skills

Verbal and interpersonal skills

Organisational and time management skills

Flexible and adaptive skills

Education

Degree in speech and language pathology or therapy or equivalent

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist Certificate to Practice

Registration with Health Professions Council

Current member of RCSLT

Job description

3986 - SeniorSpeech & Language Therapist Acute & OPD Service

An exciting opportunity hasarisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Adult SLT Team at Barnsley Hospital for 7.5 Hours per week. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated Speech and Language Therapist to further develop their knowledge and skills.

The successful candidate will work independently and with supervisory support alongside a friendly, open and supportive team. The successful candidate will provide assessment, treatment and intervention to patients with swallowing and/or communication difficulties. The position is rotational, covering inpatient medical wards, inpatient stroke, head and neck outpatients and voice outpatients.

The successful candidate will show enthusiasm and proactive contribution to the team’s expansion of SLT provision across Barnsley Hospital, as well as assisting in training other healthcare professionals in the hospital. We offer robust clinical supervision and support with further training opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality clinical advice on the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients at BHNFT who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties, voice difficulties or head and neck cancer.

This could include those with complex needs, ENT outpatient clinics and inpatient critical care.

To provide support, education and advice to more junior SLTs, Assistants, nursing and AHP colleagues specifically in relation to patients with communication and swallowing difficulties and to ensure adequate access to the service is maintained for this client group.

To follow and contribute to the development of departmental policies/guidelines and to participate in the development of innovations in service delivery taking account of clinical governance.

About us

We reserve the right to close positions early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work.

We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise – the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.

We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation.

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route, please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility. Please note that band 2 and 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in speech and language pathology or therapy or equivalent
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist Certificate to Practice
• Registration with Health Professions Council
• Current member of RCSLT

Skills and Abilities

• Proven verbal and interpersonal skills which are able to adapt to the communication situation
• Ability to use initiative
• Proven organisational and time management skills
• Flexible and adaptive skills
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe what your approach is when dealing with different backgrounds and beliefs?

Knowledge and Awareness

• Proven post graduate SLT experience providing assessment, diagnosis and management to adults with swallowing and communication disorders
• Proven awareness and experience of the requirement for excellence in clinical record keeping
• Experience in working autonomously and as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team
• Previous experience working on acute wards
• Previous experience working with adults who have had a stroke
• Previous experience coordinating the work of others
• Previous experience with head and neck cancer and voice patients

Experience

• Proven post graduate accredited (or equivalent) dysphagia training and experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Inpatient Team Lead Speech and Language Therapist