Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Nhs Trust Charity; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Community Speech and Language Therapist to join their team in Bridgnorth. This role involves providing specialized services for individuals with communication and swallowing disorders, ensuring high-quality care in various settings. The successful candidate will collaborate with a supportive team, delivering assessments and management strategies while promoting patient well-being. With a commitment to professional development and a focus on community health, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification required in relevant field.
• Extensive experience in communication and swallowing disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and management for communication and swallowing disorders.
• Work as part of a community team in Bridgnorth.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven leadership ability

Highly specialist analytical and problem solving skills

Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal skills

Education

Professional qualification

Qualifications in English and maths

Registered with HCPC and RCSLT

Job description

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of district general hospital services for nearly half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. . Our main service locations are The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury, which together provide 99% of our activit ty. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute h tal services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care. During 2012/13 the Princess Royal Hospital became our main specialist centre for inpatient head and neck surgery with the establishment of a new Head and Neck ward and enhanced outpatient facilities. It also became our main centre for inpatient Women and Children’s services following the opening of the Shropshire Women and Children’s Centre in September 2014. During 2012/13, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital became our main specialist centre for acute surgery with a new Surgical Assessment Unit, Surgical Short Stay Unit and Ambulatory Care facilities. Together the hospitals have just over 700 beds and assessment & treatment trolleys. Alongside our services at The Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury, we also provide community and outreach services such as: Consultant-led outreach clinics (including the Wrekin Community Clinic at Euston House in Telford); Midwife-led units at Ludlow, Bridgnorth and Oswestry; Renal dialysis outreach services at Ludlow Hospital; Community services including Midwifery, Audiology and Therapies.ospi

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GwefanPrincess Royal HospitalCyfeiriadNorthgate, BridgnorthTrefShropshireCod postTF1 6TFMajor / Minor RegionSwydd Amwythig

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ContractParhaolOriauRhan-amser - 15 awr yr wythnos (Monday to Friday over two days)

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Cyflog£37,338 - £44,962 Pro rataCyfnod cyflogYn flynyddolGradd(NHS AfC: Band 6)

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Prif leoliadCommunity SLT

Trosolwg o'r swydd

We have an opportunity to work as part of a community team providing a specialist service to people living with communication and swallowing disorders in the Bridgnorth area.

Our service aims to provide support and advice to patients and their families on how to deal with a range of communication and swallowing difficulties on both the local community hospital ward and in a range of settings in the surrounding area.

Please contact us if you wish to supplement the number of hours offered here as we have other opportunities available.

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The successful candidate will work as part of a small team working in Bridgnorth providing a service to people who live with both communication and swallowing disorders their families and carers.

You will provide assessment and management for a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders both on the hospital ward, and in the wider community and ICS team.

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As an organisation we strive to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision (“To provide excellent care for the communities we serve”) and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most – our patients and their families.

The community SLT team at SATH works across the whole of Shropshire to include 4 community hospitals and The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt orthopaedic hospital including their specialist spinal unit. We also provide a service into ICS teams countywide.

We have clinical leads in the areas of Spinal injury, Dysfluency and Voice.

We are a hard working but friendly and supportive team working in an ever changing and fast paced environment. Given the nature of our caseloads, the range of disorders that we treat and the large geographical area that we cover, the post holder will need to be flexible and resilient, responding to the changing needs of the service on a daily basis.

We have monthly staff meetings (with cake!) and have regular clinical and management supervision sessions. We have an annual Professional Group Meeting attended by all SLT teams throughout Shropshire, professional meetings and CPD sessions.

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For further information about this role please see attached detailed job description and person specification.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation.

If successful, by completing your application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

If you require the application form in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised. Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.

We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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Qualifications

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• Professional qualification
• Qualifications in English and maths
• Evidence of specialist Training appropriate for clinical role
• Registered with HCPC and RCSLT

Work experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice – communication and swallowing disorders in a range of acquired disorders
• Evidence of teaching / presentation experience
• Experience in audit and research
• Evidence of Specialist level of clinical reasoning

knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Specialist level of knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to support clinical practice
• knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Proven leadership ability
• Highly specialist analytical and problem solving skills
• Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal skills

Dogfennau

• Job Pack (, 940.8)PDFKB

Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol

EnwJulie HarrisonTeitl y swyddmanager for community SLT, Care closer to homeCyfeiriad ebost [email protected]Rhif ffôn07873700797Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais

01743 261000 ext. 2644

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AddressThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury Business Park1 Douglas CourtAnchorage AvenueShrewsburyShropshireSY2 6LGTelephone01743 492402