Experienced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield is seeking an Experienced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (NHS AfC Band 6) to join a newly established Early Supported Stroke Discharge (ESSD) team and the adult community SLT service.

The post is permanent and full-time, based at Walton Hospital and covering High Peak, North Dales, Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire, with travel across the locality expected.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required and RCSLT registration essential.
• Experience delivering stroke rehabilitation and dysphagia management.
• Ability to travel across the locality and work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based stroke rehabilitation.
• Lead and contribute to service development within ESSD and adult community SLT.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure safe patient discharge and home-based recovery.

Skills

HCPC registered

RCSLT registered

Travel independently

Job description

Experienced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Adult Community SLT Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 842-SCS-7767-26

Site Walton Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/09/2026 23:59

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of individuals from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. DCHS is also an LGBT inclusive employer. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Leader and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Be outstanding – join an outstanding team!

Job overview

Join a New Early Supported Stroke Discharge (ESSD) Team alongside our fantastic adult community Speech & Language Therapy Team.

High Peak & North Dales - ESSD - 0.4 wte

Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire - Adult Community SLT - 0.6 wte

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and motivated Speech & Language Therapistto join our newly establishedEarly Supported Stroke Discharge (ESSD)team, delivering care acrossHigh Peak and North Dales,and also in the adult community SLT team across Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.

This is a rare opportunity to be part of our well established community SLT team as well as being integral to the development of a new service, working in line with the established and highly regarded ESSD model used across Derbyshire. You will play a key role in enabling people to leave hospital earlier and recover safely and effectively in their own homes, delivering high-quality, evidence-based stroke rehabilitation.

What you'll be part of

• Asupportive, friendly and progressive ESSD service and Adult Community SLT team
• The widerStroke and Neurology Service and Speech & Language Therapy Service within DCHS
• A multidisciplinary team with a strong commitment topatient-centred, evidence-based care
• A service that places training, development and staff wellbeing at its hear

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a HCPC and RCSLT registered Speech and Language Therapist, with developed skills, working with communication impairments and dysphagia after stroke, as well as experience working with a community caseload including people with dementia and acquired neurological conditions. You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills in developing service provision and clinical pathways relating to these specialisms. You will have a commitment to providing a high standard of patient focussed care and be a strong team player, with the ability to lead and influence others.

You will be employed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT as part of their SLT service and as such have access to a team of colleagues with a range of skills and commitment to providing high standards of evidence based approaches, you will be supported by a SLT team leader.

We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of over 100 staff, working across all service areas in Derbyshire.

Due to the nature of the role, applicants must be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.

Working for our organisation

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff. We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre. Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community. As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign. The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

Our vision is to see the health of local communities improve through partnership working, putting people at the centre and looking to the future.

Our values: 1) To get the basics right - For each other, local people and communities 2) To act with compassion and respect - For each other, local people and communities

3) To make a positive difference - For each other, local people and communities

4) To value and develop teamwork - With our partners and within DCHS

5) To value diversity and inclusivity - Of each other, local people and communities.

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis. If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

Please note - if we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.