Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Transformationunitgm; Telford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Telford. This permanent role offers an exciting opportunity for professional development and participation in multidisciplinary teams, with support for continued learning and patient care initiatives. You will benefit from access to specialized training, collaborative practice, and a commitment to high-quality patient services.

Qualifications

• Evidence of extensive experience in clinical area.
• Experience in teaching and presentations.
• Skill in influencing MDT service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage a shared caseload of complex patients.
• Participate in weekly videofluoroscopy clinics.
• Provide leadership support to SLT teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical Reasoning

Education

HCPC acknowledged qualification in SLT

HCPC registration

Job description

Main area Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 223-SST-439

Employer The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Princess Royal Hospital Town Telford Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our acute team working across The Princess Royal and The Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals. Those in an existing band 7 role or looking for a developmental position as a stepping stone between Band 6 and Band 7 are welcome to apply as training and support can be given to develop leadership and clinical skills. Ideally you will have completed or started Vidoefluroscopy or FEES competencies.

Our team has access to a videofluoroscopy service and we are in the process of setting up a Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) service.
We have regular access to CPD both within our acute team and our wider SLT team which includes SLTs working in head and neck cancer, community hospitals, outpatients, voice, domiciliary and our local spinal injury centre. There will be opportunities to gain skills in organising and creating training, developing supervision skills, and opportunities to gain experience with instrumental swallowing assessment. Cross site working with our sister hospital (Royal Shrewsbury Hospital) may be required and provides an opportunity to learn from our wider acute inpatient team."

This post holder will be supported with their clinical learning and development by our Band 8a Instrumental Assessment & Complex Dysphagia SLT.

Main duties of the job

To assess, diagnose/ interpret and manage a shared specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner.

The job will include working in a wide variety of areas - general medical, elderly care, respiratory, cardiac, renal, surgical, gastro, critical care and also will allow opportunities to work alongside other specialist clinical teams such as end of life care, dementia, dental hygienist, social work.

Participation in a weekly videofluroscopy clinic.

Provide clinical support and leadership to the Speech and Language Therapy teams at The Royal Shrewsbury and The Princess Royal Hospital sites.

Working for our organisation

Join us at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where our passion for excellence drives everything we do.

We're on a mission to provide high quality, safe care to our patients, in an environment our incredible staff are proud to work in.

Our vision, 'To provide excellent care for the communities we serve,' is not just a statement; it's a promise we live by every day. Guided by our core Values - Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, and Trusted - we're determined to make a real difference in the lives of those who matter most: our patients and their families.

If you're ready to be part of a team that's dedicated to continuous improvement, come join us and let's make a difference together!

We are a really friendly and supportive team and have excellent multidisciplinary links across the hospital and the community. We share offices with our excellent dietetic colleagues who we enjoy working closely with.

We have access to an annual PGM to link us to the wider profession across the county. We offer and implement regular management and clinical supervision across the whole of therapies, as well as weekly huddles and monthly meetings allowing for group discussions around cases and service development

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC acknowledged qualification in SLT
• HCPC registered

Experience

• Evidence of extensive experience in this clinical area
• Evidence of teaching and presentation experience
• Experience in audit and outcome measures
• Working within MDT teams influencing service delivery

Knowledge

• Evidence of recent relevant CPD
• Evidence of implementing service development initiatives
• Evidence of implementing relevant evidence based practice
• Demonstrates advanced clinical skill and clinical reasoning skills
• Evidence of working to national and local drivers for this clinical area

Skills

• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to prioritise workload under pressure
• Excellent communication skills in a variety of modalities

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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.

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.

Application numbers

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.

Name Mike Davies Job title Therapy Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07591948142

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