Speech and Language Therapist

Bridgeway Health Services; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS organization dedicated to providing exceptional health services. As a Speech and Language Therapist, you'll work with a diverse range of clients, helping them overcome communication and swallowing challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a supportive team focused on professional development and patient care. With a commitment to staff well-being and a vibrant community, you'll thrive in an environment that values your contributions. Embrace the chance to make a real difference in people's lives while enjoying the benefits of a rewarding career in healthcare.

Benefits

Extensive health and well-being programme

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

On-site nursery places

Professional development training programmes

Access to savings scheme

Qualifications

• Recognized Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent required.
• Valid driving license and car ownership for work purposes essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients with communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Develop and manage communication skills through direct intervention.

Skills

Communication Skills

Compassionate Leadership

Assessment Tools Knowledge

Therapeutic Interventions Knowledge

Driving License

Education

Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Health and Care Professions Council Registration

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Membership

Job description

Employer: Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Town: Cramlington

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 17/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS AfC: Band 5

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!

What the Northumbria Way means for you:

1. Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
2. Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
3. A range of flexible working opportunities
4. Generous annual leave and pension scheme
5. Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
6. Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
7. On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
8. Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.

If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Job overview

We are seeking enthusiastic, qualified Speech and Language Therapists to work within our established team of committed SLT's and Assistant SLT's to assist in delivering high quality services to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will have the chance to work with clients presenting with a range of acquired aetiologies including stroke, dementia, neurological conditions, respiratory conditions. You will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients on your caseload.

These posts are suitable for new graduates seeking experience in adult work. The posts form part of our highly successful band 5 rotation scheme, allowing experience in a variety of settings and with a number of client groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To develop/improve/maintain/manage communication/swallowing/feeding skills of adults in a given location, through direct intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff and carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential reduce risk and enable their maximum participation and integration into society.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

1. Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
2. Health and Care Professions Council – Licence to Practice
3. Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

1. Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
2. Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
3. Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
4. Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
5. Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit
6. Awareness of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
7. Awareness of standards of record keeping

Skills

Essential criteria

1. It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Positive and are a mindful employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.