Speech and Language Therapist

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Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a part-time Speech and Language Therapist. This role within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offers an opportunity to work across the adult stroke service, focusing on patient care and professional development in a supportive environment. The position is ideal for newly qualified clinicians or those with Band 5 experience.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS pension scheme

Access to NHS discount schemes

Qualifications

• Accredited Speech & Language Therapy Degree or equivalent.
• Registered with Health Professions Council.
• Experience managing adult caseload including dysphagia.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload independently with support.
• Assess and diagnose communication and swallowing impairments.
• Supervise students and assistants as required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Accredited Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification

Health Professions Council Licence to Practice

Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Job description

Main area Adults Grade Band 5 Contract 9 months (Fixed Term Contract - Secondment - Maternity cover) Hours

• Part time
• Job share

22.5 hours per week Job ref 434-CR7224478

Employer Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Wycombe Hospital Town High Wycombe Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59

Speech and Language Therapist

Band 5

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a part time band 5 speech and language therapist to work across our stroke service. This post would be suitable for a newly qualified clinician or someone with previous band 5 experience looking to work with an adult caseload. This is a fixed term post for 9 months to cover a maternity leave.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated speech and language therapist who is eager to learn as well as bring a fresh perspective to the service. You will have excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills. You will be expected to work independently but to seek professional support and supervision from senior colleagues where necessary.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be a member of a team of therapists working across the inpatient stroke pathway in Buckinghamshire. They will work alongside senior therapists and have access to support.
• To manage a defined caseload and work with an agreed degree of autonomy and independence, with regular support/supervision from the speech and language therapy team.
• To identify, assess and make a differential diagnosis of communication and swallowing impairments and select appropriate patients and type of therapy for effective treatment.
• To develop clinical skills and professional knowledge through experience, training and supervision and to work towards developing competencies in agreed areas of patient management.
• To take part in the supervision of students with support.
• To take part in supervision of the work of SLT assistants and volunteers when required.
• To take part in the development and delivery of training to others

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Accredited Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council Licence to Practice
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

EXPERIENCE

• Experience with an adult caseload and dysphagia management
• Varied clinical placements in Adult SLT departments
• Previous Band 5 speech and language therapy role in adults or paediatrics

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent interpersonal skills: • Able to listen well and counsel patients and carers, • Able to demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues • Able to communicate effectively particularly where barriers to understanding exist • Demonstrate developing motivational skills
• Demonstrates negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
• Demonstrates good presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
• Demonstrates knowledge of specialist SLT assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Demonstrates knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit
• Demonstrates awareness of the roles of other professionals
• Able to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management
• Able to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication disorders
• Able to identify own strengths and needs
• Demonstrates the ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Able to travel throughout the county of Buckinghamshire as required for cross site working

PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.