Speech and Language Therapist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

NHS benefits: generous annual leave, a

PPE provided and vaccination support

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to work across inpatient stroke and community SLT services. You will support adults with communication and swallowing difficulties, contributing to assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning with a multidisciplinary team at Wycombe Hospital and in homes, care homes and outpatient settings.

The role offers regular supervision from senior SLTs, opportunities to develop dysphagia and communication

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree, degree apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist, or pending registration
• Registered member of RCSLT, or eligible for membership.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across inpatient stroke and community pathways.
• Work three days per week with the inpatient stroke team at Wycombe Hospital and two days per week with the community SLT team.
• Receive regular supervision and develop clinical skills in dysphagia and communication through structured supervision and training.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent

HCPC registration or eligible

RCSLT membership or eligible

Job description

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

Are you a newly qualified or early career Speech and Language Therapist looking for a varied and supportive Band 5 role across both inpatient and community settings?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our Adult Speech and Language Therapy service in Buckinghamshire. This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop a broad range of clinical skills across the inpatient stroke pathway at Wycombe Hospital and the community SLT service.

The successful applicant will work three days per week with the inpatient stroke team at Wycombe Hospital, supporting adults with communication and swallowing difficulties as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. They will also work two days per week with the community SLT team, providing assessment and intervention for adults in patients’ homes, care homes and outpatient settings.

This is a supportive post with regular supervision from senior Speech and Language Therapists across both pathways. You will be encouraged to develop your clinical skills, including communication and dysphagia competencies, through structured supervision, training and experience.

We are looking for someone who is compassionate, reflective and keen to learn.

If you are looking for a role that will support your development while giving you experience across both hospital and community pathways, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist within the Adult Speech and Language Therapy service, supporting adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across inpatient stroke and community pathways.

The role will involve working three days per week with the inpatient stroke team at Wycombe Hospital, contributing to assessment, rehabilitation, discharge planning and patient/carer education as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. The post holder will also work two days per week with the community SLT team, providing assessment and intervention in patients’ homes, care homes and outpatient settings.

The post holder will manage a defined caseload with an agreed level of autonomy, appropriate to Band 5, and will receive regular supervision and support from senior Speech and Language Therapists.

They will assess communication and swallowing needs, contribute to clinical formulation and treatment planning, and seek advice and supervision where required.

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 workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed 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 withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

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.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree, degree apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist, or pending registration
• Registered member of RCSLT, or eligible for membership.

Special Circumstances

• Able to travel across Buckinghamshire as required for cross-site working and home visits.

Experience

• Relevant adult clinical placement experience, including assessment and management of communication, swallowing, eating and drinking difficulties.
• Awareness of stroke, neurological conditions and the role of SLT within inpatient, community and multidisciplinary settings.
• Previous Band 5 SLT experience in adults or paediatrics

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Good interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to listen, explain information clearly and adapt communication where barriers exist.
• Able to demonstrate empathy and provide appropriate support and advice to patients, carers and colleagues.
• Awareness of SLT assessment and intervention approaches relevant to stroke, neurological conditions, dysphagia and communication disorders.
• Awareness of student-level eating and drinking competencies, including safe assessment, risk identification, implementation of recommendations and escalation to a qualified SLT where required.
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and understand the roles of other professionals.
• Able to organise and prioritise own workload with support, maintaining concentration and professionalism in busy clinical environments.
• Developing clinical reasoning, analytical and reflective skills, with ability to identify own learning needs and seek supervision appropriately.
• Awareness of clinical governance, safeguarding, confidentiality, risk management and accurate clinical documentation.
• Able to manage the emotional demands of working with patients and families affected by communication and swallowing difficulties.

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.

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.