Speech And Language Therapist - Community Stroke Service

Herefordshire And Worcestershire Health And Care Nhs Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

NHS pension

27 days leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapy Lead for a part-time, job-share post. The role supports stroke rehabilitation in the community, with leadership and supervision of the SLT team, and flexible working options aligned to home addresses in Pershore or Bromsgrove.

You will supervise, develop and coach SLTs, contribute to service development and handle complex cases with a proactive approach.

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy and HCPC registration.
• CPD activities and specialist short courses relevant to stroke SLT.
• Membership of professional bodies and groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic assessment and evidence-based rehabilitation to stroke survivors.
• Develop and evaluate SLT practice within the service.
• Act as a source of expertise on stroke patient management.
• Maintain accurate documentation in line with legal requirements and Trust guidelines.
• Demonstrate high level SLT stroke skills and supervise others.

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent

Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice

Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist

Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups

Evidence of CPD activities and specialist short courses

Job description

Job summary

We are passionate about stroke and improving the quality of life for our stroke survivors. We are a creative, innovative and passionate team.

An opportunity has arisen to job share the current Band 7 SLT Lead role. The job would be to work 22.5hrs over 3 days to compliment 2 days worked by the current Lead. The post would be based either at Pershore or Bromsgrove dependent on the successful candidate's home address. We support flexible working, and the Trust is excellent in supporting well-being.

The ability to use your initiative, work proactively, demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills, lead a team, manage and prioritise your own workload and respond flexibly to changing demands are essential requirements of the post.

As a trust we offer a robust induction period and continue to promote opportunities for development through 1:1 supervision session, peer working and in-service training.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

Day to day, you will be supporting the SLT therapists to undertake comprehensive assessments and treatment of stroke patients with speech, language, voice, fluency and/or swallowing disorders. This will mostly be for stroke survivors within the community setting whilst the other Lead will be leading from our inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit. You will support with the more complex cases, supervise, coach and develop the speech and language therapists within the team. It is also expected that you will offer leadership, support and education to the wider team and lead on service development within this niche speciality.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

Job responsibilities

• Provide holistic assessment and evidence-based rehabilitation to stroke survivors to enable them to achieve their best potential.
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of the SLT practice provided by the service.
• To act as a source of expertise on stroke patients management.
• To maintain accurate comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation/patient records in line with legal requirements and Trust guidelines including personally generated clinical assessments/treatment requiring computer skills.
• To demonstrate a high level of SLT stroke skills.

Essential qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
• Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities related specifically to the clinical area; to include evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses

Essential experience

• In-depth post-registration experience in the highly specialist area
• Extensive experience of designing and delivering training to a wide range of professionals in the relevant service area
• Expert in managing complex, diverse caseload independently and able to advise others
• Extensive experience of collaborative work with cross professional groups

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Band

Band 7

Closing date

11 November 2022

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship are welcome. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.