Speech & Language Therapist - Adult - Band 6

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment; Castel; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Relocation payment

Private rental allowance

Job summary

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment seeks a Speech & Language Therapist to join Guernsey’s integrated health service. You will work within the SLT team to assess and treat adults with communication and swallowing disorders across acute, rehabilitation, community and disability settings.

You will ideally have post-registration experience and dysphagia competencies; a driving licence is advantageous for community caseloads. Guernsey offers a unique Channel Islands lifestyle and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Speech & Language Therapist
• At least 1 year post-registration experience in adult inpatient or community setting
• Postgraduate dysphagia training or demonstrated competencies

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical SLT caseload across acute, rehabilitation, continuing care and community settings
• Provide a specialist service to adults with speech, language and/or swallowing difficulties
• Work within a multidisciplinary team across Guernsey
• Support development and delivery of the Adult Speech & Language Therapy service

Skills

HCPC registration

Post-registration experience

Dysphagia competencies

Job description

The SLT team comprises; a Band 8A Clinical Lead, a Band 7, a Band 6 (this post) and a Band 4 SLT Assistant.
You will ideally have some post-registration experience but newly-qualified Therapists who have completed Dysphagia competencies during training and have the ability to manage a basic Dysphagia referral are welcome to apply.
You willbe supported to manage a clinical caseload and provide a specialist service to adults with speech, language, communication and/or swallowing difficulties in acute, rehabilitation, continuing care, and community settings (including Adult Disability) across the island of Guernsey
A full job description is available upon application.

Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale.
The current Band 6 salary range is£47,860 to £64,615 plus an annual bonus of £1,747.
Annual leave starts at 36 days up to 42 days with full credit for NHS or UK local authority service for annual leave and sick leave.
The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands and has a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain's finest and best-kept beaches, an especially mild and sunny climate, and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the island's capital
This unique integrated health service delivers a diverse range of services including diagnosing and treating patients in the island's acute hospital complex, and supporting people with in the wider community.
The States of Guernsey provides an excellent Adult Speech & Language Therapy Service, supported by modern equipment and reliant on Healthcare professionals recruited to a high standard.

Person requirements

• Speech & Language Therapist with full HCPC registration
• Ideally at least one year post-registration experience in an Adult Inpatient or Community setting
• Post graduate dysphagia training or evidence of competencies reached during undergraduate degree training with the ability to attend to a Dysphagia referral on the Ward or in the Community
• A full driving licence would be an advantage to attend to community caseload; this could be managed by bicycle or eBike, however to note this is a year-round expectation.

Benefits of working in Guernsey

• A higher-than-UK salary.
• An annual bonus of £1,747
• A flat rate 20% income tax.
• No Council tax or VAT
• A relocation payment of £5,000 anda generous four year monthly allowance for private rental accommodation*
• A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.
• *Full T&C in relocation directive