Speech and Language Therapist

Main area Speech and Language Therapist Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) Job ref 166-DCSC-7214752

Employer Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10 / 07 / 2025 23 : 59

Speech and Language Therapist

Band 5

Job overview

Adult Speech and Language Therapy

1.0 wte Band 5 SLT post

We are looking for proactive, flexible and enthusiastic SLT who demonstrates skill, knowledge and evidence-based management of adults with communication and swallowing disorders. We can offer robust support and supervision to newly qualified SLTs and in house dysphagia training.

Our post provides an exciting new opportunity to develop clinical and caseload management skills on the in-patient wards at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, with a possible future development into managing med / neuro outpatients.

Adult Speech & Language Therapy is located within Therapy Services and is well supported by a dedicated administration team. An electronic patient record is used across Therapy services. We have close working relationships across multi-disciplinary teams e.g. Critical Care, Stroke Unit, ENT and Head and Neck cancer.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT is a busy district general hospital, just off junction 29 of the M1, within easy reach of Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby. Staff wellbeing is promoted and supported within the Trust.

For informal enquiries please contact : Louise Oram on 07469443855

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Speech and Language therapy team for Adults providing services to the Trust .

The post holder will provide a service to patients referred to the department with communication and swallowing disorders, this will include inpatients and outpatients .

The Adult Speech & Language Therapy Team contributes to the delivery of outstanding patient care by :

• Providing timely patient centred interventions for communication and swallowing difficulties
• Supporting functional recovery and / or quality of life for patients and their carers.
• Working closely with other members of the healthcare team within and external to the Trust to support care delivery
• Advocate for these patients

Working for our organisation

Our vision : Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.

Our mission : To bring our people communities and partners together – providing patient care we can all be proud of., We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values :

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities :

To provide specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, management and treatment to patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders.

To take a holistic approach in developing clear care plans based on knowledge of evidence based practice, ensuring patients, carers and other professionals are involved.

To devise and implement a range of group and individualised therapy programmes.

To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising and providing support and guidance on clinically relevant issues.

To sensitively communicate complex patient condition information to patients / carers, families and members of the MDT and other professionals.

To manage own caseload and clinical priorities, with guidance from the senior clinicians.

To contribute to the development of evidence based resource and knowledge for the department; fostering innovation and continuous service improvement.

To provide effective and appropriate support, supervision and guidance for less experienced therapists and SLT assistants.

To provide clinical training of SLT students and support staff.

To provide training to other staff, members of the public and involved professionals.

To participate in research development and clinical audit in the area of work.

To actively participate in regular supervision and demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers / clinical supervisor.

To be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.

General responsibilities :

To ensure all documentation complies with professional standards and an accurate clinical record is available for each contact on the electronic patient record system

To maintain confidentiality at all times relating to the patients, staff and the Trust.

To actively participate in the Staff Appraisal process.

To ensure accurate and timely data collection according to Trust requirements.

To adhere to all Trust and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.

To maintain a safe environment by adhering to local infection control policies.

To attend meetings as required for clinical support and supervision.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Experience

Skills & Knowledge

Personal attributes

Demonstrate Trust Values

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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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.

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