Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 331-C5640524-B
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Westmoreland General Hospital
- Town
- Kendal
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Adult Speech and Language Therapist to join our well-established community team at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT). The successful applicant will be working baywide to cover a dynamic caseload that provides communication and dysphagia management to patients with acquired neurological disorders as well as a more general caseload.
We provide care to our patients in a variety of settings including domiciliary, outpatient clinics and remotely via telehealth as well as carrying out regular communication groups. We also have close links with a range of specialist MDT’s and services such as ACE North.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be based at Kendal or Lancaster (this is negotiable) and will work closely with the team leads to provide bay wide care within people’s homes, outpatient clinics and remotely via telehealth.
We are looking for an experienced speech and language therapist with the required clinical knowledge and skills to work autonomously with patients within both dysphagia and communication.
The successful applicant will be joining a friendly and supportive team who are dedicated to providing person centred, high quality patient care.
As a team we also work closely with the acute therapists to share our knowledge and experiences and to support our patients throughout their health journey.
This post will provide an opportunity to further build on leadership skills and regularly contribute to service development.
There are extensive training and CPD opportunities available both external and in-house, which you will be supported to complete during protected time in work. Additionally, we have bi-monthly meetings for whole-team clinical supervision and service developments.
You will be responsible for supervision of band 5 SLTs, SLT assistants, and students and have opportunity to participate in service development and training within the wider acute team.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
- Registered with HPC
- On-going membership with the RCSLT
Desirable criteria
- Membership of specialist interest groups.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with adults with a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders.
- Experience of working in a wide range of settings including acute hospitals, community hospitals, clinics and patients’ homes.
Skills
Essential criteria
- To have highly developed auditory and perceptual skills to be able to communicate condition related information to clients and relatives
- To have a highly developed knowledge of a broad range of specialist assessments as required.
- Accountable for own professional actions, to work within codes of practice, professional guidelines and policies.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Harding
- Job title
- Clinical Lead, SLT Community
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07918085649
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