Job summary
- Main area
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 11 months (until July 2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-ONW-6452898
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Honeypot Lane
- Town
- 839 Honeypot Lane, Stanmore
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2024
Employer heading
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
We are pleased to be able to offer a fixed-term post for 11 months to a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist within the Harrow Adult Community SALT service. In May 2024, our team was awarded Quality Development Unit status, a recognition of our commitment to providing high standard patient-centred care with emphasis on continuing focus on quality and service development.
You will have the opportunity of working with patients withing the area of Harrow, offering both domiciliary and outpatient care and will be responsible for service development projects and for supporting junior members of staff. You will provide assessment and therapy in dysphagia and communication to a wide range of adult clients with complex conditions including acquired and progressive neurological conditions. We have two bases across the borough, Honeypot Lane Health Centre and Alexandra Avenue Health Centre. We have excellent links with our local acute SLT team, the Harrow Dietetics Service and the rest of the Rehab Multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be part of the SLT team that will offer support and supervision, but they will be expected to work autonomously in client’s homes, nursing homes and outpatient clinics. This will be with support from the wider multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be committed to improving patient experience at all times. We will provide a lot of opportunities to engage in service development, including research, audits and QI projects. A framework of regular supervision including 1:1, peer supervision, and appraisal is in place. We will also support your continuing professional development with training opportunities both internal and external.
CLCH recognises the importance of reducing emissions and improve sustainability within the Trust and in our communities. We have a commitment to reducing our environmental impact and providing sustainable healthcare. We want to work with others for a cleaner, greener, healthier and more equitable future.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We require one Speech and Language Therapist with experience of working with adults with acquired and progressive neurological conditions. You will be competent in both dysphagia and communication, and you will be keen to learn and to develop your assessment and rehabilitation skills. The role requires someone who is a team player and patient-centred with excellent communication skills. Having a driving license is also desirable to this role and we can provide access to pool cars.
For more information about the role, please see the attached Job Descriptions and Person Specifications.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registration with HCPC
- Registration with relevant professional body
Desirable criteria
- Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of further study e.g. postgraduate degree, short courses relating to community setting
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Management of neurological and long term conditions
- Assessment & treatment of complex clients with speech, language, communication needs and dysphagia
- Working with carers & MDT
- Writing reports and maintaining case notes
- Delivering and evaluating training
- Management of own caseload
- Applying the principals of research methodology through clinical audit
- Developing reflective clinical practice in self
Desirable criteria
- Member of a relevant CEN
- Experience of working in acute and community settings as well as in nursing homes.
- Experience of supervising junior members of staff
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
- Alexia Petrova
- Job title
- Clinical Lead SLT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07884753760
- Additional information
Zahra Versi, Highly Specialist SLT
07760743254
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