Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-7925-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Flockton House
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/08/2024
Employer heading
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
We are looking for a Band 6 Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) who is passionate about community-based care for adults with swallowing and communication disorders. The successful applicant will join the wonderfully supportive Sheffield Adult Community Team (ACT).
Building on from an extremely successful project, we have been granted funding for an additional full time Band 6 SLT. This position is temporarily funded through the Ageing Well Programme. While we hope to secure further funding to make this a permanent role in the community team, we cannot confirm this at this stage. However, we are looking to appoint on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will initially be based in the community for the 2 years for which we currently have funding. If the funding is not secured to continue the position after 2 years within the community, we will ensure the successful candidate's redeployment to another suitable role within the adult speech and language therapy team, where their knowledge and skills can be utilised.
You will join a highly experienced and supportive team to provide care for service users, working alongside colleagues in the acute trust and specialists from other disciplines, social care, and the voluntary sector.
We are committed to personal, professional, and service development. We have regular supervision and appraisals and encourage self-directed learning, as well as service wide training with internationally regarded specialists.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical speech and language therapy services to a defined specialised caseload as part of the Adult Community SLT team.
To specialise in the assessment and management of communication disorders and dysphagia.
Working in the community setting is exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. In line with the national agenda to provide care closer to home. Please feel free to contact us for any more information, we are more than happy to answer any questions.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The SLT service across both the acute and community teams in STH has approximately 55 staff (47 therapists, 7 assistants and 4 secretarial staff) (41.23wte).
The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification (1st degree level or equivalent)
- Qualified to work to Specialist level on RCSLT Dysphagia competency framework
- Registered member of Health & Care Professionals Council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Dysphagia experience / accreditation, including management of complex cases in the community.
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-graduate experience
- Experience of working with adults with communication and swallowing difficulties resulting from a wide range of acquired neurological conditions.
- Experience of working with relatives and carers
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
- Knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions for relevant client groups
- Knowledge of national policies and legislation relevant to client group, and the local implementation of these
- Knowledge of professional and clinical guidelines relevant to client group
- Knowledge of instrumental assessments and how to make referrals
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in development and delivery of training packages
- Experience of working with adults in hospital and community settings.
- Experience of developing and delivering training programmes to healthcare professionals
- Knowledge of supported communication techniques, use of talking mats, life story books / communication passports.
- Working knowledge of SystmOne
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent in use of IT for everyday communication
- Good presentation skills - oral and writte
- Awareness of the principles of clinical governance, audit and required standards of record keeping.
- Evidence of developing negotiation skills and management of conflict.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS and understanding the roles of other professions.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good time management and organisational skills including case load management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, especially in relation to liaison and joint working.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Adaptable to new situations and personnel
- Flexible approach to working practices.
- Commitment to person centred planning and carer involvement in service delivery and development.
- Valid full driving license and access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
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
- Alec Carr
- Job title
- Adult Community SLT Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07779424810
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