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Job summary

Main area
Speech & language Therapy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
18.75 hours per week (Wednesday essential for outpatient clinics)
Job ref
269-SFT8870
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury District Hospital
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2024 23:59

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Speech and Language Therapy assistant

Band 3

 


Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the specialist Speech and Language Therapy team at Salisbury District Hospital. You will be working with a friendly group of  therapists and administrative staff to support the delivery of the clinical service and to deliver outstanding care.

We are one of the UK’s regional cleft centres, providing care to individuals born with cleft lip and palate, from birth to adulthood. The successful candidate will work directly with patients and families in outpatient clinics and will support the day to day activities of the qualified Speech and Language Therapists. In addition, duties will include close liaison with the cleft multidisciplinary team (admin and clinical), management of equipment and resources, as well as some administrative tasks.

Ideally you will have previous experience of working in an education, therapy or healthcare setting. We are looking for someone who is
enthusiastic, organised and flexible with excellent communication skills to join our productive team.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of the specialist speech and language therapy team,  within the Regional multidisciplinary Spires cleft team

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

 

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ III or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience: Health, Education, Social Care

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates motivation and willingness to learn

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

Applicant requirements

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ginette Phippen
Job title
Lead Speech & Language Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 345571
Additional information

Informal enquiries and visits are welcomed

 

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