Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist – Rotational

Job overview

Are you a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist looking to gain experience in an adult acute setting and achieve dysphagia competencies? Due to internal promotions, opportunities have arisen to join our team in a full-time Band 5 rotational role, with the possibility of other opportunities becoming available in the future. We have five 6-month rotations which are on a preference basis. Rotations include Acute Medical (Cardio-Respiratory, Care of the Elderly), Neurosciences, Acute Stroke and Early Supported Discharge for Stroke. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, encouraging and innovative team with a can-do attitude and service development is driven at every level. You will have regular access to supervision and training, including peer supervision and there is encouragement to do joint sessions with any SLT across specialities to share specialist skills and knowledge. We offer in house dysphagia training for NQPs and provide a robust objective assessment service for our patients with excellent access to VFSS and FEES clinics. As a Band 5 at BHRUT you will experience a wide variety of clinical specialities but also develop non-clinical skills in quality improvement, training provision to the wider multi-disciplinary team and supervision. Applications from students who are about to graduate soon will be considered. If this sounds like an opportunity for you, please contact Clinical Lead SLT Virginia Puno ([email protected]) with any questions.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical speech and language therapy services to adults within the acute hospital inpatient population who present with swallow and/or communication difficulties. This would include rotating across the following specialities: neurology, stroke, respiratory, gastroenterology, cardiology and elderly care.
• The post holder will have the opportunity to rotate and develop skills in the following specialities: neurosurgery, neurology, stroke (acute and rehabilitation), respiratory, elderly, medicine and gastroenterology.
• Deliver education and training to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals including nursing staff, therapists, and assistants.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to maximise the rehabilitation potential of patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

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.