• Job Description

  Req#: C9253-24-0062?language=en&page=1760&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you compassionate, enthusiastic and passionate abouthighquality care? We havea fantastic opportunity for you as a forward-thinking Speech and Language Therapist to join our Adult Team.The post will suit band 6 looking to develop specialist skills orexperienced band 5. The successful applicant will have experience working in an adult acute environment, independently managinga dysphagia caseload. You willneedexcellent communication skills and demonstratethe ability to work flexibly seeing a varied caseload of patients, providing specialist SLT in our acute settings to patients with a variety of communication and swallowing disorders,providingspecialist knowledge, training, advice and support to colleagues, patients and carers. As well as developing leadership skills, you will have the opportunity toprovide, training, supervision for staffand students. You can also contribute to internal student and colleague training programmes. You will work alongsideexperiencedSLT clinicians, benefitingfrom expert knowledge and skills to support your development. We are a friendlyand supportive team, with dedicated CPDtime,case discussions, in house training, supervision, external speakers and in house leadership opportunities.

  Main duties of the job

  Advert continued.Yearly appraisals and Job planning is an integral part of your development and funding for external courses is also available. We have well-established SLT led Video fluoroscopy andFEES services, so opportunities to access these instrumental assessments to help to shape your clinical practice would also be available.

  To provide an effective and efficient speech and language therapy service to adult clients within the inpatient setting . You will manage a specialist adult caseload in this clinical area. Duties will include providing a specialist level of clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties, planning therapy programmes and discharge of patients.

  About us

  At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

  We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

  The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.

  We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.

  Date posted

  19 January 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  253-0124-5948499

  Job locations

  Russells Hall Hospital

  Pensnett Road

  Dudley

  DY1 2HQ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
  • Member of RCSLT
  • Registered with HCPC

  Desirable

  • Member of CEN relevant to client group
  • Evidence of attendance on relevant specialist courses

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post graduate dysphagia training and experience
  • Proven relevant clinical experience at post graduate level
  • Experience of multi disciplinary team working
  • Experience of managing complex cases
  • Relevant experience with Voice outpatients and Voice disorders.

  Desirable

  • Experience of supervising undergraduate SLT students
  • Experience of supervising Speech and Language Therapy Assistants

  Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to prioritise
  • Negotiation and problem solving skills
  • Good analytical and reflection skills
  • Good presentation both written and verbal
  • Flexible approach to therapy situations
  • Confidentiality

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness of standards of record keeping

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of national policies and procedures
  • Awareness of principles of clinical governance and audit

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Demonstrates enthusiasm for the role
  • Able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service
  • Time management skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Caring and empathetic
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
  • Member of RCSLT
  • Registered with HCPC

  Desirable

  • Member of CEN relevant to client group
  • Evidence of attendance on relevant specialist courses

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post graduate dysphagia training and experience
  • Proven relevant clinical experience at post graduate level
  • Experience of multi disciplinary team working
  • Experience of managing complex cases
  • Relevant experience with Voice outpatients and Voice disorders.

  Desirable

  • Experience of supervising undergraduate SLT students
  • Experience of supervising Speech and Language Therapy Assistants

  Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to prioritise
  • Negotiation and problem solving skills
  • Good analytical and reflection skills
  • Good presentation both written and verbal
  • Flexible approach to therapy situations
  • Confidentiality

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Awareness of standards of record keeping

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of national policies and procedures
  • Awareness of principles of clinical governance and audit

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Demonstrates enthusiasm for the role
  • Able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service
  • Time management skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Caring and empathetic
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Russells Hall Hospital

  Pensnett Road

  Dudley

  DY1 2HQ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.dgft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Russells Hall Hospital

  Pensnett Road

  Dudley

  DY1 2HQ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.dgft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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