• Job Description

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  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Speech and Language Therapy stroke team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

  We welcome applications from experienced stroke specialist Speech and Language Therapists, who would like to work within a well-established multi-disciplinary Stroke Team.

  **Previous applicants need not apply**

  Main duties of the job

  You will provide high quality, specialist assessment and rehabilitation to adults with communication and swallowing disorders following stroke. There will be access to a videofluoroscopy service.

  You will work within a strong multidisciplinary team on the acute stroke unit and may also deliver care within the community. You will also be responsible for the coordination and provision of student SLT placements.

  About us

  There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

  Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

  At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

  We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

  We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

  We love working here and think you will too.

  Details

  Date posted

  01 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  426-884-23TAM-O

  Job locations

  Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  Gayton Road

  King's Lynn

  PE30 4ET

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications/Training & Professional Development

  Essential

  • Attainment of recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy by RCSLT and HCPC
  • Current Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
  • Membership of RCSLT
  • Evidence of successful completion of post graduate study in dysphagia, and relevant highly specialist short courses
  • Evidence of ongoing CPD to meet regulatory body professional standards

  Desirable

  • Membership of any relevant clinical excellence networks (CENs)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant relevant specialist clinical experience of working with patients with communication difficulties and dysphagia
  • Experience in delivering education and training packages
  • Experience in supervising undergraduate Speech and Language Therapists and more junior therapists
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency working
  • Competence in Videofluoroscopy to a level of independent practice in line with RCSLT competencies

  Desirable

  • Competent in the assessment and management of tracheostomy in line with the RCSLT Tracheostomy Competency Framework

  Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Competent to a high level in the management of complex patients with communication and/or swallowing disorders within speciality
  • Ability to be an excellent team member and assume leadership responsibilities when required by line manager
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills

  Person Specification

  Qualifications/Training & Professional Development

  Essential

  • Attainment of recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy by RCSLT and HCPC
  • Current Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
  • Membership of RCSLT
  • Evidence of successful completion of post graduate study in dysphagia, and relevant highly specialist short courses
  • Evidence of ongoing CPD to meet regulatory body professional standards

  Desirable

  • Membership of any relevant clinical excellence networks (CENs)

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant relevant specialist clinical experience of working with patients with communication difficulties and dysphagia
  • Experience in delivering education and training packages
  • Experience in supervising undergraduate Speech and Language Therapists and more junior therapists
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency working
  • Competence in Videofluoroscopy to a level of independent practice in line with RCSLT competencies

  Desirable

  • Competent in the assessment and management of tracheostomy in line with the RCSLT Tracheostomy Competency Framework

  Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Competent to a high level in the management of complex patients with communication and/or swallowing disorders within speciality
  • Ability to be an excellent team member and assume leadership responsibilities when required by line manager
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills

  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

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

  Address

  Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  Gayton Road

  King's Lynn

  PE30 4ET

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

  Address

  Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  Gayton Road

  King's Lynn

  PE30 4ET

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.qehkl.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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