Vacancies

Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist

Main Responsibility

•    With appropriate support from designated and more experienced SLT, be an autonomous practitioner ie, have responsibility and accountability for own caseload of open referrals, requiring admission, treatment and discharge decisions, within own level of competence and professional and service parameters.

•    Assess and analyse type, severity and impact of all conditions of speech, language, communication and within own competency-level swallowing impairments in a wide age range of patients. This will be through a variety of formal and informal assessments and information gathering methods; with a high level of support from designated SLT clinical supervisor.

•    Use and analyse results of some formal standardised assessments and, with support, able to analyse and interpret results in relation to theoretical and clinical knowledge of individual patients.

•    Use and develop further sensory skills, in order to carry out core clinical work, such as acoustic and phonetic transcriptions; structured and detailed observation of verbal and non-verbal communication behaviours; and ability to distinguish between discrete differences in oro-pharyngeal muscle function.

•    Make differential diagnoses and clinical decisions regarding options for hypothesis driven clinical intervention (eg, whether to treat, type of treatment, frequency and duration of treatment, need for onward referral, re-evaluation and discharge) with significant regular and frequent support for clinical practice from designated SLT clinical supervisor.

•    Concentrate intensely during clinical activities (eg, working with patients for therapeutic interventions, writing reports with recommendations, and acting as an expert witness when called).

Please see the attached Job Description for the full list of responsibilities.

The Ideal Candidate

•    Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent qualification)

•    Licence to practice from Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, which is issued following attainment of degree as well as the successful completion of the requisite number of hours in clinical placement

•    Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

•    Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

•    Relevant experience working with adults during student placements.

•    Have knowledge of the use of some formal assessments of speech and language and, with support, able to analyse and interpret results in relation to theoretical and clinical knowledge of individual patients.

•    Have highly developed awareness of own sensory skills, to interpret information in order to carry out core clinical work, such as: - acoustic and phonetic transcriptions; structured and detailed observation of verbal and non-verbal communication behaviours; and ability to distinguish between discrete differences in oro-pharyngeal muscle function. 

•    Have good knowledge of the integration of psychosocial, physical, emotional and environmental factors within a holistic patient centred approach, while working towards a specific therapeutic goal.

•    To be able to demonstrate empathy, support and reassurance to individuals who have a communication and/or swallowing impairment and with their carers and families

•    Have highly developed interpersonal skills to enable the SLT to work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of professions from a variety of agencies

•    Have a good standard of spoken and written English language.

•    Have a high level of self motivation and enthusiasm, and an ability to enable self and others

•    Good interpersonal skills with ability to listen well and have empathy, without prejudice.   

•    Have a willingness to learn and develop

•    Able to communicate clearly, directly and honestly, in an open manner. 

•    Have a good awareness of self and of others

Package Description

As a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist, you’ll be part of our valued team based in the SLT department at The Swindon Intermediate Care Centre

You will feel valued as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: 

• AFC Band 5 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Working for an organisation that has been shortlisted at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards in the Public Health Nursing category
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year 
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with most of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2