Job summary
Are you a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist looking to gain experience in an adult acute setting and achieve dysphagia competencies? We have an opportunity to join our team within our Band 5 rotations. The post is a permanent 4 day a week role. Additional bank shifts for 1 day a week will be considered. 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.
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.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Job description
Job 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 Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job 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 Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- H.C.P.C. Registration
Desirable
SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential
- Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT as a student or new graduate SLT.
Desirable
EXPERIENCE
Desirable
- Previous experience working as an SLT assistant, volunteer in relevant fields or experience working at Band 5 level
Person Specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- H.C.P.C. Registration
Desirable
SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential
- Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT as a student or new graduate SLT.
Desirable
EXPERIENCE
Desirable
- Previous experience working as an SLT assistant, volunteer in relevant fields or experience working at Band 5 level
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.
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.
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).
