Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 25 May 2025

Job summary

Are you ready for a new challenge heading into 2025?

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive Adult Community SLT team to work with adults with communication and swallowing difficulties.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist with post-qualification dysphagia training and at least two years of clinical dysphagia experience to provide a comprehensive, specialist clinical service to clients with communication and swallowing difficulties. The post-holder will work with clients with a range of conditions including stroke, progressive neurological disorders, dementia, and learning disabilities. You will manage your caseload independently with support from peer and senior Speech and Language Therapy colleagues. You will be required to support student placements and to supervise junior colleagues. You will be based in Fareham and Gosport locality, at Fareham Community Hospital and Gosport War Memorial Hospital, offering a community service utilising outpatient appointments, telehealth appointments and some home visits.

Our Speech and Language Therapy team covers a wide geographical area across Portsmouth City, Fareham & Gosport and South-East Hampshire, in both outpatient and domiciliary settings.

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner, assessing, diagnosing, and providing timely interventions to patients with a range of acquired communication and/or swallowing difficulties as a member of the Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) team.

The SLT vision is to improve quality of life, to give voice to people with communication and swallowing disorders, to reduce risk and support safety, always upholding trust CARE values and innovating with positive change. Priorities are to provide great care, to provide equitable care to a diverse caseload across a large geographical area and to make SLT a great place to work.

The SLT department provides a service to people aged 16 years and over with an acquired communication, voice or swallowing difficulty who live in the Portsmouth City, Fareham and Gosport and South-East Hampshire areas. Interventions are delivered face-to-face, in groups, and via telephone and video platforms.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

23 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 an hour Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-PSE-7498

Job locations

Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Fareham

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ

Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
*A valid up-to-date RCSLT registration
*A valid up-to-date HCPC registration
*Post-graduate dysphagia qualification

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working as a registered SLT with a range of acquired communication/swallowing conditions
*Experience of a broad range of adult acquired communication and swallowing impairments
*Experiencing of providing clinical supervision
*Experience of supervising students
*Experience of working in a changing environment
*Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
*Experience of providing training
*Experience of delivering presentations
Skills
*Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy
*Highly developed IT skills
*Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
*A reliable and strong team member
*Good analytical and reflection skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and audit
*Understanding of the role of other relevant professionals
*Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools
*Knowledge of a broad range of therapeutic interventions

Desirable

Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to acquired communication and swallowing difficulties

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
*A valid up-to-date RCSLT registration
*A valid up-to-date HCPC registration
*Post-graduate dysphagia qualification

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working as a registered SLT with a range of acquired communication/swallowing conditions
*Experience of a broad range of adult acquired communication and swallowing impairments
*Experiencing of providing clinical supervision
*Experience of supervising students
*Experience of working in a changing environment
*Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
*Experience of providing training
*Experience of delivering presentations
Skills
*Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy
*Highly developed IT skills
*Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
*A reliable and strong team member
*Good analytical and reflection skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and audit
*Understanding of the role of other relevant professionals
*Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools
*Knowledge of a broad range of therapeutic interventions

Desirable

Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to acquired communication and swallowing difficulties

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.

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

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Fareham

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fareham Community Hospital

Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green

Fareham

Hampshire

SO31 7DQ

Employer's website

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