Job summary
Are you looking for a well-established team to start your registered career as a band 5 Speech and Language Therapist? Perhaps you are keen to explore other clinical areas in a supportive team? We have a rotational band 5 SLT role which gives you the opportunity to work with our experienced clinicians in the Community, Acute Stroke and Inpatient ward areas.
You can look forward to:
- A well-established and growing team of SLTs who are dedicated to supporting staff and encouraging career development.
- An individualised two-week induction programme, including mandatory training.
- A supportive clinical supervision and appraisal structure.
- Friendly colleagues with a range of specialist knowledge and expertise, and open to new ideas or perspectives.
- Opportunities for external CPD.
- Regular internal CPD, for example, Neurovision and Dysphagia supervision.
- Access to Videofluoroscopy clinics.
- Involvement in clinical trials such as PHEAST.
- Active encouragement to lead on quality improvement projects .
Previous colleagues have shared:
"This has honestly been the friendliest team I have worked in. I am grateful for the learning opportunities, such as the chance to develop my skills in video-fluoroscopy and tracheostomy. Not only that, I have had so much support on a personal level and social celebrations together. It really makes a difference. Thank you L&D SLT team!"
Main duties of the job
As part of the a multidisciplinary team, you will assess and provide support and intervention to adults who have communication difficulties and/or swallowing difficulties across acute and community settings. You will have the chance to be involved in videofluoroscopy clinics alongside MBSIMP-certified clinicians. Your duties will include input into a range of MDT meetings e.g. complex feeding issues, complex neurology and stroke MDT.
The successful applicant will demonstrate advanced communication skills and enthusiasm to deliver high quality care.
Return to practice application would be considered welcomed and will receive training/support once in post.
Permanent- 37.5 hours per week
The Therapy Group is a dynamic and evolving group of services working in collaboration to ensure strong governance and leadership throughout the Therapy services. The SLT are key contributors to this and the successful applicant will be encouraged to participate in service development.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech & Language Therapy degree
- RCSLT member
- HCPC registered (if under grad HCPC applied)
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of assessment and treatment of adult communication disorders
- Understanding of assessment and treatment of adult swallowing disorders
- Evidence of understanding need to adapt to patient/cultural/medical needs
- Experience working in MDT (Adult or Paed)
Desirable
- Experience delivering group therapy
- Experience working in NHS and acute hospital environment
- Experience in the NHS (voluntary, student or paid)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge or the need for maintaining patient confidentiality
- Knowledge of clinical governance (legislation, policy, or procedure)
- Acknowledges the legal responsibility of an SLT
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
- Example of involvement in clinical audit
- Refers to local or national NHS or SLT agenda.
Personal Skills
Essential
- Personal quality: Excellent interpersonal skills
- Example: Use of interpersonal skills
- Personal quality: Good time management & record keeping
- Example: time management
- Personal quality: Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication
- Personal quality: Uses initiative
- Example: Use of initiative
- Personal quality: Motivated/Enthusiastic
- Example: Motivated/Enthusiastic
- Personal quality: Competent IT skill
Desirable
- Personal quality: Good presentation/training skills
- Example: of presentation or training that they have delivered
- Personal quality: Problem solving (clinical)
- Example: Problem solving (clinical)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech & Language Therapy degree
- RCSLT member
- HCPC registered (if under grad HCPC applied)
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of assessment and treatment of adult communication disorders
- Understanding of assessment and treatment of adult swallowing disorders
- Evidence of understanding need to adapt to patient/cultural/medical needs
- Experience working in MDT (Adult or Paed)
Desirable
- Experience delivering group therapy
- Experience working in NHS and acute hospital environment
- Experience in the NHS (voluntary, student or paid)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge or the need for maintaining patient confidentiality
- Knowledge of clinical governance (legislation, policy, or procedure)
- Acknowledges the legal responsibility of an SLT
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
- Example of involvement in clinical audit
- Refers to local or national NHS or SLT agenda.
Personal Skills
Essential
- Personal quality: Excellent interpersonal skills
- Example: Use of interpersonal skills
- Personal quality: Good time management & record keeping
- Example: time management
- Personal quality: Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication
- Personal quality: Uses initiative
- Example: Use of initiative
- Personal quality: Motivated/Enthusiastic
- Example: Motivated/Enthusiastic
- Personal quality: Competent IT skill
Desirable
- Personal quality: Good presentation/training skills
- Example: of presentation or training that they have delivered
- Personal quality: Problem solving (clinical)
- Example: Problem solving (clinical)
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).
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