Job summary
Working Full or Part time
Who Our Opportunity is for:
Are you a HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist interested in gaining experience with an adult acquired caseload based within the Countess of Chester Hospital? We are seeking an enthusiastic, forward thinking and highly motivated therapist to join our friendly and supportive team.
You will have the chance to work with clients presenting with a range of acquired aetiologies, including stroke, dementia, neurological conditions, voice and respiratory conditions. We work in a variety of settings including acute hospital wards, nursing homes, care homes, out-patient clinics and patients own homes.
The post holder will be keen to take on new challenges and will be a key player in facilitating patient flow across the trust. This will include close joint working with therapy colleagues and the wider MDT. This is an exciting opportunity to further enhance your clinical and professional role.
You will work with the team leader to ensure that excellent standards of care are delivered to patients and their carers' in a flexible and responsive way in line with best clinical evidence. You will hold your own caseload and help to supervise therapy assistants within the SLT team.
Main duties of the job
You will have the chance to work with clients presenting with a range of acquired aetiologies, including stroke, dementia, neurological conditions, voice and respiratory conditions. We work in a variety of settings including acute hospital wards, nursing homes, care homes, out-patient clinics and patients own homes.
The post holder will be keen to take on new challenges and will be a key player in facilitating patient flow across the trust. This will include close joint working with therapy colleagues and the wider MDT. This is an exciting opportunity to further enhance your clinical and professional role.
You will work with the team leader to ensure that excellent standards of care are delivered to patients and their carers' in a flexible and responsive way in line with best clinical evidence. You will hold your own caseload and help to supervise therapy assistants within the SLT team.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree in speech pathology or equivalent HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Registered member of Royal college of speech & language therapists (RCSLT)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Dysphagia experience
- Knowledge of current best practice in Speech and Language Therapy
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Knowledge and understanding of health, safety and risk management
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
- Experience of audit
- Experience of group working and team working skills.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Basic computer skills.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
Desirable
- Interest or experience of working with clients with ENT difficulties and dysphonia.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree in speech pathology or equivalent HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Registered member of Royal college of speech & language therapists (RCSLT)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Dysphagia experience
- Knowledge of current best practice in Speech and Language Therapy
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
- Knowledge and understanding of health, safety and risk management
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
- Experience of audit
- Experience of group working and team working skills.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Basic computer skills.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
Desirable
- Interest or experience of working with clients with ENT difficulties and dysphonia.
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
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).
