Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated therapist to join The Adult Speech and Language Therapy team in Gloucestershire as a band 6 specialist Speech & Language Therapist.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to work as part of a team to provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults with complex communication and swallowing difficulties following an acute Stroke.
You will work as part of a friendly multi-disciplinary team covering both the hyper acute and acute stroke units based at Cheltenham General Hospital. You will be designing and delivering therapy programmes for individuals with a variety of acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
Sessions are also available within our community and brain injury teams, please refer to separate adverts for these roles. These sessions can be additionally applied for and combined with this Stroke post.
About us
You will also be joining a friendly, innovative and supportive wider team of colleagues delivering Speech and Language Therapy services to the population of Gloucestershire. Please see the attached 'About Us' document for more information about the team and our service. The Speech & Language Therapy team are proactive in ongoing service development initiatives. We are well respected within the Trust and by members of the wider multi-disciplinary teams.
The Speech & Language Therapy service offers regular clinical and line management supervision, along with peer support sessions. We have a strong ethos for continuing professional development and a range of both in-house and external training is available.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Closing date: 16th February 2023
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application
Job description
Job responsibilities
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Closing date: 16th February 2023
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists degree level qualification
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Post Graduate Dysphagia Training
Length and/or nature of experience
Essential
- Special interest in current evidence-based practice relating to post stroke communication and/or swallowing difficulties
- Experience in managing patients with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties post stroke
Desirable
- Experience of working with Stroke patients within an acute/hyperacute setting
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to identify own professional development needs and develop a professional portfolio within the appraisal framework, including specific objectives
- Ability to appropriately prioritise and manage a complex caseload independently
- Specialist skills in differential diagnosis and targeting of clinical interventions relevant to Stroke
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of clients
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including skilled and professional recognition of communication barriers/facilitation
- Negotiation skills for management of conflict across a range of situations
- Ability to employ appropriate strategies to manage aggressive or other inappropriate behaviour within the workplace
- Demonstration of specialist knowledge in Stroke underpinned by current evidence based practice
- Knowledge of a broad range of specialist formal and informal assessment methods and their interpretation
Desirable
- Excellent presentation skills
Personal skills, abilities and attributes
Essential
- Approachable and flexible
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to assimilate new concepts and approaches to care
- Ability to engage positively with service users
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists degree level qualification
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Post Graduate Dysphagia Training
Length and/or nature of experience
Essential
- Special interest in current evidence-based practice relating to post stroke communication and/or swallowing difficulties
- Experience in managing patients with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties post stroke
Desirable
- Experience of working with Stroke patients within an acute/hyperacute setting
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to identify own professional development needs and develop a professional portfolio within the appraisal framework, including specific objectives
- Ability to appropriately prioritise and manage a complex caseload independently
- Specialist skills in differential diagnosis and targeting of clinical interventions relevant to Stroke
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of clients
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including skilled and professional recognition of communication barriers/facilitation
- Negotiation skills for management of conflict across a range of situations
- Ability to employ appropriate strategies to manage aggressive or other inappropriate behaviour within the workplace
- Demonstration of specialist knowledge in Stroke underpinned by current evidence based practice
- Knowledge of a broad range of specialist formal and informal assessment methods and their interpretation
Desirable
- Excellent presentation skills
Personal skills, abilities and attributes
Essential
- Approachable and flexible
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to assimilate new concepts and approaches to care
- Ability to engage positively with service users
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
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).
