Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with experience in Stroke Rehabilitation to work with the team based at Royal Derby Hospital and Florence Nightingale Community Hospital , as part of the Derbyshire Community Health Services Service Level Agreement.
We are looking for an HCPC and RCSLT registered Speech and Language Therapist with developed skills working with dysphagia and communication.
As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.
Main duties of the job
You will be proficient in your abilities to deliver high-quality, evidence-based practice, with assessment and therapeutic abilities, including dysphagia and communication management in this specialist area.
You will have a commitment to providing a high standard of patient-focused care and be a strong team player.
We would consider applications from suitably experienced B5 SLTs and would consider a transitional post.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Provides a clinical service to adults with communication/eating/drinking and swallowing difficulties across the stroke pathway.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Provides a clinical service to adults with communication/eating/drinking and swallowing difficulties across the stroke pathway.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- Relevant experience post-registration, including dysphagia, stroke experience
- Recent and relevant, post-qualification experience working as an SLT
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Clinical Education Networks
- Experience of supervising students and assistants. Feeding back to training establishments on performance
Skills
Essential
- Ability to understand and apply capacity/demand issues in service area to prioritise caseload according to levels of need and explain rationale for decision making to others
- Post graduate dysphagia experience
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member providing mentorship, clinical supervision and second opinions
Desirable
- Skills in the management of patients in instrumental assessment
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Adaptable to change
- Positive attitude with a can do approach
- Remains calm under pressure
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- Good presentation skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrates leadership skills and ability to be a good team player
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- Relevant experience post-registration, including dysphagia, stroke experience
- Recent and relevant, post-qualification experience working as an SLT
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Clinical Education Networks
- Experience of supervising students and assistants. Feeding back to training establishments on performance
Skills
Essential
- Ability to understand and apply capacity/demand issues in service area to prioritise caseload according to levels of need and explain rationale for decision making to others
- Post graduate dysphagia experience
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member providing mentorship, clinical supervision and second opinions
Desirable
- Skills in the management of patients in instrumental assessment
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Adaptable to change
- Positive attitude with a can do approach
- Remains calm under pressure
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- Good presentation skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrates leadership skills and ability to be a good team player
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
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).
