Job responsibilities
As a bank Speech and Language Therapist you will provide specialist
assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic interventions and discharge planning or
onward referral- for In-patients (incl. stroke rehabilitation), patients
attending outpatient clinics, or patients in the community who have
communication and/or swallowing difficulties, resulting from a variety of
acquired or progressive neurological conditions.
Package
Description
As a Speech and Language Therapist, youll be working as
part of the NHS system in Farnham Hospital where we deliver services across
Farnham, North East Hants and Surrey Heath.
As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay, youll benefit from:
- Self-booking
and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank
shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet
the shift requirements.
- Request
a Duty Staff
can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up
to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and
allows for personal commitments to be met
- Virgin
Care is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which
lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages
into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or
overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- Working
in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality
standards
- Opportunities to work in different
areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and
experience
- Access
to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and
professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the
chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
- Access
to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online
and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support,
legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help,
telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
- Free
statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and
e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing
your professional development
- Innovative
forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your
ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply
for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our
patients and service users
- Rewarding
and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have
opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national
awards annually and taking part in our new virtual Ask our Executives
event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates
regularly on company strategy and objectives
- Working
in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
with 100% of our services being rated overall good or
outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
Main
Responsibilities
Your days will be varied and challenging and include: assessing and
treating patients who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties,
resulting from a variety of acquired or progressive neurological conditions.
You need to be Dysphagia trained. You will be based primarily in Farnham
Hospital but be able to travel to patients own homes in the community.
The
Ideal Candidate
If you are a Speech and Language Therapist with Degree Qualification and
Dysphagia training wed love to talk to you about having you join the team.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to
demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word,
Excel.
About
The Company
Virgin Care partner with the NHS and local authorities, providing high
quality care for more than 1 million people each year up and down the country.
We are an ambitious, forward thinking and passionate company who strive to make
a real difference to people and our colleagues. We re-invest all of the money
we earn to improve the experience, deliver ambitious transformations and
empower all of our colleagues to make the changes, no matter how big or small,
that make a real difference.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of
talent to apply. We reserve the right to cease any advertising prior to the
published closing date for a role that receives a high number of applications.
As a Disability Confident Committed company, we work in partnership with
the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide facilities, work
environment adjustments and technical solutions to make our business an
inclusive place for all.
Virgin Care is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children,
young people and vulnerable adults that we work with. As such, all posts are
subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal
records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and
procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice
across our services.
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