Job responsibilities
Joint Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy Band 7 Gravesham
Community Hospital
Are you a pro-active and innovative Speech and Language Therapist with
leadership skills based in the North Kent area? Are you looking to join an NHS
Health and Social Care partner which is striving to make positive changes?
You will jointly lead our friendly and enthusiastic team based at
Gravesham Community Hospital with another part-time (0.6WTE) Team Lead Speech
and Language Therapist. As a forward-thinking and innovative team, we are
always striving to improve and develop our services and we enjoy supporting
colleagues to put their ideas into practice. Over the past year we have worked
hard to adapt the way we deliver our services during the pandemic, whilst
continuing to provide evidence-based and person-centred care. A large
proportion of our intervention is currently delivered via telehealth (phone and
video consultations) and we have worked hard to find creative ways to ensure we
are meeting patients needs.
You will be based primarily in Gravesham Community Hospital and/or
Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital, where we have clinics available for outpatient
appointments. We also have an outpatient clinic at Sheppey Community Hospital.
We provide input on Sapphire Ward, a stroke rehabilitation ward at Gravesham
Community Hospital. You will carry out home visits across Dartford, Gravesham,
Swanley and Swale.
Package
Description
Feel Valued
As a Speech and Language Therapist, youll be working as part of the NHS
system in North Kent where we deliver community services across Dartford,
Gravesham, Swanley and Swale. Based at Gravesham Community Hospital, you will
also receive High Cost Area Supplement (Fringe) of 5% of the basic salary.
Well offer you:
- AfC
salary and terms and conditions - including an NHS pension
- Flexible
working if required to provide you with that true work/life balance
- 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
- Well
provide you with access to bespoke career pathways and opportunities to
continue your professional development, working closely with universities
and Health Education England to further your potential and support your
progression via in house eLearning, workshops and courses.
- Access
to our free Employee Assistance Programme, a service providing expert
advice, 24/7/365 online and by telephone covering a wide range of support
options such as; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt
and practical life management helplines
- Virgin
Tribe - this grants you access to premier offers and discounts on Virgin
Products such as holidays
- Plus,
the benefits youd expect from working with an NHS partner; NHS discount,
on-site parking, rural attractive locations and easy access to transport
links.
Main
Responsibilities
You will work as Team Lead of the community Speech and Language Therapy
team in North Kent (in conjunction with Joint Team Lead, currently on maternity
leave until February 2022). This includes planning, coordinating, delivering
and evaluating the Speech and Language Therapy Service on a day-to-day basis.
As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide assessment,
diagnosis, therapy, and advice for patients with acquired communication and
swallowing disorders. You will support patients to reach their potential and
live their lives to the full. You will be able to focus your clinical work in
your area of interest and expertise. The team covers a wide-ranging patient
caseload including neurological conditions, head and neck cancer, voice and
dysfluency. We work within the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team
(CNRT) to meet the needs of patients with neurological diagnoses such as
stroke, brain injury and progressive neurological conditions.
The
Ideal Candidate
- Recognised
Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- Registered
member of Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Registered
member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
- Minimum
of 3 years working with patients with communication and swallowing
disorders caused by a range of aetiologies including use of a broad range
of assessments and therapy interventions
- 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
From 11 November 21, as a result of new legislation, anyone over the age
of 18 who enters a Care Home as part of their job must have had both doses of a
COVID-19 vaccination or hold a valid medical exemption.
As part of our pre-employment process, we will therefore ask you to
provide:
- proof
of your vaccination status via the NHS Covid Pass (either electronically
or via the PDF)
- A
signed copy of the temporary medical exemption form
Further details about the legislation can be found on the government
website.
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