Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Speech and Language Therapist

Grade: Band 6/7

Ward/Dept: Adult Speech and Language Therapy

Location: East Oxford Health Centre, 1 Manzil Way, Oxford, OX4 1XD

Trust: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Hours: 37.5 hours Monday-Friday (part-time considered)

Shift Pattern: Start time flexible from 8am onwards

Pay Rate: £21.80/£25.60

The Role

Thank you for your interest in this exciting role as a Speech and Language Therapist in the Adult Speech and Language Therapy team based at East Oxford Health Centre. We are seeking an experienced speech and language therapist who is passionate about people to provide support to adults people with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.

The Trust/Ward/Department

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is a community-focused organisation that provides physical and mental health services and social care to patients of all ages, with the aim of improving the health and wellbeing of all our patients and their families.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and in peoples homes operating across the multiple counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Swindon and Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES).

Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy Services are an NHS service providing community support to adults with speech, language and communication needs in Oxfordshire, plus supporting adults with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

The Responsibilities

If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to manage and deliver on the responsibilities outlined below as well as those not included here, call today to discuss further:

To assess, develop and implement specialist speech and language therapy treatments for patient with both communication and swallowing and feeding disorders.

To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessments, including differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment and develop clear care plans based on best practice.

To use clinical skills to generate written reports reflecting specialist knowledge

To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes. To use skills to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management for complex clinical issues.

Provide advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients.

Working collaboratively with various professions across a variety of locations and agencies.

To monitor auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of clients communication, adapting and facilitating according to perceived client needs.

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

Degree level qualification or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy

To be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience of working in the NHS

Enhanced DBS

Formal dysphagia training

Excellent interpersonal skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant degree or equivalent

HCPC Registered

Essential Criteria

Essential

Enhanced DBS

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

Relevant Qualifications

Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progressionaccess to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balanceflexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Accessover 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

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 seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in Speech and Language TherapyTo be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in the NHS
• Formal dysphagia training
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Essential Criteria

Essential

• Enhanced DBS

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

The East Oxford Health Centre

1 Manzil Way

Oxford

OX4 1XD

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)