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/
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