Speech and Language Therapist

NHS Professionals Limited

The closing date is 31 July 2024

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Job summary

Are you passionate and experienced in providing speech and language therapy? Would you like to be part of a team leading the way in community and mental health services? If so, we would love to hear from you today!

Introduction to the role:An excellent opportunity has arisen to come and be part of our dynamic Speech and Language therapy team at Berkshire Healthcare Trust (with hybrid working available).

Main duties of the job

This role expects you to be able to be responsible for utilising your clinical skills to provide high quality assessments and diagnoses of patients to devise comprehensive treatment plans covering a mixed caseload.

You must be able to act autonomously as well as operate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, whilst also providing guidance, training and support to junior staff, and the support system around patients.

All this must be accomplished at the same time as maintaining the objectives of the service and working within the parameters of the services operational model.

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

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

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

Date posted

09 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£21.80 to £25.60 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

2 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-24-3250

Job locations

Erlegh House, University of Reading

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Reading

RG6 6BZ


Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

Berkshire

RG41 2RE


Job description

Job responsibilities

In this role you will be working as a Speech and Language Therapist both remotely and face-to-face across bases in Berkshire and surrounding areas. You will be expected to work as a part of a team and independently to deliver care to patients in care homes and patients homes to make assessments of dysphagia.

Working in Berkshire, you will be working with a Trust whose vision is to be recognised as the leading community and mental health service provider by our staff, patients and partners. Their values work towards staff making patient care their top priority through an environment committed to providing quality and safe services. They have a dedication to working together with staff, patients and community services to develop innovative solutions, ensuring they can commit to their values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In this role you will be working as a Speech and Language Therapist both remotely and face-to-face across bases in Berkshire and surrounding areas. You will be expected to work as a part of a team and independently to deliver care to patients in care homes and patients homes to make assessments of dysphagia.

Working in Berkshire, you will be working with a Trust whose vision is to be recognised as the leading community and mental health service provider by our staff, patients and partners. Their values work towards staff making patient care their top priority through an environment committed to providing quality and safe services. They have a dedication to working together with staff, patients and community services to develop innovative solutions, ensuring they can commit to their values.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience
  • NHS experience
  • Enhanced DBS

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current relevant professional registration (HCPC Registration)
  • Relevant degree or post qualification
  • Must be dysphasia trained
  • Adult health trained
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience
  • NHS experience
  • Enhanced DBS

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current relevant professional registration (HCPC Registration)
  • Relevant degree or post qualification
  • Must be dysphasia trained
  • Adult health trained

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

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

Erlegh House, University of Reading

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Reading

RG6 6BZ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Erlegh House, University of Reading

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Reading

RG6 6BZ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Vimal Nandha

vimal.nandha@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Date posted

09 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£21.80 to £25.60 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

2 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-24-3250

Job locations

Erlegh House, University of Reading

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Reading

RG6 6BZ


Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

Berkshire

RG41 2RE


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