Job summary We are passionate about stroke and improving the quality of life for our stroke survivors. The Stroke Quality Improvement for Rehabilitation (SQuIRe) Project and significant funding from NHSE has enabled us to expand our team and start fully implementing the National Model for Integrated Community Stroke Services. This is an exciting opportunity to significantly enhance our service, supporting all stroke survivors in Worcestershire. This is a part time post for 18.75 hours per week alongside your SLT colleagues, covering the Integrated Community Stroke Service within Worcestershire. We support flexible working, and the Trust is excellent in supporting well-being. The ability to use your initiative, work proactively, demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills, work within a team, manage and prioritise your own workload and respond flexibly to changing demands are essential requirements of the post. As a trust we offer a robust induction period and continue to promote opportunities for development through 1:1 supervision session, peer working and in-service training. Main duties of the job Day to day, with your SLT colleagues, you will be undertaking comprehensive assessments and treatment of stroke patients with speech, language, voice, fluency and/or swallowing disorders. This will be for inpatients and the community setting. You will formulate individual programmes of rehabilitation using clinical reasoning and utilise a range of treatment skills, targeting realistic and measurable, patient-led goals. It is also expected that you will offer support and education to carers/families and the wider team. You will input into the weekly MDTs in which the team will discuss the progress of patients and identify goals that are achieved and ongoing. You will also need skills in advising, educating, skills in motivating and counselling and providing patient-centred care. About us At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500 of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities. What we offer; 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours Flexible and agile working opportunities Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support Wide range of supportive staff networks Health and wellbeing opportunities If you would like to know more, please visit our website. Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust. Date posted 14 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number C9798-1191-B6 Job locations Evesham Community Hospital Waterside Evesham Worcestershire WR11 1JT Job description Job responsibilities Provide holistic assessment and evidence-based rehabilitation to stroke patients to enable them to achieve their best potential. Contribute to the development and evaluation of the SLT practice provided by the service. To act as a source of expertise on stroke patients management. To maintain accurate comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation/patient records in line with legal requirements and Trust guidelines including personally generated clinical assessments/treatment requiring computer skills. To demonstrate a high level of SLT stroke skills. For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached. Job description Job responsibilities Provide holistic assessment and evidence-based rehabilitation to stroke patients to enable them to achieve their best potential. Contribute to the development and evaluation of the SLT practice provided by the service. To act as a source of expertise on stroke patients management. To maintain accurate comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation/patient records in line with legal requirements and Trust guidelines including personally generated clinical assessments/treatment requiring computer skills. To demonstrate a high level of SLT stroke skills. For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached. Person Specification Experience Essential Post graduate clinical experience of assessment, diagnosis and full case management of adults with communication disorders and dysphagia associated with Stroke Fully independent in the management of dysphagia RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Framework completed, resulting in full membership of the RCSLT Experience of delivering training to others Documented evidence of CPD Desirable Good range of clinical experience Full-filling SLT student placements Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams Qualifications Essential Attainment of degree or equivalent giving eligibility to practice as a Speech & Language Therapist. Current HCPC registration Current full RCSLT membership I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer. Person Specification Experience Essential Post graduate clinical experience of assessment, diagnosis and full case management of adults with communication disorders and dysphagia associated with Stroke Fully independent in the management of dysphagia RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Framework completed, resulting in full membership of the RCSLT Experience of delivering training to others Documented evidence of CPD Desirable Good range of clinical experience Full-filling SLT student placements Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams Qualifications Essential Attainment of degree or equivalent giving eligibility to practice as a Speech & Language Therapist. Current HCPC registration Current full RCSLT membership I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). 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 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Address Evesham Community Hospital Waterside Evesham Worcestershire WR11 1JT Employer's website https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)