Employer: Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Northampton General Hospital
Town: Northampton
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Band 7
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen through collaborative and partnership working with the acute trusts, which has resulted in a number of new posts being resourced within the service level agreement.
This exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join the Community Stroke Team and Acute Stroke Team at Northampton General Hospital. You will join a team of 70 staff who are situated within the Community Stroke Team and cover the Northamptonshire area. This is a full-time substantive post of 37.5 hours per week, with a 0.4/0.6 split across the two Teams.
The Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team has delivered on a robust integrated community stroke service model, as per the national guidelines, for over a decade. The team continues to see patients within 48 hours of discharge home for rehabilitation assessment and intensive goal-based rehabilitation. The service user’s time with the team is needs-based, and they can access any of the other services they require regardless of time post-stroke. Rehabilitation is completed by a stroke specialist MDT, which includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Nurses, Rehabilitation Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistants, and Admin staff. The team also has face-to-face exercise groups and 6-month reviews.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with highly specialist knowledge of differential diagnosis associated with Stroke, including complex dysphagia and complex communication.
They will independently manage and prioritise a complex, highly specialist caseload of complex dysphagia and complex stroke.
They will provide leadership with the other Band 7’s within the Community Stroke Team (CST).
They will support/mentor junior colleagues and provide expert opinions to others, including supervising, appraising, and developing Band 6 and 5 Physiotherapists, Band 4 and 3 staff, and student SLTs in the team.
Support Band 7 and Band 8 staff in managing and planning the community stroke rehabilitation services, deputising for team lead as required.
They will provide clinical teaching of Speech and Language Therapy students and will develop and deliver specialist training to others in the area of clinical expertise.
They will initiate and undertake research/Clinical Governance/audit projects within their area of expertise.
To be involved with Videofluoroscopy with individuals who have suffered a stroke, taking part in analysing the images on PAX and writing the reports.
We can offer you a friendly and dynamic team environment, with a commitment to continuing professional development. You will be part of an established Countywide Adult Team.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Knowledge of complex Stroke
Skills
* Evidence of in-depth experience in Stroke
* Evidence of a high level of specialist knowledge
* Excellent interpersonal skills
Leadership
* Ability to assume leadership responsibilities
* Training in clinical supervision
Qualifications
* Evidence of completion of specialist post-graduate courses e.g., Complex dysphagia / Stroke
* MSC in Specialism
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system. By completing an application, you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, including factual reference, occupational health clearance, and statutory and mandatory training records.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
At NHFT, we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly, and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours, and part-time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need, and we promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three-year basis while employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly; the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Catherine Macpherson
Job title: Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Email address: Catherine.macpherson1@nhs.net
Additional information: Rheanna-Fay Ritchie
Phone: 03000370037
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