Adult Community Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
Main area: Speech & Language Therapy
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
Job ref: 364-A-8611
Site: Hadleigh Clinic
Town: Hadleigh, Essex
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.
* We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
* We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community Speech and Language Therapy Service in South East Essex.
We are looking for a confident and motivated Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to work with us, assessing and treating people with a range of acquired and progressive neurological conditions, non-neurological conditions and voice disorders.
Applicants will need to be fully dysphagia trained, with at least one year's experience of working as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
The post is full time (1.0 WTE, 37.5 hours a week) and is currently Monday to Friday, with no weekend working required.
Main Duties of the Job
* To provide a Speech and Language Therapy service across South East Essex for adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
* To make a differential diagnosis of communication and swallowing difficulties based on specialist assessments.
* To provide therapy programs and demonstrations to enable carry over of new skills.
* To use appropriate outcome measures to evaluate clinical effectiveness.
* To supervise the work of less experienced SLTs, students and assistants.
* To participate in the development of SLT Service risk management and quality standards.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent.
* Health & Care Professions Council registration number.
* Completion of RCSLT dysphagia competencies.
* Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
* Successful completion of a post-basic dysphagia course recognised by the RCSLT.
Skills/Experience
* At least 1 year's experience working with an adult caseload.
* Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work independently and take initiative.
Additional Requirements
* Current driving licence and access to a car.
Please note: Staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment.
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