Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) provides a variety of community health services, including specialist services such as cardiology, neurological rehabilitation, children's mental health, and many more. A county of opportunity with something for everyone, Hertfordshire features stunning countryside with a huge range of places to walk, cycle and play whilst boasting good road and rail links to London and the North.
What sets this role apart is the quality of the team you'll be working with and their professional yet relaxed culture and commitment to ongoing professional development. With free onsite parking and Stevenage town centre with its wide range of amenities within walking distance, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
Main duties of the job
1. Be able to use a high level of empathy when discussing diagnosis and prognosis.
2. Be able to adapt interaction style to facilitate communication where patients/carers may themselves have impaired communication or find the information difficult to accept.
3. Have a high level of both written and communication skills.
4. Have strong analytical skills to interpret complex and/or conflicting clinical information.
5. Be able to consider the opinions and priorities of other people and organisations when planning interventions.
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 built paid annual leave.
Opportunity & Access: Over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
Job responsibilities
1. Be able to use a high level of empathy when discussing diagnosis and prognosis.
2. Be able to adapt interaction style to facilitate communication where patients/carers may themselves have impaired communication or find the information difficult to accept.
3. Have a high level of both written and communication skills.
4. Have strong analytical skills to interpret complex and/or conflicting clinical information.
5. Be able to consider the opinions and priorities of other people and organisations when planning interventions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* HCPC Registration
* Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy.
* Able to have a caring and empathetic approach to support patients and their families emotionally and psychologically.
* Have excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and colleagues.
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.
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working.
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