Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 speech and language therapist to join the team of therapists in the South of the County. This is a new post which has recently become available and would suit either a newly qualified therapist who is interested in working with adults or an experienced band 5 therapist who would like to develop their skills further, seeing patients in the community setting. 

Work will involve seeing patients with both communication and swallowing difficulties for both assessment and therapy /support.   The post holder will receive regular supervision and will work towards the newly qualified practitioner competencies (if newly qualified) and also have access to the preceptorship programme within the Trust.  The team holds regular meetings, both within the locality and Countywide and there is access to weekly drop-in clinical supervision sessions for further support as needed. 

 There may be an opportunity for the post holder to gain certification in the LSVT programme and to then participate in the delivery of this evidence based therapy programme to relevant patients. There will also be opportunities to shadow therapists working on specialist pathways including stroke and voice and to see patients from these waiting lists with access to specialist support and supervision  from senior therapists

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

The post holder will work independently, providing speech and language therapy input to patients on an outpatient and domiciliary basis and input to the community hospital wards, providing a high standard of quality clinical care.

The post will involve working with patients with communication impairment, dysphagia and could also include some voice work.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website 

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk