Job summary
- Main area
- WCH and CIC SALT - 203350
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7402848-B
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
This post is an excellent opportunity for an SLT who is passionate about stroke care and wanting to develop their skills within the Stroke Team as a Band 6 SLT. The Stroke Team provide input to the hyper acute stroke unit, Acute stroke unit and in patient stroke rehabilitation as well as providing support in the community working alongside the Early supported stroke discharge team and with other MDT professionals in community settings. There are opportunities for group work and the use of digital technology to support patient care as appropriate.
We are a small team, where you will receive a warm welcome, regular supervision, training and development opportunities and a united team approach.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist assessment, management and treatment to patients with swallowing and/or communication problems within the stroke service which covers Acute inpatients, Early supported Stroke discharge team and general stroke community patients.
To be responsible for a specialist Speech and Language Therapy stroke caseload across North Cumbria as part of the wider community Speech and Language Therapy team. To participate in the development and delivery of training and information packages for a wide range of professionals and carers in the area of stroke.
To contribute to and lead on (where appropriate) service audits, quality improvement projects and service redesign.
To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary framework to achieve integrated care for patients.
Regularly attendance and contribution to patient and family meetings, both face to face and via video
Write high quality patient reports, including discharge reports for inpatients and community patients
To support clinical education and student placements.
To cover other areas within the wider SLT as and when required
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period
Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
- • Registered with HCPC.
- • On-going membership with the RCSLT.
- • Evidence of formal training/self-study/ specialist experience to post graduate level in dysphagia
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of organising, managing and prioritising a clinical caseload.
- • Experience of working as part of a MDT.
- • Experience of working with other professionals and agencies.
- • Experience of assessment and management of swallowing including instrumental assessment
- • Experience of working with stroke survivors
- • Experience of working in a wide range of locations including Acute and community
- • Delivering training to others e.g. carers and other AHPs.
- • Good working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and SLT role in the process.
- • Good working knowledge of prognostic indicators in stroke and how this impacts on SLT care.
- • Clinical governance as it affects clinical practice, in line with national and local drivers.
- • Good working knowledge of Feed at Risk issues and the role of SLT in this process.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • RCSLT code of conduct and professional standards
- • Knowledge of local and national drivers in stroke and how they relate to SLT practice.
- • Knowledge of swallowing and communication disorders in stroke
- • Knowledge of therapy techniques within stroke population
- • To demonstrate a breadth of knowledge with decision making underpinned by current evidence in stroke
Desirable criteria
- Experience of evidence based rehabilitation approaches
- Videofluoroscopy competencies
- MBSImp training
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- • Ability to carry out and analyse results of various assessments appropriate for different clients, relating to age, disorder, standardisation, etc
- • IT ability, including word processing, presentation skills, ability to access software packages and ability to effectively use telemedicine.
- • Negotiation and problem solving ability, in order to prioritise for assessment and intervention
- • Skills in motivation of clients and/or carers to engage in the therapeutic process.
- • Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and management within the stroke population
- • Willingness to learn and be a reflective practitioner.
- • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- • Excellent time management, organisational and administration skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of service evaluation and redesign
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- • Support equality and value diversity
- • Ability to maintain concentration in a range of clinical environments and withstand interruptions and unexpected changes to work patterns
- • Car driver
- • Car owner
- • Able to travel across North Cumbria to support the stroke service as required by the team lead
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hazel Gilmore
- Job title
- Head of Speech and Language Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07811714387
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
South Parkhouse Building
Baron Way
Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
- Telephone
- 01228936281
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