Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (pa pro rata)
- Job ref
- 251-FCSS8817-SALT
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist
We have a fantastic opportunity for an energetic and dynamic Speech and Language Therapist to become part of the friendly inpatient Speech and Language Therapy team, that provides care to adult patients at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. The post is based at Basingstoke however there will be close ties with the Winchester team and cross site working will be expected at times.
You should be experienced in the management of dysphagia and communication impairment across a broad range of disorders.
The Speech and Language Therapy team run Videofluoroscopy and Fibreoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing (FEES) services, and you will have an opportunity to gain experience in these procedures.
Further information:
Shona Tantam, Inpatient Lead, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Tel: 01256 313596
Email: [email protected]
Suzanne Ramos, Inpatient Lead, Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Tel: 01256 313596
Main duties of the job
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Working for our organisation
The acute speech and language Therapy service works across the two main hospital sites at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust- The Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a specialist inpatient speech and language therapy service to adults with acquired communication and EDS disorders
· To work as an autonomous practitioner, in partnership with patients, carers and other health care professionals, to deliver integrated specialised packages of care to adults with acquired communication and EDS difficulties
· To supervise and train speech and language therapy students, other health care professionals and staff from other agencies who works with adults with acquired communication and EDS difficulties
· To provide general support and mentorship to less experienced speech and language therapy colleagues working within the adult service
· To offer training to other health care professional colleagues and agencies
· Accurate use of a number of IT skills to optimise patient care
· To work bank holidays on a rota basis, agreed with inpatient speech and language therapy site leads.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree level qualification or equivalent
- Registered member of the Health Care Professions Council
- Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of attendance of relevant specialist short courses and maintenance of CPD within the field of adult acquired communication/swallowing disorders
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess and manage classical cases of swallowing disorder with minimal support
- Experience of working with a range of adult speech and language therapy-related disorders
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical supervision of students and others
- Experience of delivering training to others
- Experience of service delivery in a wider range of clinical settings
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Ability to reflect on practice both individually and with peers/mentors
- Highly developed non-verbal communication skills
- Highly developed analytical and interpretive skills
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills
- Ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Ability to maintain intense concentration for prolonged periods, simultaneously analysing auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of a patient's communication as required on a daily basis, as an integral part of assessment and treatment
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Prioritisation skills
- Good time management skills
- Highly literate and numerate
- Competent in the use of IT, including microsoft packages
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of national and local strategies, policies and procedures across Health and Social Care and their local implementation or application
Other Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- To be flexible in the demands of the workload including unpredicatable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Shona Tantam
- Job title
- Inpatient Lead Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01256 313596
- Additional information
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