Job summary
- Main area
- Speech language therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (9am-5pm 5 days a week)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 367-LD&F-9737
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lexden Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Per annum, Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech & Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Job overview
- To assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans for service users within the ELDP, including those with profound learning disabilities, additional sensory and/or physical disability, mental health diagnosis and/or challenging behaviour.
- To be responsible for managing a defined caseload
- To select and apply SLT assessments for a designated caseload, addressing communication needs.
Main duties of the job
- To manage a defined caseload, using evidence-based person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
- To provide this service to service users, who present with communication and/or dysphagia difficulties
- To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team
- To review and reflect on you own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal
- To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and reliable attendance
- To demonstrate basic leadership skills
- To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff as appropriate
- To apply knowledge and skills to make decisions in the absence of senior staff
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols
- To participate in the delivery of the SLT development plan
- To ensure Health & Safety Regulations and Data Protection Act Regulations are observed and instituted
- To take part in Risk Assessment and to attend mandatory training sessions
- To critically appraise and review current literature on relevant topics
- To take part in the annual appraisal process and develop a personal development plan
- To undertake professional and educational activities to develop knowledge and ensure maintenance of professional and clinical standards
Analytical and Judgemental Skills (Band 5 & 6):
- To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Specialist SLT
- To demonstrate ongoing personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio
- To comply with the HCPC and RCSLT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and national and Trust procedures
- To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- State registration with HCPC
- Member of the RCSLT
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) – professional portfolio
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge and application of speech and language therapy assessments and interventions
- Detailed knowledge of evidence based practice and its contribution to practice governance
- Planning and coordination of treatment packages
- Experience of managing a caseload
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in the field of Learning Disabilities or other relevant transferrable setting (eg older adults, long term neuro)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Livvy Ryder
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0333 222 5020
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