Job summary
- Main area
- Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-7523DCB
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- KCH
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Stroke Speech and Language Therapist
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for an energetic, self-motivated Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to work within our stroke team team. If you are enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated, then we would love you to join our team at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Due to increased investment in stroke services we are expanding our team at EKHUFT! We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated SLTs with a passion for working in stroke services to support our team leadership and provide highly specialist service delivery for our patients.
We take pride in the work we do to support people who have had a stroke to reach their potential. Are you looking for the next challenge in your career? If so, this is a great opportunity to play a key role in developing our expanding stroke services at Kent and Canterbury Hospital. The increased investment in our services has resulted in a substantial increase in staffing which will enable us to deliver a holistic, forward-thinking service over seven days.
We are a friendly, hard-working team who get together regularly for team meetings, clinical supervision and CPD. We provide a high quality SLT service across three busy acute hospital sites.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a motivated and progressive SLT service who are continuously striving towards best-practice care. We are passionate about providing high quality care for our patients.
Working for our organisation
We form part of close MDT working on all the wards and the therapy team are key team members in the rehabilitation of patients and discharge planning. We firmly believe that developing our staff is key to success; we have a dynamic and progressive training and development ethos, providing excellent opportunities to enhance your knowledge and competencies, nurturing your personal and professional development by encouraging and supporting you to reach your full potential. As the organisation is moving towards a skills based workforce, the future opportunities are endless!
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Hold a diploma/degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Formal teaching or mentoring qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Clinical competencies in videofluoroscopy, tracheostomy, FEES and/or laryngectomy
- Post-graduate experience of working in the acute hospital setting in stroke services
Desirable criteria
- Completed or started Master’s Degree in a health related subject relevant to area of clinical specialty and advanced practice
- NHS Leadership Academy qualification e.g. ‘Edward Jenner’, ‘Mary Seacole’.
Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant experience in dysphagia assessment and management
- • Highly developed clinical skills in assessment, therapy and management of patients with communication and swallowing impairments
- • Significant postgraduate healthcare experience equivalent to L7 demonstrating professional development across the four pillars of practice.
- • Significant experience working with acutely unwell patients and those who have experienced a stroke.
- • Experience of working with patients/service users to resolve concerns and improve their experience.
- • Evidence of effective networking or matrix working
- • Experience of supervising staff and delivering training
- • Experience of assessing patients and developing specialised programmes of care
- • Experience of presenting to groups of staff/public
- • Skills and experience in specialist dysphagia and communication management
- • Clinical and non-clinical prioritisation skills
- • Highly developed clinical skills in assessment, therapy and management of patients with communication and swallowing impairments
- • Proven skills in leadership
- • Excellent interpersonal skills
- • Highly developed problem-solving skills
- • Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Excellent time management skills
- • Effective team player
Governance
Essential criteria
- • Understanding of quality governance, patient safety and patient experience tools to support clinical practice and service improvement.
- • Sound knowledge and understanding of national policy and guidance
- • Utilisation of clinical effectiveness tools to deliver quality improvement e.g. risk management and clinical audit.
- • Evidence of innovative practice utilising research and audit.
- • Experience of contributing to quality improvement in safety/quality improvement projects.
- • Experience of writing reports and presenting to teams or small groups
Personal/professional attributes
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work within a team to achieve goals for a shared vision.
- • Evidence of service development and delivery in practice.
- • Knowledge of health policy and application to practice.
- • Ability to problem solve, anticipate and plan, individually and within a team
- • Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- • Flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service (including weekend working)
- • Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- • Self-motivated, positive, adaptable and flexible approach
- • Upholds and role models the Trust values
- • Willing to work across sites (including moving base-site when stroke services move to William Harvey Hospital)
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
- Brenna Fossey
- Job title
- Head of Service Adult Speech and Language Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01233 61 6623
- Additional information
Please contact Brenna by phone to discuss this exciting opportunity further.
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