Job summary
- Main area
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 359-7280778-T1
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/07/2025
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist
Band 5
Job overview
Newly qualified and looking for your first job? Working in your first job but looking for a fresh challenge? We are recruiting to our inpatient services in the forward-thinking SALT team at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, in the beautiful Weald of Kent.
We will provide you with training and pastoral support to adapt to life in the UK and offer an outstanding learning and development package with a broad range of development opportunities. I'm sure you will find something to suit you! Please see our new and exciting recruitment video: https://youtu.be/GhVNSbkYkX8.
We are seeking someone who is proactive and flexible to permanently join our forward-thinking and dynamic acute adult inpatient service based at Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone hospitals. You will join an established cohort of B5s and our preceptorship program. We will offer a comprehensive induction with an emphasis on your practice development as a newly qualified SLT.
Main duties of the job
Job summary:
- To autonomously asses, diagnose and manage adult clients admitted to the Trust with communication disorders.
- To work collaboratively with senior members of the team in managing patients with swallowing disorders, to obtain Dysphagia competencies.
- To advise and support relatives, carers and medical staff in the care of these patients
- Where appropriate, to transfer\hand over information about these patients to residential\care homes and\or Community SLT services in a timely manner, to ensure a seamless service and to help prevent unnecessary readmissions.
- To advise and support relatives, carers and medical staff in the most effective means of facilitating communication - both verbal and non-verbal
- To update and organise the online inpatient caseload documents daily so that there is appropriate and effective handover and prioritisation of patients at all times
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), & consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email [email protected] if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrable organisational and reflection skills, including the ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Demonstrable auditory and perceptual skills in the clinical analysis
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice, especially in the areas of dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria and dyspraxia
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Sound knowledge and experience of formal SLT assessments used with adults
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice, especially in the areas of dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria and dyspraxia
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with adults in the acute setting
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or post graduate diploma in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered member of HCPC
Desirable criteria
- RCSLT Dysphagia competencies Level A
- Registered member of RCSLT
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
- Danielle Neshiri
- Job title
- Clinical manager for speech and language therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07756295310
- Additional information
Alternatively, please email [email protected]
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require any reasonable adjustments prior to your interview. Additional support for completing applications and interviews for NHS jobs can be found here:
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