Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language
- Grade
- Band 5-6 Development Post
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 236-RCO-P255-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rochdale Infirmary
- Town
- Rochdale
- Salary
- £29,970 - £44,962 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Adult Speech and Language Therapist Band 5-6 Development post
Band 5-6 Development Post
Job overview
We’re advertising a unique opportunity for a Band 5- 6 Adult Speech and Language Therapist development post, to our well-established and friendly team.
We offer robust management supervision, regular team meetings, great clinical support and training opportunities. You will develop leadership skills by providing management supervision to other team members. You will educate and enrich student learning experiences as a clinical educator. Evidence-based practice is embedded and CPD is actively encouraged. We work across multiple community locations including clinics, patient’s homes and care homes as well as in-reaching into wards at Rochdale Infirmary. If you are passionate, innovative and keen to input to service development then we are excited to hear from you!
With support from a highly specialist and enthusiastic team of therapists and therapy assistants you will provide care to general adult and stroke patients in need of Speech and Language Therapy input.
You will be supported both in-house and through external course attendance to achieve Dysphagia competencies and other relevant Band 6 requirements and once successfully achieved will automatically progress into a Band 6 post.
This role is predominantly community based, though with some opportunity to in reach into acute settings. As such the ability travel independently around the boroughs of Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale is essential.
Main duties of the job
To be a speech and language therapist in the field of adult acquired communication/swallowing disorders.
To act as an autonomous practitioner with relevant knowledge, skills and experience, assessing, diagnosing and managing patients on the caseload.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of one’s professional and clinical work, working to agreed national and professional standards.
To plan, deliver and evaluate clinical audit, research activities and in-service training within specialist area.
Working for our organisation
Rochdale Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place destined to be different. Rochdale puts co-operation and co-design at the forefront of its health and social care. This is the place with community based integrated care at its heart. Rochdale Infirmary, and the adult and children’s community services across Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, consists of professionals from health, social and voluntary sectors. A place leading the way in life-enhancing, integrated care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree
- Registered with HCPC
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Evidence of completion of specialist short courses or other post-graduate training.
Desirable criteria
- Member of relevant special interest groups.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently around borough.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience working with adults with acquired communication/swallowing disorders
- Experience of working within relevant specialist area at undergraduate/postgraduate leve
- Experience of working with patients with a wide range of acquired neurological conditions including CVA, Parkinson’s, MS, MND, dementia
- Experience of working collaboratively within a multi - disciplinary team.
- Knowledge and use of up -to - date assessment procedures and therapy techniques relevant to client group.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit
- Experience of delivering training to SLT staff and others
- Awareness of professional and clinical local and national guidelines/policies relevant to the client group.
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
- Andy McIntosh
- Job title
- Team Lead Adult SLT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01706 906502
- Additional information
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