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Job summary

Main area
Community SLT
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22 hours per week (Monday to Friday over three days)
Job ref
223-SST-223-A
Employer
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Town
Shropshire
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

We have an opportunity to work as part of a community team providing a specialist service to people living with communication and swallowing disorders in the Bridgnorth and Church Stretton area.

Our service aims to provide support and advice to patients and their families on how to deal with a range of communication and swallowing difficulties on both the local community hospital ward and in a range of settings in the surrounding area.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of a small  team working  in Bridgnorth and Church Stretton providing a service to people who live with both communication, voice and swallowing disorders their families and carers.

You will provide assessment and management for a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders both on the hospital ward, and in the wider community and ICS team.

Working for our organisation

As an organisation we strive to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision (“To provide excellent care for the communities we serve”) and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most – our patients and their families.

The community SLT team at SATH works across the whole of Shropshire to include 4 community hospitals and The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt orthopaedic hospital including their specialist spinal unit. We also provide a service into ICS teams countywide.

We have clinical leads in the areas of Spinal injury, Dysfluency, Voice and dysphagia.

We are a hard working but friendly and supportive team working in an ever changing and fast paced environment.  Given the nature of our caseloads, the range of disorders that we treat and the large geographical area that we cover, the post holder will need to be a driver with access to a vehicle, flexible and resilient, responding to the changing needs of the service on a daily basis.

We have monthly staff meetings (with cake!) and have regular clinical and management supervision sessions.   We have regular Professional  Meetings attended by all SLT teams within the Trust and monthly CPD sessions. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see attached detailed job description and person specification. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Professional qualification
  • Qualifications in English and maths
  • Evidence of specialist Training appropriate for clinical role
  • Registered with HCPC and RCSLT

Work experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice – communication and swallowing disorders in a range of acquired disorders
  • Evidence of teaching / presentation experience
  • Experience in audit and research
  • Evidence of Specialist level of clinical reasoning

knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Specialist level of knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to support clinical practice
  • knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Proven leadership ability
  • Highly specialist analytical and problem solving skills
  • Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal skills

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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.

Application numbers

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julie Harrison
Job title
manager for community SLT, Care closer to home
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07873700797
Additional information

01743 261000 ext. 2644

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Anchorage Avenue
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
Telephone
01743 492402
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