Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 326-7250919-RB
- Employer
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Surrey Hospital
- Town
- Redhill
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum plus high cost allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Are you a newly or recently qualified Speech and Language Therapist looking to join a supportive and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy team? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join the SLT stroke team based at East Surrey Hospital. The post will work across the Hyper Acute and Acute Stroke Unit.
The successful candidate should be interested in developing their skills with an adult inpatient caseload. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in patients who have had a stroke, and will be supported to manage a caseload of patients with communication and swallowing disorders independently. You will also be supported to compete dysphagia competencies as required.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will have excellent communication and prioritisation skills. You will be passionate about delivering person-centered and evidence based care.
There will be opportunities to to contribute to training and support of Speech and Language Therapy assistants where appropriate
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
- Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
- National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
- We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- A complete and accurate application
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification
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
- Laura Budd
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01737 768511
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