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Job summary

Main area
Voice
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
434-CR7072097
Employer
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Amersham Hospital
Town
Amersham
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/04/2025 23:59

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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Acute Medicine

Band 7

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

  • provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
  • nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
  • regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
  • deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer. 

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

 

Job overview

The Buckinghamshire Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic therapist to join our acute SLT team.   You will be joining a friendly SLT team working across Buckinghamshire, delivering high quality care.  

This  post offers the opportunity to work with acute SLT and MDT colleagues, providing swallowing and communication assessments and advice for patients admitted to Stoke Mandeville Hospital.  The post holder is integral to the SLT provision in our admission areas and will work collaboratively with the REACT team to assess patients and enhance patient flow.  The post holder will additionally support the ongoing care or patients throughout their inpatient admission.   The post holder will be involved in the provision of instrumental assessment via FEES and VF.

We can offer training and development from within our team and this post could be considered as a band 6/band 7 development opportunity for the right person.  In this situation the post holder would be supported to complete competencies related to acute care, to progress from a band 6 to a band 7.

 

Main duties of the job

The postholder will independently manage and take responsibility for their own caseload and will:

  • Assess patients presenting in the A&E department or front-door service with acute communication and swallowing difficulties and interpret results from diagnostic tests, medical history, and multidisciplinary team (MDT) input to inform treatment plans.
  • Work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, prioritizing cases based on acuity and severity of needs.
  • Identify, assess, and diagnose swallowing and communication impairments and implement management programmes, or therapy, where appropriate.
  • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care and effective management of speech and swallowing needs
  • Use highly specialist clinical skills to manage an acute caseload of eating, drinking, swallowing and communication difficulties.
  • Provide expert guidance and information to colleagues, patients and carers.
  • To provide instrumental assessment, including Videofluoroscopy and FEES, as indicated in patient care.
  • Support patients with communication impairments to engage with care planning and advanced care planning
  •  Demonstrate leadership and support the development of SLT and HCP colleagues.
  • Independently take students on placement.
  • Take responsibility for implementing service wide developments as appropriate and contribute to the operational delivery of acute services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Working for our organisation

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

  • As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
  • We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. 
  • We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

  • We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
  • As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
  • Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. 

What do we stand for?

  • Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
  • Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
  • Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential criteria
  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or Qualification Equivalent
  • Health and Care Professions Council Membership
  • Completion of accredited post graduate qualification in dysphagia or equivalent
  • Completion of competencies in VF and/or FEES
Desirable criteria
  • Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  • Evidence of successful completion of relevant specialist short courses
  • Membership of relevant specialist interest group/clinical excellence network

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Well established knowledge of specialist SLT assessment and therapy tools relevant to acute SLT, including VFS and FEES
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group
  • Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and quality measures
  • Knowledge of the roles of other professionals involved in the relevant areas of patient care
  • Working knowledge of MS office applications and hospital electronic patient records

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Significant clinical experience in SLT, typically 2-3 years at band 6 or equivalent level
  • Experience in assessment and management of complex communication and dysphagia in acute settings and optimising patient flow
  • Experience in clinical decision making and managing complex patients in a fast paced environment
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of the allocation of quality measures pertaining to SLT
  • Proven ability to supervise and support junior members of staff, assistants and students

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel cross site as required to attend meetings and support other service areas in times of pressure

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoPositive about disabled peopleArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Justine Green
Job title
Clinical Specialist SLT for Acute Care
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01296 838920
Additional information

Alison Kelly

Head of Service Adult SLT

01494 323440

[email protected]

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