Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist
Job Description
Job summary
Are you a pro-active and innovative Speech and Language Therapist with leadership skills based in the North Kent area? Are you seeking part-time work 22.5 hours per week, looking to join an NHS Health and Social Care partner which is striving to make positive changes? Then apply now! You will jointly lead our friendly and enthusiastic team based at Gravesham Community Hospital with another full-time Team Lead Speech and Language Therapist. As a forward-thinking and innovative team, we are always striving to improve and develop our services and we enjoy supporting colleagues to put their ideas into practice. Over the past year we have worked hard to adapt the way we deliver our services during the pandemic, whilst continuing to provide evidence-based and person-centred care. A large proportion of our intervention is currently delivered via telehealth (phone and video consultations) and we have worked hard to find creative ways to ensure we are meeting patients needs. As a service we are supportive of a combination of hybrid and face to face working, to help meet the needs of our patients and the service.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will be a Team Lead for the community Speech and Language Therapy team in North Kent. Responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and evaluating the day-to-day delivery of the Speech and Language Therapy Service. You will offer assessment, diagnosis, therapy, and advice for patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders. This role allows you to support patients in reaching their full potential. It provides an opportunity to focus on clinical work in your area of interest and expertise, covering a wide-ranging caseload including neurological conditions, head and neck cancer, voice and dysfluency. Hybrid and face-to-face working modes are supported to tailor the needs of patients and service demands.
About us
HCRG Care Group is a partner of NHS Health and Social Care services, committed to delivering high-quality care and making a positive impact in the community. Based in Gravesend at Gravesham Community Hospital, the organisation emphasizes innovation, continuous improvement, and the willingness to adapt to changes like those necessitated by the pandemic. The team supports proactive ideas from colleagues, aiming for evidence-based and person-centred care. Benefits include NHS pension, high cost area supplements, on-site parking, access to a rewards hub, and mental and physical well-being support. HCRG Care Group values clinical and quality standards highly, with a solid track record of excellent Care Quality Commission ratings.
Job responsibilities
Are you a pro-active and innovative Speech and Language Therapist with leadership skills based in the North Kent area? Are you seeking part-time work 22.5 hours per week, looking to join an NHS Health and Social Care partner which is striving to make positive changes? Then apply now!
You will jointly lead our friendly and enthusiastic team based at Gravesham Community Hospital with another full-time Team Lead Speech and Language Therapist.
As a forward-thinking and innovative team, we are always striving to improve and develop our services and we enjoy supporting colleagues to put their ideas into practice. Over the past year we have worked hard to adapt the way we deliver our services during the pandemic, whilst continuing to provide evidence-based and person-centred care. A large proportion of our intervention is currently delivered via telehealth (phone and video consultations) and we have worked hard to find creative ways to ensure we are meeting patients needs.
As a service we are supportive of a combination of hyrbid and face to face working, to help meet the needs of our patients and the service.
Gravesham Community Hospital is located a short distance from St Georges ShoppingCentre and is surrounded by well-known food establishments and local coffee shops making it an ideal base location.
Main Responsibilities:You will work as Team Lead of the community Speech and Language Therapy team in North Kent.This includes planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Speech and Language Therapy Service on a day-to-day basis.
As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, therapy and advice for patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders. You will support patients to reach their potential and live their lives to the full. You will be able to focus your clinical work in your area of interest and expertise. The team covers a wide-ranging patient caseload including neurological conditions, head and neck cancer, voice and dysfluency.
Ideal Candidate:- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- Registered member of Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
- Minimum of 3 years working with patients with communication and swallowing disorders caused by a range of aetiologies including use of a broad range of assessments and therapy interventions
- You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
As a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist, youll be part of ourteam primarily based at Gravesham Community Hospital, Gravesend.
You will feel valued as a Speech and Language Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- AFC Band 7 Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions and ahigh cost area supplement of 5% of the basic salary
- Plentiful on site-parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification, Registered member of Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), Minimum of 3 years experience with communication and swallowing disorders, IT systems knowledge and Microsoft Office proficiency.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Gravesend
DA11 0DG
United Kingdom
