Adult Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6 Stroke Rotation
Adult Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6 Stroke Rotation
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Job Summary
Job Summary
Band 6 Rotational Speech and Language Therapist - Inpatient Stroke Unit / Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team - Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital and covering Hampshire Hospital Foundation Trust's patch for community (Basingstoke, Andover and Winchester).
Role Description:
We have a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated Speech & Language Therapist who is keen to extend their clinical skills in stroke. This post is based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and is rotational coveringour acute Stroke Unit and Early Supported Discharge Team, providing experience in inpatient and community settings.
Main duties of the job
What We Look For:
* Experience of managing stroke patients with acquired dysphagia and communication difficulties across different settings.
* An enthusiasm to develop own skills and competencies as well as sharing those with others.
* Flexibility in adapting to changing service requirements.
What We Offer:
* The opportunity to join a friendly, ambitious, and motivated Stroke Service.
* Opportunities for close multi-disciplinary working and sharing skills and competencies.
* A range of CPD opportunities within the Stroke and Speech and Language Therapy teams, with established training sessions and focus groups to learn from and contribute to.
* Access to instrumental swallow assessments (Video fluoroscopy and FEES).
* Excellent links to the acute and community Speech and Language Therapy teams with clinical leads in range of specialist areas to provide support and learning.
* Your life outside HHFT is important and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview.
Who We Are:
The Hampshire Hospitals stroke service includes a 36-bed in-patient Stroke Unit and Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team in the community. You will have a chance to work in both services as part of this rotational post, joining a team of stroke-specialist speech and language therapists and assistants. We are a dynamic and friendly service who value patient centred care and continual improvement and development.
About Us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change:Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, searchHHFT Climate Actionor .
Details
Date posted
19 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
251-MED4238STROKE-E
Job locations
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, HCPC and RSCLT registered
Desirable
* Evidence of relevant CPD activities
* Evidence of stroke-related CPD activities
Other
Essential
* Able to make efficient transport arrangements in order to visit patients in their own homes in a rural environment
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
* Ability to assess and manage classical cases of swallowing disorder with minimal support
* Experience of working in acute hospital setting
* Experience of working with a range of adult speech and language therapy-related disorders
Desirable
* Experience of clinical supervision of students and others
* Experience of delivering training to others
Skills and Ability
Essential
* Evidence of good reflective practice
* Evidence of prioritisation skills
* Good written communication skills
* Evidence of working well in an MDT
Desirable
* Understanding of national and local strategies, policies and procedures
Person Specification
Essential
* Evidence of good reflective practice
* Evidence of prioritisation skills
* Good written communication skills
* Evidence of working well in an MDT
Desirable
* Understanding of national and local strategies, policies and procedures
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
Employer's website
https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
Employer's website
https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
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