Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Adult community therapies, Pine lodge, St Michaels primary care centre
Town Enfield
Salary £34,521 - £50,697 per annum (pro rata) inclusive of HCAs
Salary period Yearly
Closing 01/05/2025 23:59
Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy
Band 6
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals.
Job overview
Adult Community Speech and Language Therapist (Band 5/6 Development Role)
Make a Difference. Shape the Future of Community SLT.
Are you an enthusiastic Band 5 or Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist looking for your next big step? Or perhaps you're a newly qualified SLT ready to kickstart your career in a supportive and dynamic environment? If you're passionate about enhancing patient care and driving positive change, this could be the perfect role for you!
Why Join Us?
* Be part of a skilled and supportive team of SLTs and SLT Assistants.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across community services, North Middlesex University Hospital, and the Royal Free London NHS Trust.
* Enjoy flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle.
* Access full CPD support, leadership training, and career progression opportunities.
* Benefit from comprehensive well-being services, including an Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health support, and a Wellbeing Forum.
What We're Looking For:
* RCSLT-recognised SLT degree and HCPC registration.
* We will support Band 5 applicants toward postgraduate dysphagia qualification.
* A passion for supporting adult patients with acquired conditions.
* Strong communication skills, teamwork, and a desire to develop your leadership abilities.
Ready to Apply?
Take the next step in your career—develop, grow, and inspire. Apply today and become part of a team that is changing lives every day.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of the Adult Speech and Language therapy team and the wider Adult Community Therapies service. You will be co-located with the Adult Community rehabilitation team, Community Neuro therapy service, the Community Stroke Rehabilitation team and Nutrition & Dietetics colleagues.
We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician, keen to work with us in shaping and developing our services to meet the challenges of delivering appropriate care in the right place and at the right time. We need you to be passionate about making a difference to patients and their families.
Working for our organisation
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As part of the adult SLT service providing care to a multi-cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to patients and their carers in the community.
To perform comprehensive speech and language assessment (communication and / or swallowing) of adults with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this assessment to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment program.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* RCSLT Recognised Diploma/Degree in SLT
* HCPC Registered.
* Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio
* RCSLT Recognised Postgraduate dysphagia Qualification
* RCSLT Attendance at relevant Post-Graduate Courses.
* Member of relevant CEN.
Skills and abilities
* Good communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner.
* Competent IT skills- Evidence of use of basic Microsoft packages i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
* Effective time management and ability to adapt within a busy clinical environment.
* Able to manage complex situations, e.g. dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers, effectively and appropriately.
* Able to demonstrate appropriate clinical reasoning in relation to all clinical decisions.
* Ability to work effectively within a team environment.
* Ability to develop appropriate and effective supervisory skills.
* Experience of electronic clinical notes packages i.e. RiO, System One, Care-Notes, Paris.
* Experience of working with translators within clinical settings.
* Experience of organising internal or external training session/course.
Experience
* Minimum of 18 months – 2 years post graduate clinical experience.
* Clinical experience of working in the NHS.
* Experience of working with either out-patients and/or community MDT setting.
* Experience of working with patients with acquired neurological conditions.
* Experience of delivering training packages to carers regarding dysphagia & communication.
* Supervision of students or assistants.
* Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC): Experience of assessment and implementation of low and high-tech AAC.
* Participation in project /audit activities.
Personal qualities/ Knowledge/ Awareness/ Understanding
* Well-developed knowledge and understanding of evidence based assessment and therapeutic approaches for patients with an acquired medical condition.
* Awareness of own knowledge and developmental needs and learning style.
* Extensive knowledge base underpinning broad SLT skills.
* A good working knowledge of the NHS systems of care and awareness of current NHS policies and issues which impact on the SLT profession and delivery of care.
* A strong commitment to patient focused care.
Other
* Car owner/driver with valid UK driving license with access to a car for work use.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, (NLPSS) who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of NMUH.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely.
If you are anEU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
If you require sponsorshipfor a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Helen Plum Job title Adult Community Therapies Service Manager Email address h.plum@nhs.net Telephone number 07967 884401 Additional information
If you wish to make any further inquiries or to arrange an informal visit please do not hesitate to contact:
Helen Plum (Adult Community Therapies Operational Manager) mobile: 07967 884401
Email: h.plum@nhs.net
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