Job summaryJoin a New Early Supported Stroke Discharge (ESSD) Team alongside our fantastic adult community Speech & Language Therapy Team.High Peak & North Dales - ESSD - 0.4 wteChesterfield and North East Derbyshire - Adult Community SLT - 0.6 wteAbout the roleWe are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and motivated Speech & Language Therapist to join our newly established Early Supported Stroke Discharge (ESSD) team, delivering care across High Peak and North Dales, and also in the adult community SLT team across Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.
This is a rare opportunity to be part of our well established community SLT team as well as being integral to the development of a new service, working in line with the established and highly regarded ESSD model used across Derbyshire. You will play a key role in enabling people to leave hospital earlier and recover safely and effectively in their own homes, delivering high-quality, evidence-based stroke rehabilitation.
What you'll be part of- A supportive, friendly and progressive ESSD service and Adult Community SLT team
- The wider Stroke and Neurology Service and Speech & Language Therapy Service within DCHS
- A multidisciplinary team with a strong commitment to patient-centred, evidence-based care
- A service that places training, development and staff wellbeing at its heart
Main duties of the jobWe are looking for a HCPC and RCSLT registered Speech and Language Therapist, with developed skills, working with communication impairments and dysphagia after stroke, as well as experience working with a community caseload including people with dementia and acquired neurological conditions. You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills in developing service provision and clinical pathways relating to these specialisms. You will have a commitment to providing a high standard of patient focussed care and be a strong team player, with the ability to lead and influence others.
You will be employed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT as part of their SLT service and as such have access to a team of colleagues with a range of skills and commitment to providing high standards of evidence based approaches, you will be supported by a SLT team leader.
We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of over 100 staff, working across all service areas in Derbyshire.
Due to the nature of the role, applicants must be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.About usOur purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Person SpecificationExperience- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Relevant experience post registration, including dysphagia, stroke and long term conditions
Desirable- Membership of relevant Clinical Education Networks
- Experience of supervising students and assistants. Feeding back to training establishments on performance
Skills- Ability to understand and apply capacity/demand issues in service area to prioritise caseload according to levels of need and explain rationale for decision making to others
- Post graduate dysphagia experience
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member providing mentorship, clinical supervision and second opinions
Desirable- Experience in delivering training
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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.
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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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.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.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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
