About this role
Job summary
Are you a newly or recently qualified Speech and Language Therapist looking to join a supportive and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy team? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join the SLT inpatient team based at East Surrey Hospital. The post will be rotational across the Acute Medical/Surgical wards and Hyper Acute/ Acute Stroke Unit.
The successful candidate should be interested in developing their skills with an adult inpatient caseload. You will have the opportunity to develop skills across a wide range of clinical specialisms, and will be supported to manage a caseload of patients with communication and swallowing disorders independently. You will also be supported to complete dysphagia competencies as required.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will have excellent communication and prioritisation skills. You will be passionate about delivering person-centered and evidence based care.
There will be opportunities to to contribute to training and support of Speech and Language Therapy assistants,and colleagues within the wider hospital, where appropriate
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021 National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey
Job description Job responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Criteria Essential
Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role A complete and accurate application Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement Evidence of essential experience for role Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification
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 Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)