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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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Main area Speech & Language Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
828-PROVIDE4318
Employer
Provide CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Broomfield Hospital
Town
Chelmsford
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/10/2026 23:59
Job Overview
We are delighted to offer an excellent opportunity for a specialist Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our inpatient general medical team.
This is a dynamic post for an experienced and dedicated Speech and Language Therapist. The successful candidate will join our general medical service and deliver a highly specialist intervention for adults with acquired swallowing and communication needs.
If you are passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centered care and are ready to further develop your specialist skills, we would love to hear from you.
As a specialist adult speech and language therapist, you will:
- Lead & Inspire: Support the professional and clinical direction of the Broomfield Hospital Adult SLT Acute Inpatient Service making full use of Provide’s culture of innovation and commitment to excellence.
- Manage & Develop: Contribute to the professional development of junior colleagues supporting team growth, and help to shape a thriving, motivated workforce.
- Deliver Excellence: Help to ensure that services are implemented safely, effectively, and efficiently within an agreed locality, making a tangible difference to the lives of those we serve.
- Collaborate & Innovate: Work within multidisciplinary teams and across organisational boundaries with Provide and MSEFT to enhance and streamline service delivery.
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of the Broomfield Hospital Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team in the provision of a specialist service to adults across acute inpatient wards.
To contribute to the delivery of instrumental assessment including videofluoroscopy and FEES and to provide cover for other clinicians as required.
Supervise and develop junior members of the team within the service.
Working for our organisation
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.
We work from a variety of settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.
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Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.
We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Everything you need to know about this post can be seen in the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly as required
Qualifications And Education
Essential criteria
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Professional Registration with the HCPC
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of continuing CPD
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree or equivalent ability in relevant field
Work Related Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the independent assessment and management of complex acquired communication and swallowing disorders with adult populations.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience with service development and service evaluation
- Experience using evidence-based practice and outcome measures
- Experience providing teaching and training to MDT, patients, families etc.
Desirable criteria
- Experience with videofluoroscopy with evidence of the relevant competencies.
- Experience with tracheostomy weaning and management, with the relevant competencies.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to effectively plan, prioritise, and manage clinical and non-clinical responsibilities, ensuring deadlines are met and high standards of service delivery are maintained
- Ability to multitask in a busy, fast-paced environment showing flexibility to changes in service needs and priorities.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 to support documentation, communication and admin tasks.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as a team player.
- Able to remain calm when working under pressure
- Awareness of own strengths and weaknesses with an ability to self-evaluate performance and ability to work flexibly when required.
Further Information
How will we contact you?
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Closing Date
Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.
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