Overview
Contract Type: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Salary: a year inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata
Partner Org: Central Surrey Health
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech & Language Therapist to join our friendly community team. We provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic interventions for adults in the community who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties, resulting from acquired or progressive neurological conditions such as stroke, motor neurone disease, Parkinsons and dementia as well as frailty. We work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team in the North-West Surrey Neighbourhood Boroughs.
UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UKVI sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
We are a team committed to delivering high quality patient care, including a community FEES service. Our clinicians have wide ranging expertise, and peer support is always readily accessible. The post holder will have access to regular clinical supervision and CPD opportunities in line with their agreed personal development plan.
This post would suit a Band 6 therapist or an experienced Band 5 therapist who is keen to work towards developing to Band 6. Completed dysphagia training is preferred but therapists who can evidence significant progress towards completing their dysphagia competencies will also be considered. The successful candidate will join a team of highly skilled Speech & Language Therapists, delivering services in community inpatient, outpatient, and domiciliary settings. As this is a community service that covers a large geographical area, being a car driver is essential.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey’s longest established NHS community services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues’ voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
