Job Introduction
As a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist, you will join our supportive community team based at Gravesham Community Hospital in Gravesend. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role within a forward thinking service, helping to shape and develop Speech and Language Therapy provision across North Kent. You will work as a joint Team Lead alongside an experienced full time Band 7, providing clinical leadership while continuing to deliver high quality care to patients within the community. This is a varied and rewarding role where you will support patients with communication and swallowing difficulties to achieve greater independence and quality of life. Our service embraces innovation and flexibility. We offer a blended model of care, combining face to face and remote delivery, giving you the opportunity to work in a way that meets both patient and service needs.
You will be joining a friendly, collaborative and innovative Speech and Language Therapy team who are passionate about delivering person centered care. The team fosters a supportive environment where ideas are encouraged, development is prioritized and colleagues feel valued in their roles. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:
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NHS Agenda for Change Band 7 salary with an NHS pension
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High cost area supplement of 5% of basic salary
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Plentiful on site parking
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Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you discounts on everyday purchases, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats and essentials
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Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest borrowing
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Online and in-person wellbeing support, including mental health services, activity challenges, financial wellbeing tools, coaching and counselling
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Access to e-learning, bespoke career pathways and professional development opportunities through our ‘Outstanding’ Learning Enterprise team
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An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to contribute ideas, backed by ringfenced innovation funding each year
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The pride of working for an organization where the majority of our rated services hold ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ ratings from the Care Quality Commission
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Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
In this role, you will provide leadership and clinical expertise to the community Speech and Language Therapy team across North Kent. You will support the day to day coordination of the service, working closely with your co Team Lead to ensure safe, effective and responsive care delivery. Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will manage a specialist clinical caseload, delivering assessment, diagnosis and evidence based interventions for adults with communication and swallowing disorders. You will have the opportunity to further develop your clinical interests and contribute to service improvement initiatives. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, supporting integrated care and ensuring patients receive the right support at the right time. The service covers a diverse caseload including neurological conditions, head and neck cancer, voice and dysfluency, offering a high level of clinical variety. Key responsibilities include:
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Leading and supporting the day to day delivery of the Speech and Language Therapy service
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Providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention for patients with communication and swallowing needs
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Supporting and developing junior colleagues and students
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Contributing to service development, quality improvement and innovation
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Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across community services
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Maintaining accurate clinical records and adhering to professional standards
Essential
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Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
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Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
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Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
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Significant post graduate experience working with adults with communication and swallowing disorders
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Experience using a wide range of assessments and therapeutic interventions
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Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
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Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office
Desirable
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Experience in a Band 6 or Band 7 role within a community setting
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Experience supporting service development or quality improvement initiatives
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Interest in developing specialist clinical areas
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks
