Developing Band 5/ 6 Adult Community Speech & Language Therapist inReading inReading PUBLISHED WED 23 OCT 2024

Band 5: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum PERMANENT
CASELOAD SLT

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The role of Developing Band 5/6 Adult Community Speech & Language Therapist with Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust involves providing therapy to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties in various community settings throughout Berkshire. Applicants can be newly qualified or have some experience, and will benefit from comprehensive support during their transition to an autonomous practitioner, including a Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff. Responsibilities include managing a caseload of adults with acquired disorders, providing advice to caregivers, engaging in team meetings, and utilizing RIO patient records, while being supervised by experienced senior staff.

This position offers diverse opportunities to work across multiple sites and requires flexibility to meet service needs. New therapists will receive training, including dysphagia and LSVT methods, as part of their professional development. The team promotes collaboration through regular communication and updates, and the organisation is committed to inclusivity and equal opportunity for all applicants.

The Adult Community team are looking for fulltime developing band 5/6s to work in Berkshire. (BHFT ) Your base will be determined by service need and can be flexible though occasionally need you to work at other sites or attend meetings within the locality - both East and West Berkshire .

We are looking for someone who is NQT or with experience and motivation and a desire to be part of a small but enthusiastic adult team.

As a Developing Band 5 you will be supported to make the transition from student to autonomous practitioner with guidance from senior staff. Once you have completed the necessary competencies you will then progress onto a Band 6 level practitioner.

For newly qualified staff, you will work your way through our Preceptorship programme over the first year of employment which will help you make this transition and consolidate all the skills and knowledge gained throughout your training. Following this we will support you to ensure you develop the necessary skills to move into a band 6 role within the team.

It is a completely adult caseload and fully supported by experienced SLT's band 6s and the band 7s Clinical specialists

You will be closely supervised to sign off your NQT competencies and dysphagia training will be provided. LSVT training is also desirable or provided as we offer this to our PD clients.

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