Developing BAND 5/6 Adult Community Speech & Language Therapist

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Adult Community team are looking for fulltime developing band 5 /6 s to work in Berkshire. ( BHFT ) Your base will be determined by service need and can be flexible though oc casionally 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.
We now use Teams to keep in touch and have regular weekly updates and team chats.
Working with clients with acquired disorders - eg PD Stroke
To provide advice to parents/carers regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication and swallowing difficulties .
Using RIO patient held records
Provide LSVT to PD clients
Group working with specific client groups
Actively participate in team meetings
Work flexibly in response to service need across multiple sites
Liaise with the team for support on a day to day basis
Provide a service in all community settings including Out- paitents clinics, home visits
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

OUR VALUES AT BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE ARE:

Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required

Please refer the Job description for details