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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

About

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) provides the hospital services to South Warwickshire from four hospitals:

Warwick Hospital
Leamington Spa Hospital
Stratford Hospital
Ellen Badger Hospital

We also deliver out-of-hospital community services to the whole of Warwickshire and beyond serving a population of more than half a million from various clinics. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

What is a Foundation Trust?

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 March 2010. A foundation trust status gives us greater freedom to manage our own affairs, and makes us more directly accountable to local people through our Members, who are drawn from the local population and staff.

We are managed by a Board of Directors and the Trust is overseen by our Council of Governors. Find out more about our organisational structure and meetings and papers.

We continue to be part of the NHS and treat patients in accordance with core NHS principles – healthcare that is provided according to clinical need, not ability to pay, that it is free at the point of delivery, and that it meets the needs of everyone.

Our Members actively influence the progress of the Trust and help us to be genuinely patient-centred in every aspect. Find out about becoming a Member.

Contact

Address: South Warwickshire Hospital; Lakin Road; Warwick; Warwickshire; CV34 5BW
Contact Number: 01926 495321

Find out more

Jobs Website

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Ref: 203-SS1077 Vacancy ID: 7050914

Principal Speech and Language Therapist

Closed for applications on: 25-Mar-2025 00:01

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 25-Mar-2025 00:01

Location

Site: Acorn House
Town: Coventry Road
Postcode: CV34 4RT
Major / Minor Region: Warwickshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8a (Pending Job Matching))

Specialty

Main area: Speech and Language Therapy

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks

Many of the roles we advertise have a requirement for a DBS check to be carried out. If you are successful for a role and it requires a DBS check the Trust will carry out the initial check and subscription to the DBS Update Service, however successful candidates will be expected to cover the associated costs . Details of this will be sent to successful candidates in their offer letter.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

Staff Benefits

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.

Car Parking

The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Result Areas:

Managerial

To be responsible for providing professional leadership and comply with RCSLT Code of professional conduct, HCPC Standards of Proficiency and HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethics and ensure all staff are aware of these

Deputise for the adult Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) manager and attend trust wide meetings in the absence of the adult SLT manager

Ensure commissioning requirements in the agreed area of the service are delivered and reported

Ensure admin procedures relating to the agreed area of work are completed in a timely manner

To authorise expenditure against a delegated budget.

To ensure best use of staff, resources and equipment within budget constraints

To recruit and induct Registered Speech and Language Therapists in the agreed area of the service and in other teams as required

To lead on the development and delivery of the agreed area of service across Warwickshire

To be responsible for the day to day management of the staff in the agreed area of service including monitoring absence, performance, arranging cover and initial investigation of incidents and complaints

To be responsible for carrying out personal development reviews for staff in the agreed area of service

To authorise stock and non-stock equipment in line with the Trust financial instructions and authorised budgetary limit

Clinical

To develop and deliver a clinical service in an agreed clinical area

To provide cover for colleagues during periods of planned and unplanned leave.

Stock Control

To ensure equipment and resources are available in the agreed area of service and is well maintained and replaced as required

To ensure adequate stocks of patient literature are maintained and order as required

Training and Education

To facilitate the identification of training needs of staff through appraisal and assist in ensuring the training needs analysis for the service is completed annually

To provide training, education & support for new staff in the agreed speciality and for staff wishing to gain experience in the speciality

Participate in training for student Speech and Language Therapists

Actively participate in keeping up to date, attend relevant learning activities and Trust mandatory and statutory training

Clinical Governance

To assist in ensuring the department’s clinical governance agenda is met and reported according to Trust standards, taking a lead on agreed areas from the following

Clinical and professional audits
Patient experience survey’s, questionnaires and patient stories
Clinical guidelines, pathways and procedures
Risk assessments
Investigate clinical incidents and complaints
Research opportunities

Plan and organises own workload and evaluate own practice

Actively participate in keeping up to date, attend relevant learning activities, mandatory and statutory training and participate in the Personal Development Review process working to achieve agreed set objectives.

Follow department and trust clinical guidelines, policies and procedures

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).

Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.

We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.

The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Speech and Language Therapy degree or postgraduate diploma
Registered Speech and Language Therapist with the Health Care Professions Council
Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Post Graduate Dysphagia Course
Documented evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

Post registration training at Master’s level
Evidence of leadership training
Evidence of post-graduate management training and qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of Speech and Language Therapy practice across a range of settings
Experience of leading and delivering elements of Clinical Governance
Experience of recruitment and selection processes
Experience in clinical supervision of students and junior staff
Experience of project management

Desirable criteria

Experience of line managing staff

Skills

Essential criteria

Up to date Speech and Language Therapy professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent and evidence of continuous professional development and an awareness of best practice in Speech and Language Therapy
Able to demonstrate understanding of NHS and professional issues and strategies
Able to demonstrate ability to work within the legal & ethical boundaries of the profession
Able to demonstrate ability to be an effective member of the Speech and Language Therapy and multidisciplinary team
Able to demonstrate advanced written and verbal communication and negotiation skills in a range of situations with relevant stakeholders
Able to demonstrate proven planning, decision making and organisational skills
Able demonstrate effective leadership skills
Able to reflect and appraise own performance and that of others
Must be computer literate and able to use a variety of IT systems
Able to analyse and interpret information relating to the service
Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge and application of evidence based / current best practice in Speech and Language Therapy
Able to demonstrate good presentation and training skills
Able to demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance and its application.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Highly motivated to develop the service, themselves, team members, and students
Able to maintain effective working relationships and engagement with relevant stakeholders
Able to work autonomously and prioritise own and others workload and work under pressure
Must be able to deal with difficult situations appropriately
Committed to personal and professional development
Committed to client centred, non-discriminatory practice