Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you a Speech and Language Therapist with mental health experience, looking for an opportunity where you'll be supported to develop your skills and achieve your career goals? If so, join Wellesley Hospital in Wellington, Somerset, and become part of a team dedicated to helping people achieve meaningful recovery.

Wellesley Hospital is a purpose-built 101-bed hospital providing care and treatment for men and women with complex mental health needs.

As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will play a key role in supporting service users to develop and enhance their communication skills. You will lead therapeutic group sessions, build strong one-to-one relationships, encourage engagement, and empower individuals on their recovery journey.

You will manage a designated caseload, using your theoretical knowledge and clinical experience to complete assessments, develop and implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes in line with individual care plans.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will benefit from support from a regional network of healthcare professionals, alongside access to a wide range of training and development opportunities to help you progress in your career.

As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will:

• Deliver specialist assessments and interventions for service users with communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
• Manage a designated caseload, planning and evaluating interventions to support positive outcomes.
• Demonstrate specialist skills in managing complex cases, including those involving cultural and linguistic differences.
• Develop and implement appropriate strategies for effective caseload management.
• Lead therapeutic group sessions and provide individual interventions where required.
• Undertake audits and contribute to service development and research initiatives.
• Provide specialist knowledge in areas such as acquired communication disorders, swallowing disorders, and mental health-related communication needs.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to support recovery-focused care.

Where you will be working

Location: Westpark 26, Chelston, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9FF

You will be based at Wellesley Hospital, a purpose-built 101 bed hospital providing specialist care for men and women with mental health conditions.

Opened in 2017, Wellesley Hospital works in partnership with Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Cygnet Health Care, and Livewell Southwest, helping to provide outstanding care and positive outcomes for service users.

The hospital offers a modern, therapeutic environment designed to support recovery, wellbeing, and independence, with a strong focus on delivering person-centred care.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• HCPC registration
• Experience of managing a caseload involving assessment and treatment of dysphagia
• Experience of working with families
• Evidence of continuing Professional Development

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £42,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registration; Experience in managing caseloads involving dysphagia assessment and treatment; Experience working with families; Evidence of continuing professional development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Wellington

TA21 9FF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Evidence of recent relevant professional development
• To act as a mentor for student university placements. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
• Current Professional Registration - NMC

Desirable

• Hold a post-registration diploma or be working towards a degree

Skills and Aptitude

Essential

• IT skills to include use of Word, Excel, email, internet, recording systems
• The ability to provide skilled, evidence based nursing care to a wide range of patients
• Ability to deal with patients and carers who are under stress.
• Awareness of and adherence to policies including lone worker and manual handling policies
• Current knowledge of developments in nursing and healthcare in general.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stratton Hospital

Hospital Road

Stratton, Bude

EX23 9BR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)