Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of competency-based training in a relevant health or social care area PLUS theoretical and practical knowledge to diploma level equivalent, obtained through formal competency training, short courses and experience OR successful completion of approved associate practitioner training or relevant foundation degree or commitment to obtain within 2 years.
• IT Skills

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Child Protection, Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
• Experience in mental health or social care services at Bands 2, 3 or 4, ideally in a community setting.
• Knowledge of the CPA process
• Knowledge and understanding of care planning and risk assessment (completed an Approved course in relation to Risk Assessment).
• Knowledge and understanding of using a Recovery based approach to care.
• Knowledge and understanding of social inclusion approach
• Clinical skills training (awareness of physical health and wellbeing).
• Awareness of issues of diversity

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of Voluntary Care Sector and partnership working

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cirencester Memorial Centre

Sheep Street

Cirencester

GL7 1RQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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 be the first point of contact for the Consultant and his / her Medical Team. Dealing with enquiries from patients, carers and professionals and offer non clinical help and advice, and utilise experience and knowledge to identify when urgent action may be required by the Consultant or his / her Medical Team

To deal sensitively with patients, exercising empathy and recognising that they may sometimes be verbally aggressive. The post holder has direct contact with relatives and carers and needs to demonstrate tact and diplomacy if they are angry and to deal sensitively with them if they are upset or worried

Plan and organise clinics in order to meet fluctuations in capacity and demand, which involves patients being seen in the outpatient clinic or in the community.

Case notes of patients to be prepared in advance of clinic and to trace case notes form Medical Secretariat to the Consultant / Medical Team to ensure the efficient functioning of the centralised patient filing system.

To ensure that all necessary information is available to the Consultant and his / her Medical Team and the PA/Medical Secretariat by maintaining accurate and accessible records and files, including electronic and centralised patient filing systems and the Consultants personal filing system, and to manage an action tracking / bring forward system

Use the relevant systems to book new and follow up clinic appointments (this information is used by the Trust to produce statistics on waiting list deadlines). To access Pathology for results of investigations etc. and to accurately amend patient personal information

Provide timely and accurate typing from transcription software and manuscript of all patient related correspondence following patient reviews or because of multi-disciplinary meetings. This includes written correspondence with General Practitioners, involving the accurate transcription of detailed and sometimes complex medical information that may be of a sensitive nature. Letters may sometimes need to be sent out in the absence of medical oversight as a matter of urgency and to this end need to be accurate

Managing the flow of all correspondence involving dictation, email, audio typing, word processing, and filing, and to draft replies or sending standard responses to routine mail

Assisting the Consultants time management as well as his / her Medical Team through effective PA / secretarial diary management, including organisation of annual leave. This involves notifying other Consultants of the absence of a Consultant in order to ensure there is adequate medical cover. Consultant / Specialist Registrar on-call rotas and the setting up of clinics must also be taken into consideration, and copies of the on-call rota distributed to hospital switchboards and an in-patient unit as well as notifying them in a timely manner of any adjustments to the rota

Carry out searches and provide statistical information for the Consultant and his Medical Team

Contributing to the effective management of the PA/Medical Secretariat by assisting colleagues during their absence or with peaks of work etc. and by contributing ideas and suggestions to improve the effectiveness and image of the Medical Secretariat

Organise and facilitate meetings / training events etc. through the typing and distribution of agendas and papers, arranging dates, venues and refreshments if required, including minute taking

Adhere to all Trust policies, in particular, to act in accordance with the Data Protection Act and patient confidentiality, and the Freedom of Information Act and access to information

Work associated with the individual responsibilities of the Consultant this may be Clinical Lead, Programme Director, Research Supervisor for Specialist Registrars, Co-ordinator for medical student training

Monitor and maintain medical stationery stock

Actively participating in team meetings and discussions with colleagues and manager to make constructive suggestions as to how services could be improved within own work area, and implementing such changes with guidance from line manager

Acts in ways that; support equality and value diversity. Treat everyone with whom you come in contact, with dignity and respect & recognise and report behaviour that undermines equality and diversity

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For moreinformationplease visithttps://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma for Medical Secretaries or OCR/RSA Level 3 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Proven Medical Secretarial experience
• Previous experience of working in the NHS

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Charlton lane and Wotton Lawn Hospital

Horton Road Gloucester and Charlton Lane Cheltenham

Cheltenham and Gloucester

GL53 9DZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)