Job overview

We are delighted to offer an excellent opportunity for a motivated clinician looking to take the next step in their career and join the Broomfield Hospital Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team; a team that places quality of care at the heart of everything we do.

This is a dynamic split post for an experienced and dedicated speech and language therapist. The successful candidate will lead our voice service and deliver a highly specialist outpatient service for adults with voice disorders, as well as provide expert input to acute inpatient general medical wards.

If you are passionate about delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care and are ready to further develop your specialist skills, we would love to hear from you.

As a highly specialist SLT, you will: 

·       Lead & Inspire: Lead on the professional and clinical direction of the Broomfield Hospital Adult SLT Voice Service making full use of Provide’s culture of innovation and commitment to excellence.

·       Manage & Develop: Contribute to the professional development of junior colleagues supporting team growth, and help to shape a thriving, motivated workforce. 

·       Deliver Excellence: Help to ensure that services are implemented safely, effectively, and efficiently within an agreed locality, making a tangible difference to the lives of those we serve. 

·       Collaborate & Innovate: Work within MDT and across organisational boundaries with Provide and MSEFT to enhance and streamline service delivery. 

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Broomfield Hospital Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team in the provision of a highly specialist service to adults with voice disorders in an outpatient setting as well as to adults in acute inpatient wards.

To autonomously lead and manage the voice service, offering highly specialist assessment and therapy for patients experiencing voice difficulties.

To contribute to the delivery of instrumental assessment including videofluoroscopy and FEES and to provide cover for other clinicians as required.

Supervise and develop junior members of the team within the service.

In line with requirements of other Band 7s on site, to deputise for the Operational Lead in respect of operational management of the service as required.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee-owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.