Speech & Language Therapist - Adult - Band 6 in Guernsey

Applications are invited from qualified and registered Speech & Language Therapists to join the Adult Inpatient and Community service on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.
The SLT team comprises; a Band 8A Clinical Lead, a Band 7, a Band 6 (this post) and a Band 4 SLT Assistant. 
You will ideally have some post-registration experience but newly-qualified Therapists who have completed Dysphagia competencies during training and have the ability to manage a basic Dysphagia referral are welcome to apply.

You will be supported to manage a clinical caseload and provide a specialist service to adults with speech, language, communication and/or swallowing difficulties in acute, rehabilitation, continuing care, and community settings (including Adult Disability) across the island of Guernsey 
A full job description is available upon application. 

Please note; Guernsey has adopted the AfC banding system, but have applied their own salary scale.
The current Band 6 salary range is £47,860 to £64,615 plus an annual bonus of £1,747.
Annual leave starts at 36 days up to 42 days with full credit for NHS or UK local authority service for annual leave and sick leave.

The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands and has a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain's finest and best-kept beaches, an especially mild and sunny climate, and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the island's capital
This unique integrated health service delivers a diverse range of services including diagnosing and treating patients in the island's acute hospital complex, and supporting people with in the wider community.
The States of Guernsey provides an excellent Adult Speech & Language Therapy Service, supported by modern equipment and reliant on Healthcare professionals recruited to a high standard.

Person requirements:
Speech & Language Therapist with full HCPC registration 
Ideally at least one year post-registration experience in an Adult Inpatient or Community setting
Post graduate dysphagia training or evidence of competencies reached during undergraduate degree training with the ability to attend to a Dysphagia referral on the Ward or in the Community
A full driving licence would be an advantage to attend to community caseload; this could be managed by bicycle or eBike, however to note this is a year-round expectation.

The benefits of working in Guernsey include:
- A higher-than-UK salary.
- An annual bonus of £1,747
- A flat rate 20% income tax.
- No Council tax or VAT
- A relocation payment of £5,000 and a generous four year monthly allowance for private rental accommodation*
- A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.
*Full T&C in relocation directive

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If this role is not for you, please remember we offer a generous £500 Bonus for any successful friend or colleague referrals.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

Jarrodean is a small family-owned and operated staffing consultancy for Registered Nurses, Operating Theatre Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals seeking permanent/substantively-employed roles. We offer our applicants a friendly and personalised job-seeking service, and are in an enviable position to deliver our employing clients an excellent choice of quality candidates. We have preferred-supplier status to leading UK Independent sector Hospitals and are a named supplier on the Crown Commercial Solutions (CCS) Clinical General Recruitment / Permanent Staffing Framework. This Framework supports NHS Hospital Trusts and other Public Sector bodies. Additionally, we are also proud to have been a major recruitment partner to the beautiful States of Guernsey for over 20 years.

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