Acute Stroke Speech & Language Therapist

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Acute and Stroke Inpatient SLT team on a permanent basis. The post covers work across UHCW and Rugby St Cross Hospital, providing assessment and intervention for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties on stroke and acute wards.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, manage a caseload within clinical parameters, attend MDT meetings, supervise band 4 SLT

Qualifications

• Post-graduate experience or newly qualified in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Ability to work with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties across stroke and acute wards.
• Enthusiastic team player with flexibility to meet demands of busy acute hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis and intervention for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties on stroke and acute wards.
• Manage a caseload within designated clinical parameters and prioritise own caseload with support from senior clinicians.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings and daily board rounds to coordinate patient care.
• Support and delegation of tasks to band 4 SLT assistants.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of the SLT service through collaboration and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in information management to ensure high quality data is recorded, evaluated and reported in a timely manner.
• Involve in education and supervision of volunteers, students and junior staff.
• Work within National and Trust policies and HCPC/RCSLT standards.

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Acute and Stroke Inpatient SLT team on a permanent basis. The post covers work across UHCW and Rugby St Cross Hospital, providing assessment and intervention for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties on stroke and acute wards.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, manage a caseload within clinical parameters, attend MDT meetings, supervise band 4 SLT