Band 5/6 - Rotational Speech and Language Therapist

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Band 5/6 Rotational Speech and Language Therapist in Watford. This role offers a supportive environment for newly qualified therapists to develop their skills in acute and stroke management, with ample opportunities for training and service development. Work alongside experienced colleagues and contribute to innovative healthcare solutions.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training and supervision

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated individual required.
• Opportunity to develop skills in acute and stroke management.

Responsibilities

• Work on acute and stroke ward with a team of 7 therapists.
• Participate in service development projects.
• Complete competencies over 12-18 months.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Education

Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Job description

Band 5/6 - Rotational Speech and Language Therapist

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We have an opportunity for a Band 5 Rotational speech and language therapist to work on the acute and stroke ward.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual, to work with a friendly team of 7 speech and language therapists. This would be an excellent role for a newly qualified speech therapist wishing to increase their knowledge, skills, and experience in a stimulating and supportive environment.

At a band 5 level this would be a developmental post. You would be supported to successfully complete a set of competencies over 12-18 months prior to obtaining the band 6 post. This timeframe may be reviewed depending on any previous time spent working at a band 5 level.

Training and supervision would be provided by the speech team.

The post provides an exciting opportunity to develop skills and knowledge within the areas of acute and stroke and developing your skills in management of dysphagia within agreed competencies.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly skilled and experienced colleagues.

The post would also offer the candidate the opportunity to participate within service development projects.

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.

www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking

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We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Meghna Mapara Job title: Therapy Team Lead Dietetics and Speech Therapy Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01923217200

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