Band 6/7 Locum Adult Community Speech & Language Therapist – Surrey

Pulsejobs.com; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Pulsejobs.com seeks an Adult Community Speech & Language Therapist to provide specialized support for stroke patients in Surrey. This part-time role involves working with the NHS to address communication and swallowing issues, requiring both professional registration and specific neuro skills.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Experience in managing dysphagia caseload.
• Ability to drive and own a car for patient visits.

Responsibilities

• Work with Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust, supporting patients in the community.
• Caseload includes mixed communication and swallowing impairments.
• Engage in Early Supported Discharge for Stroke patients.

Skills

Dysphagia Management

Family Collaboration

Neuro Skills

Education

HCPC Registration

Job description

Role: Adult Community Speech & Language Therapist
Banding: Band 6/7
Location: Surrey
Salary: £29 to £34 p/h
Shift pattern: Part time
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 3 months

The AHP team at Pulse is currently seeking a dedicated and compassionate Speech & Language Therapist to join our dynamic team in Surrey. Our centre is dedicated to supporting individuals with challenging and complex needs, helping them progress through a specialized neuro-behavioural rehabilitation programme.

Your main responsibilities as a Speech and Language Therapist:

Based with Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust, you will work 3 days a week in the community on Early Supported Discharge for Stroke. This is an immediate need for potentially 3 months. You will require neuro skills and knowledge, specifically in stroke and dysphagia competencies. The caseload includes mixed communication and swallowing impairments. You must also have the ability to drive and own a car for travel between patient visits in their homes. The catchment area covers SW Surrey, including Guildford, Cranleigh, Godalming, Haslemere, and other semi-rural areas.

What we are looking for in a Speech and Language Therapist:

• • HCPC Registration:Must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
  • Dysphagia Management:Experience in managing a caseload involving the assessment and treatment of dysphagia and trach competent
  • Family Collaboration:Experience working with families to support patient care.
  • Adult Acute
  • Also desirable to have head and neck experience too

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.