KWG260045 - Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS Grampian; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is seeking an experienced Band 7 Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the Acute Adult SLT Team. The role focuses on adults with complex communication and swallowing difficulties across acute medical wards, with opportunities in videofluoroscopy and FEES services.

You will work in a supportive MDT environment, collaborating with medical, nursing and AHP colleagues and contribute to ongoing professional development and service

Qualifications

• Significant acute experience as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Advanced skills in assessment and management of complex communication and swallowing disorders.
• Collaborative MDT working with medical, nursing and AHP colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist input across acute medical wards.
• Support acute care, major trauma, frailty and palliative care pathways.
• Contribute to videofluoroscopy clinics and inpatient FEES service development.
• Mentor junior staff and participate in CPD activities.

Skills

Acute care SLT

FEES

Videofluoroscopy

MDT collaboration

Job description

Speech and Language Therapy Service

Acute Sector

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

NHS Grampian

Full-Time Band 7 Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Acute Medicine

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our established and supportive Acute Adult SLT Team at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

This is an excellent opportunity for an SLT with significant acute experience who is looking to develop further within a specialist acute and critical care service. You will bring a strong depth and breadth of clinical knowledge and advanced skills in the assessment and management of adults with complex communication and swallowing difficulties.

Working alongside the Lead SLT for Critical and Acute Care, and experienced Band 7 and Band 6 colleagues, you will provide highly specialist input across acute medical wards. You will be part of the team that provides a service across critical care, major trauma, frailty and palliative care.

We provide a responsive, patient-centred service across a wide range of medical and surgical specialties. Collaborative MDT working is central to our approach, and you will work closely with medical, nursing and AHP colleagues, as well as community SLT teams, to support effective rehabilitation and safe transitions from hospital.

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital offering excellent opportunities to develop specialist acute skills. The wider SLT service includes neurosciences, ENT, head and neck cancer and acute stroke. This post also offers opportunities to contribute to videofluoroscopy clinics and the ongoing development of our inpatient FEES service.

We are a small, friendly and supportive team with established arrangements for peer support, mentoring and supervision, alongside a strong commitment to CPD and professional development. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about high-quality acute care, enjoys working collaboratively and is keen to contribute to the continued development of our service.

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.

We are planning to hold interviews during the week commencing 23 November.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Additional Information For Candidates

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Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.

• Please note - If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.**

NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.