Rotational Adult Speech and Language Therapist

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust seeks a Rotational Adult Speech and Language Therapist. The role involves community-based therapy services for adults facing swallowing and communication challenges. The position offers professional development opportunities and is part of a dynamic and multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will challenge themselves while improving patient care and outcomes.

Qualifications

• A full UK driving license is essential.
• Experience in community-based speech and language therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide speech and language therapy assessment and treatment for adults.
• Offer guidance to patients, carers, and health professionals.
• Participate in service development initiatives.

Skills

Patient-centred assessment

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Rotational Adult Speech and Language Therapist

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Are you an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist passionate about developing your knowledge and skills in providing Community Speech and Language Therapy Services for Adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties?

If so, we want you to be part of our teams.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 permanent rotation post between the Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy Team and the Community Integrated Neuro and Stroke Service (CINSS) and are looking for an enthusiastic therapist to work within our team.

The Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy Team is a small, dedicated team providing patient-centred assessment, advice and treatment to adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties across Coventry. We have excellent relationships with our Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy and Dietetic colleagues in our Planned Community Services and work closely with specialist colleagues in the Parkinson’s Disease and Motor Neurone Disease MDTs. You would have the opportunity to work with SLTs specialising in progressive neurology, voice and dysfluency. We offer home visits, clinic-based appointments and attendance at the MDT clinics at UHCW across our dysphagia, communication, voice and dysfluency caseloads.

The CINSS Team is a team of multidisciplinary therapists who deliver a rehabilitation service to people following Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain tumours or other acute neurological diagnoses. You will have the opportunity to offer regular goal focused therapy intervention for communication and dysphagia alongside colleagues from the MDT. Rehabilitation is offered in the patient’s own home or can be provided in a clinic setting.

We will support your development through Band 5 NQP and dysphagia competencies across both teams, and you will be able to access peer supervision from your colleagues already on the rotation.

• To provide speech and language therapy assessment, treatments and review for patients referred into the services with acquired communication, voice and swallowing needs. This will be for patients predominantly in their place of residence but will include clinic and other settings.
• To provide expert advice and guidance to patients, carers, health and social care professionals from across multiple providers internal and external to the organisation.
• To be involved in service developments in order to provide the best service to our patient
  
  

A full UK driving license is essential for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Isobel Chick Job title: Speech & Language Therapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07917 130362

Hannah Mason - 024 76237027/0300 2000 395

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