Senior Speech & Language Therapist - Stroke Team

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join the Stroke Team. This role focuses on specialist SLT assessment and management for patients with acquired communication and swallowing impairments, mainly on the hyper-acute and acute stroke wards.

You will work within the acute stroke MDT, support acute medical wards, and collaborate with community and external agencies such as the Stroke Association.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Speech and Language Therapist, working at band 6 level.
• Specialist skills in assessment and management of swallowing and communication disorders.

Responsibilities

• To utilise specialist skills in the assessment, diagnosis and management of acquired communication and swallowing disorders within stroke speciality.
• To work predominantly on our acute stroke unit but also providing support to the acute medical wards as required.
• To work closely within the community and acute stroke multidisciplinary teams including external agencies such as the Stroke Association

Skills

Specialist SLT

Stroke

Job description

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join the Stroke Team. This role focuses on specialist SLT assessment and management for patients with acquired communication and swallowing impairments, mainly on the hyper-acute and acute stroke wards.

You will work within the acute stroke MDT, support acute medical wards, and collaborate with community and external agencies such as the Stroke Association.