Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Hexham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks a full-time Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to provide assessment, intervention and rehabilitation for adults in community and ward settings across Hexham, Alnwick and Berwick area. You will join a supportive SLT team with opportunities to develop complex skills in dysphagia, FEES and endoscopy, and to contribute to CPD.

The role involves teaching and mentoring ward staff, MDT colleagues, junior SLTs and students, and working

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist.
• Experience with dysphagia assessment and rehabilitation.
• Experience teaching and mentoring ward staff, MDT colleagues, junior SLTs and students.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, intervention and rehabilitation to adults in community and ward settings.
• Develop and deliver complex dysphagia care including FEES/endoscopy services.
• Lead and supervise teams, contribute to CPD and practice education.
• Collaborate within MDT to ensure patient-centered care.

Skills

Complex dysphagia

Endoscopy/FEES

Stroke rehabilitation

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Mentoring

MDT teamwork

Education

HCPC registered SLT

Job description

This post offers an exciting opportunity to further develop your skills with a mixed adult caseload . You will have the opportunity to work within a supportive SLT team and develop further experience working with a wide range of clients in community settings and on the hospital wards at Hexham, Alnwick and Berwick.

The post holder will be supported by highly specialist clinicians to further develop clinical competencies int he areas of complex dysphagia, videofluorosocopy, a developing endoscopy (FEES) service and rehabilitation (including stroke). The successful candidate will be supported to develop other skills such as leadership, clinical supervision and practice education, and will be provided with structured support and supervision. the post holder will be part of a large team of passionate therapists working collectively towards challenging annual objectives and offering a robust focus on CPD.

The post holder will be involved in teaching and mentoring of ward staff, MDT colleagues, junior SLT's and students and will work closely within the MDT to enable seamless patient centred care.

We are excited to be offering the opportunity to join the Northumbria Healthcare Speech and Language Therapy adult acquired team.

We are looking to recruit a full time, permanent Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to provide assessment, intervention and rehabilitation to patients within both community and ward settings based in the West of Northumberland at Hexham General Hospital and the north of Northumberland at Alnwick and Berwick Infirmaries. Hexham General Hospital is a modern vibrant and friendly hospital situated in the heart of beautiful West Northumberland.

Berwick Infirmary is under construction and will soon be unveiled as a brand new purpose built hospital covering up to our borders with Scotland. Alnwick Infirmary is in the north of Northumberland and boasts a wonderful coastline and historical landmarks.

This role will appeal to innovative Therapists who are committed to delivering the highest quality service for adults with a range of speech language and swallowing disorders., We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!