Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our integrated community and acute team in Wolverhampton. The post involves dysphagia management in general acute and wider community populations, and supports professional development within a large SLT service.

You will work across general wards and community settings, with access to instrumental dysphagia assessment, supervision and CPD opportunities within a teaching organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Speech and Language Therapist in acute and community settings.
• Demonstrated ability to manage adults with dysphagia and communication needs.

Responsibilities

• Clinical responsibility for adults with acquired communication, feeding and swallowing difficulties.
• Work in community and inpatient settings and support a range of patients with swallowing needs.
• Be part of multidisciplinary community and inpatient teams.

Skills

Dysphagia competence

Band 5 experience

Team-based care

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Are you passionate about working with adults with dysphagia? Are you organised and looking to work within an acute setting and community multidisciplinary teams?

Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our integrated community and acute team full time. This post and includes dysphagia management in general acute and of the wider community population. You will be part of the team delivering communication and dysphagia services on thegeneral wards and in community settings. You may be a dysphagia competent Band 5 looking for the next step. As a large team we can support this development. We have access to instrumental dysphagia assessment, a supportive admin team, embedded supervision and support structures for both professional development and wellbeing. As part of a large teaching organisation, CPD is very well supported and actively encouraged. The successful candidate will sit within a wider adult service with access to a wealth of experience and support in the areas of critical care, acute inpatients, head and neck cancer and voice, CNRT and community. We also benefit from being part of a large SLT service which includes children's services allowing opportunities for cross-service development projects. We have very strong AHP leadership within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will have clinical responsibility for adults with acquiredcommunication, feeding and swallowing difficulties.The Post holder will have specialised skills with adults with acquiredcommunication, feeding and swallowing needs.The post holder will work in community and inpatient settings and support a range of patients with swallowing needs.The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary community andinpatient teams.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

New Cross Hospital and Community (West Park Hospital)

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours

Reference number

255-DIV3JD-8273315

Job locations

New Cross Hospital and Community (West Park Hospital)