Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Shrewsbury & Oswestry

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is looking for a skilled Speech and Language Therapist to provide a domiciliary service in Shropshire, working with patients in both care homes and private residences. The ideal candidate will possess post-graduate dysphagia skills and be autonomous in their practice. The role involves flexible working across various locations and requires driving access due to the expansive rural area covered.

Qualifications

• Must have post-graduate level dysphagia skills.
• Able to work autonomously and manage caseload effectively.
• Must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive service to a defined geographical area.
• Work autonomously visiting patients in care homes and their own homes.
• Attend regular Video fluoroscopy clinics and support patient management.

Skills

Dysphagia skills

Autonomous working

Communication therapy

Job description

Overview

We have a wonderful opportunity to work as a specialist Speech and Language Therapist in beautiful Shropshire. The post is based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in Shrewsbury and consists of two days in Shrewsbury and two days in the market town of Oswestry in the North West of the county.

The Shrewsbury days will include two days of domiciliary visits in and around Shrewsbury. The remainder of the post is providing a two day domiciliary service to the Oswestry area.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Provide a comprehensive service to a defined geographical area in mid and North West Shropshire.
• Work autonomously visiting patients in both care homes and patients\' own homes and provide input to the local ICS teams in and around Oswestry.
• Be able to drive and have access to a vehicle as the area covered is extensive and rural. We do have department pool cars which can be booked for use on visits.
• Have dysphagia skills at a post graduate level as dysphagia makes up a large proportion of the patients seen.
• Provide a broad range of communication therapy.
• Attend regular Video fluoroscopy clinics and a developing FEES clinic, with potential to attend these clinics with patients referred from your caseload to enhance learning and support patient management.

Working for your organisation

The community SLT team at SATH currently consists of 9 Speech and Language Therapists and two Assistant Practitioners. We work across the whole of Shropshire to include 4 community hospitals and The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital including their specialist spinal unit. We also provide a service into the ICS teams across the county.

We have clinical leads in the areas of Spinal Injury, AAC, Dysfluency, Voice and Dysphagia. We are a hard working but friendly and supportive team operating in an ever changing and fast paced environment. Given the nature of our caseloads, the range of disorders we treat and the large geographical area we cover, the post holder will need to be flexible and resilient, responding to the changing needs of the service on a daily basis.

We have regular clinical and management supervision, professional meetings and CPD sessions throughout the year.