Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme membership

27-33 days annual leave + holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to cover maternity on inpatient Stroke wards for 12 months, working 18.75 hours per week. The role sits within the Stroke MDT, with supervision for junior staff and ongoing CPD opportunities.

The post involves support across hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation settings, flexible over a 7 day rota; enhanced pay for weekend work, and contribution to a high-quality SLT service at Stepping Hill Hospital.

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke - Fixed term: 12 months (18.75 hours)

The Speech and Language Therapy team are recruiting an enthusiastic and innovative SLT for a 12 month fixed term role based on the inpatient Stroke wards. This post is to cover maternity leave and is 18.75 hours per week.

Stepping Hill Hospital is 1 of 3 Primary Stroke Centres across Greater Manchester, boasting a hyper acute stroke unit, thrombolysis service and a team of specialist staff. The service has frequent access to a videofluoroscopy and FEES clinic.

You will work as part of a supportive MDT delivering a service on our hyper acute, acute and rehabilitation stroke wards. We work collaboratively with the Nutrition MDT for holistic management of patients.

You will receive monthly supervision with a senior SLT. You will also be responsible for supervising junior SLTs and Assistants. There will be opportunity to contribute towards and receive regular in-service training as well as other CPD opportunities.

This post will include five working days, flexible over a 7 day rota. Where weekend working is involved an enhanced rate of pay is received.

To provide a safe, effective and consistently high quality Speech and Language Therapy service at Stockport Foundation Trust.

Manage a delegated caseload within the specialist area of stroke, including hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation. To assess, plan and implement patient centred, evidence-based interventions

To provide evidence-based care, education and information to patients, carers and health care professionals. This will be in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings.

Contribute to the training and development of Speech and Language Therapy students, as well as supervising and supporting Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants.

To support and develop the Speech and Language Therapy service within specialist clinical areas

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Jen Turnock

Job title: Stroke Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 0161 419 4042

Ruth Broadfield

Stroke Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapy

[e-mail]

0161 419 4042

or

Claire Colbourn

Team Lead Speech and Language Therapy

[e-mail]

0161 419 5270