Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Community Stroke Team

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good supervision and development

Externally funded courses

Leadership development opportunities

Flexible service development support

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking a specialist speech and language therapist to assess and treat communication and dysphagia across a stroke pathway. You will work across the county, planning and evaluating interventions, and providing longer-term rehabilitation after hospital discharge.

You will supervise staff, contribute to student placements, and participate in service development and quality improvement while travelling as needed within the county.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate dysphagia qualification.
• Proven neuro and voice experience.
• Postgraduate dysphagia experience.
• Participation in research.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate SLT interventions within the team caseload.
• Deliver communication and dysphagia therapy to stroke patients after discharge.
• Provide longer-term stroke rehabilitation.
• Supervise staff.
• Take part in student placement education.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement.
• Travel across the county to meet post requirements.

Skills

Independent caseload

Triage

Clinical training

Clinical leadership

Education

Postgraduate dysphagia qualification

Job description

This specialist speech and language therapist post sits within the Community Stroke Team at Wye Valley NHS Trust. The work covers assessing and treating communication and dysphagia, both after hospital discharge and in longer-term stroke rehabilitation, planning and evaluating interventions across the team's caseload. The service is countywide, so travel is required, and the post-holder works alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy support staff, with scope for leadership and supervision. Fit depends on a postgraduate dysphagia qualification and proven neuro and voice experience.

What the job involves

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate speech and language therapy interventions within the team's caseload
• Deliver communication and dysphagia therapy to stroke patients following hospital discharge
• Provide longer-term stroke rehabilitation
• Supervise staff
• Take part in student placement education
• Take part in service development and quality improvement
• Travel across the county to meet the requirements of the post

Qualifications

• Postgraduate dysphagia qualification

Experience

• Proven experience in neuro and voice
• Postgraduate dysphagia experience
• Participation in research

Skills & knowledge

• Proven experience of independent caseload management
• Triage and prioritisation skills
• Experience of leading clinical training
• Clinical leadership

Other

• Supervision of junior staff
• Continuing professional development

Nice to have

• Membership of CENs
• Training for care homes
• Journal club

What’s offered

• Good support, supervision and opportunities for development
• Potential for externally funded courses
• Opportunity to be involved in service development and quality improvement
• Opportunity to develop leadership skills
• Good work-life balance
• Rural county setting with a busy district general hospital