Specialist Speech Therapist: Spinal Injury & Neuro Rehab

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Shrewsbury is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to provide specialist services for communication and dysphagia on medical wards. The successful candidate will manage complex patients and work with a multidisciplinary team. This role offers opportunities for supervision and professional development. Candidates should have experience in dysphagia and communication disorders, along with the ability to coordinate outpatient clinics. Training options for specialized patient care are available.

Qualifications

• Experience working with dysphagia and acquired communication disorders within an MDT setting.
• Ability to manage rehab needs for patients with medical, neuromuscular, and spinal disorders.
• Experience running outpatient clinics (general, voice, and neuro).

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist autonomous SLT assessment and management for complex patients.
• Develop and adapt individualized treatment plans.
• Run general outpatient clinics and a voice outpatient clinic.
• Provide SLT services for patients in medical wards and spinal injury units.
• Collaborate with the broader community SLT team.

Skills

Dysphagia management

Communication disorders expertise

MDT collaboration

Patient rehabilitation

Job description

A leading NHS Trust in Shrewsbury is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to provide specialist services for communication and dysphagia on medical wards. The successful candidate will manage complex patients and work with a multidisciplinary team. This role offers opportunities for supervision and professional development. Candidates should have experience in dysphagia and communication disorders, along with the ability to coordinate outpatient clinics. Training options for specialized patient care are available.