Speech and Language Therapist

Medway Community Healthcare CIC; Borough of Swale; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health service provider in the UK is searching for a qualified Speech and Language Therapist to join their stroke team. This part-time role focuses on providing care to stroke patients both in the hospital and community settings. You will assess and treat individuals with communication and swallowing difficulties. Collaborative work with a friendly team, offering flexible arrangements and a commitment to professional development, is part of the role. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Choice of pension schemes

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Experience in assessing and treating patients with communication and swallowing issues.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage a caseload of patients.
• Provide interventions and evaluate outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.
• Train and support patients' carers.
• Advise clinical staff on Speech and Language Therapy.

Skills

Self-motivated

Dynamic teamwork

Patient assessment

Speech and Language Therapy

Communication skills

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

About MCH

Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:

• is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked 'Good' by the CQC;
• is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
• is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
• offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
• and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?

Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want to be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.

Do you want to build on your knowledge and skills within a specialist team?
Would you like flexible working to support your work/life balance?

Role Overview

MCH are looking for a self‑motivated and dynamic Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly stroke team.
This exciting opportunity working with adults with communication and swallowing problems following a stroke has arisen due to expanding our team. This post will be based at Sheppey Community Hospital and will also include community work in the Swale area. This post is part time – 32 hours per week.
The role covers diverse communities across Medway and Swale and gives you the chance to work with your patient from hospital discharge to home. The stroke pathway consists of inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Units (SRU) at Harmony House and Sheppey Community Hospital, as well as Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) and Stroke Community Assessment Rehabilitation Team (SCART) for longer‑term rehab. You will have the opportunity to support your patients to achieve their goals for as long as clinically indicated.
You will be working as part of a specialist Stroke team including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Rehabilitation Assistants and Social Workers.

Responsibilities

• To assess, diagnose, treat and manage own caseload of patients and maintain associated records.
• To provide intervention and evaluate outcomes.
• To work with colleagues in an interdisciplinary manner for the benefit of stroke patients and the service, towards national and key service objectives.
• To train and support the carers of patients and participate in appropriate training of colleagues.
• To advise and provide clinical support to therapists/staff on Speech and Language Therapy issues.
• To supervise the work of assistants, technical instructors, students and other staff working with the postholder.
• To be able to work within own scope of practice and engage fully in the supervision and Performance Development Review processes.

Recruitment Process

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date; no discourtesy is intended in not contacting you if your application is rejected.

When completing your application, please include the email addresses and contact telephone numbers for your referees; your referees should be your line managers / course tutors for the last 3 years.

Equal Opportunity

MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At the heart of our values, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect and provide a workplace where people feel they belong.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH. We are positive about disability and we guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria as specified in the job description. We are committed to offering support and making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the interview and selection process and through their employee journey.
We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

Benefits & Small Print

• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
• We are a flexible working friendly organisation; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the Scottish Widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.