Speech and language therapist

Medway Community Healthcare; Minster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist to join their dynamic stroke team. This role involves working with patients recovering from strokes, providing essential assessment and treatment. The position offers flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

In-service training

Pension scheme options

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and treating communication and swallowing problems.
• Ability to work within own scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, treat, and manage own caseload of patients.
• Provide intervention and evaluate outcomes.
• Train and support the carers of patients.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient Care

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

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• Are you passionate about working in stroke?
• 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?
  
  

Job Overview

• Are you passionate about working in stroke?
• 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?
  
  

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!

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 is suitable for experienced band 5s or newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists. Training in dysphagia will be provided if required.

The service covers diverse communities across Medway and Swale and gives you the chance to work with your patient on their journey 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.

This vacancy is to predominantly cover the Swale caseload.

You will be working as part of a specialist Stroke team including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Rehabilitation Assistants and Social Workers.

Main Duties Of The Job

• 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, 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.
  
  

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
  
  

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

• 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.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kirsty Gearing Job title: Band 7 SLT Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07816288931

Or contact Jackie O'Grady

Band 7 SLT

07789876238

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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