Speech and Language Therapist

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Shrewsbury seeks a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist with dysphagia training. You will assess and manage patients in a supportive team, develop your clinical skills, and collaborate across multidisciplinary settings. Opportunities for training and leadership development are available. Join a friendly team committed to high-quality patient care and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Access to CPD

Supportive team environment

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Qualifications

• Essential dysphagia training due to patient caseload.
• Willingness to develop leadership and clinical skills.
• Experience in working with patients with communication difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage a shared specialist caseload of complex patients.
• Work alongside Band 7 and Band 8a therapists.
• Participate in CPD and multidisciplinary team activities.

Skills

Dysphagia training

Clinical skills development

Team collaboration

Education

Post graduate dysphagia training

Job description

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Dysphagia trained Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our acute team based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Those looking for a developmental position as a stepping stone between Band 5 and Band 6 are welcome to apply as training and support can be given to develop leadership and clinical skills.

Post graduate dysphagia training is essential due to the main caseload being patients with dysphagia, however there are also opportunities to work with patients with communication difficulties as the caseload requires.

Our team has access to videofluoroscopy and we are in the process of setting up a Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) service. You will have access to Band 7 and Band 8a clinical Speech and Language Therapists to help develop your clinical skills as well as being supported by a Band 7 Team Manager.

We have regular access to CPD both within our acute team and our wider SLT team which includes SLTs working in head and neck cancer, community hospitals, outpatients, voice, domiciliary and our local spinal injury centre. There will be opportunities to gain skills in organising and creating training, developing supervision skills, and opportunities to gain experience with instrumental swallowing assessment. Some cross site working may be required and provides an opportunity to learn from our wider acute inpatient team.

Main duties of the job

• To assess, diagnose/ interpret and manage a shared specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner.

Working for your organisation

Join us at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where our passion for excellence drives everything we do.

We\'re on a mission to provide high quality, safe care to our patients, in an environment our incredible staff are proud to work in.

Our vision, \'To provide excellent care for the communities we serve,\' is not just a statement; it\'s a promise we live by every day. Guided by our core Values - Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, and Trusted - we\'re determined to make a real difference in the lives of those who matter most: our patients and their families.

If you\'re ready to be part of a team that\'s dedicated to continuous improvement, come join us and let\'s make a difference together!

We are a really friendly and supportive team and have excellent multidisciplinary links across the hospital and the community. We share offices with our excellent dietetic colleagues who we enjoy working closely with.

We have access to an annual PGM to link us to the wider profession across the county. We offer and implement regular management and clinical supervision across the whole of therapies, as well as weekly huddles and monthly meetings allowing for group discussions around cases and service development

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.