Speech and Language Therapist - Community Stroke ServiceNHS

Job summary

We are passionate about stroke and improving the quality of life for our stroke survivors. We are a creative, innovative and passionate team.

An opportunity has arisen to job share the current Band 7 SLT Lead role. The job would be to work 22.5hrs over 3 days to compliment 2 days worked by the current Lead. The post would be based either at Pershore or Bromsgrove dependent on the successful candidate's home address. We support flexible working, and the Trust is excellent in supporting well-being.

The ability to use your initiative, work proactively, demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills, lead a team, manage and prioritise your own workload and respond flexibly to changing demands are essential requirements of the post.

As a trust we offer a robust induction period and continue to promote opportunities for development through 1:1 supervision session, peer working and in-service training.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

Day to day, you will be supporting the SLT therapists to undertake comprehensive assessments and treatment of stroke patients with speech, language, voice, fluency and/or swallowing disorders. This will mostly be for stroke survivors within the community setting whilst the other Lead will be leading from our inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit. You will support with the more complex cases, supervise, coach and develop the speech and language therapists within the team. It is also expected that you will offer leadership, support and education to the wider team and lead on service development within this niche speciality.

Job description

Provide holistic assessment and evidence-based rehabilitation to stroke survivors to enable them to achieve their best potential.

Contribute to the development and evaluation of the SLT practice provided by the service.

To act as a source of expertise on stroke patients management.

To maintain accurate comprehensive and contemporaneous documentation/patient records in line with legal requirements and Trust guidelines including personally generated clinical assessments/treatment requiring computer skills.

To demonstrate a high level of SLT stroke skills.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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