Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - CommunityNHS

Job summary

Join us in transforming rehabilitation and community care.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivatedBand 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapistto join our services working across theShropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group.

This splitroleprovidesthe opportunity to work across both theCommunity Neuro Rehabilitation Team (CNRT)and theAdult Community Speech and Language Therapy Service. The postholder will support adults with a wide range of complex communication and swallowing needs in community clinics, patients' homesand wider community settings.

The successful candidate will become part of an integrated multidisciplinary workforce, working alongsidea team of friendly, experiencedspeech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, assistant practitioners and administrators to deliver high-quality person-centred rehabilitation and care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will bebased in Shrewsbury and willprovide servicesacross Shropshire,Telfordand Wrekin.The post includes three days within the CNRT and two days with the Adult Community SLT Service.

You willdeliverspeech and language therapy to adultswith communication and swallowing difficulties.Yourcaseload will cover a wide range of diagnoses including stroke,acquiredbrain injury, Parkinson's, Motor Neurone Disease, Dementia, and other long-term health conditions.

You will provideperson-centred, goal-focussed assessment and managementwith the aim of supporting people to maximise independence,participationand quality of life.

You willassistin service development includingquality improvement initiatives, audits, supporting students on placementanddelivering trainingprogrammes.

There are regular opportunities for continuing professional development both within and outside the teams.All SLTs have regular clinical and management supervision.We can refer tospecialistclinics including Videofluoroscopy, FEES and ENTand SLT-lednasendoscopyvoice clinicsand attending these appointmentswith your patientis encouraged.

The role offers excellent opportunitiesfordeveloping skills inmanaging a neurological caseload, supported by our friendly and experienced teams.

Job description

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

If you would like to talk to us about this vacancy or arrange an informal visit, please contact Kadia Acres (CNRT) or Julie Harrison (Community Speech and Language therapy)

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexualorientationor religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - anda good worklife/home life balance.