Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Stroke PathwayNHS
Job summary
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke Pathway
Are you passionate about working with adults recovering from stroke? Are you organised and looking to work within an acute setting and community multidisciplinary teams?
Due to an internal promotion we are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our integrated stroke pathway 4 days per week.
You will be part of the team delivering communication and dysphagia services on the acute stroke ward and in community settings. The SLT stroke rehab and community team comprises of SLT staff from band 8a to band 3 and is embedded as part of the wider MDT.
We have access to instrumental dysphagia assessment, a supportive admin team, embedded supervision and support structures for both professional development and wellbeing. As part of a large teaching organisation, CPD is very well supported and actively encouraged.
The stroke rehab and community team sit within a wider adult service with access to a wealth of experience and support in the areas of critical care, acute inpatients, head and neck cancer and voice, CNRT and community.
We also benefit from being part of a large SLT service which includes children's services allowing opportunities for cross-service development projects. We have very strong AHP leadership within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
This is a senior post with clinical responsibility for adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties following stroke. There are opportunities to work with other patient groups.
The post holder will work in the acute and rehab team delivering SLT to patients across the pathway.
The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary community and rehab team.
The post holder will -
assess, diagnose and manage own specialist caseloads of complex patients as an autonomous clinician in accordance with Professional Code of Conduct and Health and Care Professions Council Regulations.
participate in the development and delivery of training to others.
provide support to Speech and Language Therapy team members regarding clients presenting with complex communication and swallowing disorders associated with stroke and acquired neurological conditions.
supervise Speech and Language Therapy Support Practitioners and volunteers.
provide student placements.
contribute to the induction, mentoring and support of other less experienced staff.
use the Trust values at all times as a framework for own behaviour and encourage others to do likewise, ensuring the values underpin all that is done
Job description
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.