Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Acute Inpatients

This is a senior Speech & Language Therapy post working in Acute Stroke Team.

Would you like to be part of a friendly, forward thinking and supportive team who will help you develop your skills and progress your career?

This post would suit an established band 6 looking to further develop their specialist skills in a Stroke environment or a suitably experienced band 5, looking for the next opportunity in your career.

The successful applicant will have a good level of experience working in an stroke environment and managing a dysphagia caseload. You will possess excellent communication skills, demonstrate the ability to work flexibly and have a good understanding of MDT working.

The position will involve delivering specialist assessment, management, and treatment for acute inpatients with both communication and swallowing difficulties. You will work closely with colleagues in the wider multi-disciplinary team and alongside experienced clinicians benefiting from expert knowledge and skills to support your own development, including instrumental assessment. Opportunity to rotate between acute and Stroke can be considered in the future.

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Main duties of the job

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We can provide a supportive and friendly environment and protected CPD opportunities including Complex case discussion meetings, in house training, supervision, mentoring and clinical leadership development.

Main Duties of the job

To provide an effective and efficient speech and language therapy service to adult clients within the inpatient setting . You will manage a specialist adult caseload in this clinical area. Duties will include providing a specialist level of clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties, planning therapy programmes and discharge of patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake