Specialist Adult Speech & Language Therapist: Sutton Health & Care

Job overview

Adult Speech & Language therapist (SLT); Community, Sutton Health & Care, Band 6

Fixed Term contract ending on 31/03/2027, maternity leave cover

The SLT’s work across Community Neuro & Adult SLT service, giving staff the opportunity to work as a Community MDT supporting each other & work towards our vision 'Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well'.

To achieve this we work holistically, towards patient led goals, providing rehabilitation & intervention to maximise our patient's potential.  This requires us to be patient centred & specialists within our field. Using evidence-based practice & investing in our staff, so they have the knowledge, skills & training to provide this.

The team works with adult patients with acquired communication & swallowing difficulties, so being trained in dysphagia assessment & management is a vital aspect of this role, as is experience in rehabilitation.  Visits take place in patients’ homes, care homes & clinics, so staff need to be able to travel around the borough & work autonomously. Many of the team work flexibly; there is some degree of remote working.  As a team we also feel it is important that we come together regularly for clinical support/supervision, development, communication etc.

This role is offered on a fixed-term basis and does not include a contract renewal

Secondment will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The Sutton Community Neuro therapy & Adult Speech & Language therapy service is a Multi disciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention.  We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have Neurological conditions &/or those with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

The service has various pathways which enable us to deliver intervention to meet our patients’ needs.   Community Neuro provides intervention to Stroke survivors (including an Stroke Supported Discharge response) and other  complex Neuro conditions, such as PD, MS and MND.

The needs of our patients vary widely & our services offer rehabilitation, enablement & disability management interventions dependant on the patients’ needs & goals. We offer specialised multi-disciplinary therapy assessment & intervention to patients in order to promote quality of life & independence, by preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximising rehabilitation, recovery, and self-management

Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy (ACSLT) provides adults with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties, assessment & intervention to educate, train, rehab, enable &/or manage their condition alongside their carers & other professionals.   Therapists are expected to work flexibility across the pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.