Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

Main duties of the job

We are seeking someone who is proactive with a special interest in the acute setting to progress in our dynamic acute adult inpatient service based at Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone hospitals. You will be offered a comprehensive program of continuing professional development and will contribute to continuous quality improvement.

We are a team of 20 speech and language therapists and 5 assistants, and a mouthcare matters lead nurse. Our ITU in Tunbridge Wells is proud to be the first unit in the UK to gain HU-CI Certification of Good Practices in the Humanisation of Intensive Care. We are also proactively involved in research as official recruiters for the PLORAS and PhEAST trials

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions before submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date, so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.