Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand our enthusiastic and driven service.  We are looking for motivated band 5 therapists to join our forward-thinking and supportive team.

We currently provide a 5 day service in the community and are moving towards a 7 day service in the acute service. These posts would be split across our acute and community teams. Our acute team are based at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston and our community team work in a variety of locations including health/outpatient clinics, care homes, patient homes and community hospitals. Your session preferences can be discussed at interview.  Please see our videos below for a brief insight into our service and team:

Beth - SALT (youtube.com)

Rebecca - SALT (youtube.com)

Emily - SALT (youtube.com)

We would also consider applications from any final year students due to qualify.

Interview date TBC

Main duties of the job

The team provides a service to inpatients and outpatients and also works on a domiciliary basis covering a number of specialisms, these include voice, aphasia, dysfluency, dysphagia, progressive neurological conditions and AAC.

We are highly committed to professional development and evidence-based practice, and there is support available within the service from a range of clinical specialists. We have a well-established local AAC Service and The East Midlands AAC Regional hub is based in Lincoln, with opportunities for training and joint working with AAC professionals from the hub. There is regular access to clinical supervision and CPD including countywide skill-sharing groups, and all staff participate in service improvement initiatives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post requires that you have the ability to travel between locations to carry out your work, and to attend training and meetings in areas not easily accessed by public transport.

We would very much welcome your application if you are interested in this opportunity. If you would like to find out more, please contact our Operational Lead.