Specialist Speech & language Therapist

Band 6 WTE 0.93 (35 hours)

£37,338- £44,962

Will consider a Band 5 Developing band 6 post dependent on candidate

This exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join the Community stroke team and Community Stroke Beds. You will join at Team of 70 staff who are situated within the community stroke team and covers the Northamptonshire area. This is a substantive post of 35 hours per week.

The Northamptonshire community stroke team has delivered on robust integrated community stroke service model, as per the national guidelines, for over a decade. Northamptonshire community stroke team continues to see patients within 48 hours of discharge home for rehabilitation assessment and intensive goal based rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is completed by stroke specialist MDT, that includes Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, Nurses, Rehabilitation Practitioners, Rehabilitation Assistance and Admin staff.

The Community Stroke Beds are also part of this vacancy and are part of the countywide Stroke pathway.

WTE 0.4 Community Stroke beds and WTE 0.53 Community Stroke Team .

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with specialist knowledge of differential diagnosis associated with Stroke, including complex dysphagia and complex communication.

They will independently manage and prioritise a complex, specialist caseload of complex dysphagia and complex Stroke.

They will provide Support & leadership with the other Band 6's within the the Community Stroke beds & Community Stroke Team (CST).

They will support/mentor junior colleagues and provide expert opinions to others, including supervise, appraise and develop Band 5 and Band 4 and 3 staff and student SLTs in the team.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in S& lt

Desirable

• 3 years

Skills

Essential

• Dysphagia experience

Desirable

• complex dysphagia Skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge in stroke

Desirable

• Knowledge of SNAPP and national guidance

MDT working

Essential

• evidence of multidisciplinary team working

Desirable

• Evidence of joint goal setting

Able to drive

Essential

• Able to drive and has full licence

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Isebrook Hospital Wellingborough

irthlingborough road

Wellingborpugh

NN8 1LP

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270-TF684-ACS