We are delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced, innovative and dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly team at the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM).

We pride ourselves on working together as one highly skilled Speech and Language Therapy team and we are looking for a Band 7 therapist to join us to work as part of the Acute Stroke Unit at The Royal Stoke University Hospital and the Integrated Community Stroke Rehabilitation Service in East Cheshire.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the division of Network Services at UHNM providing Speech and Language Therapy to the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and Integrated Community Stroke Rehabilitation Service (ICSRS), Eastern Cheshire . This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies, addressing a range of care/support issues across a spectrum of conditions, improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached job description and person specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Lois Dale, Head of Speech and Language Therapy Services, on 01782 674338 or lois.dale@uhnm.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

• Currently in a Band 6 role as a minimum

Desirable

• Participated in leadership training

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of expert/advanced clinical knowledge in dysphagia and communication

Desirable

• Completed RCSLT dysphagia competencies to a minimum Level C
• Competent in Videofluoroscopy
• Participated in leadership training

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Rd

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

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