Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly team on ARTU as a part of the wider Speech & Language Therapy team at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM).

The post is for a 12 month fixed term contract to cover a secondment for an NIHR Research Fellowship, and would therefore provide an ideal supported opportunity for someone ready to develop their clinical leadership skills and expand their clinical practice in rehabilitation. Secondment arrangements will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a responsible for providing Speech and Language Therapy to patients on the Acute Rehabilitation and Trauma Unit (ARTU) at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. This is a dynamic post that requires the post holder to work closely with the multi-disciplinary team, providing assessment and rehabilitation for patients with a range of communication and swallowing difficulties and addressing a range of care/support issues across a spectrum of conditions, including acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, other polytrauma injuries and also includes patients with tracheostomies and specialised rehabilitation needs.

The post holder will also support the goal-planning process for specialised rehabilitation patients, with input into goal planning meetings and discharge planning, sometimes acting as keyworker. They will also provide clinical leadership within the ARTU and SLT team,

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.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke Universtiy Hospital

Newcastle Rd

Stoke-in-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke Universtiy Hospital

Newcastle Rd

Stoke-in-Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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