Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Community Stroke
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Job summary
Fantastic opportunity in a beautiful county for a Band 5 or Band 6 speech and language therapist for a year post to cover maternity leave.
Are you looking for a new challenge and a chance to work in a new area? The community stroke team at Wye Valley NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed Speech and Language Therapist.
You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team with other Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
The post holder would ideally have some knowledge & experience of working with adults with a stroke diagnosis.
We are looking to recruit to a Band 6 or band 5 therapist, and will consider applications for full time or part time hours.
If you have a post-graduate qualification in Dysphagia this would be an advantage, as would previous experience of using online teletherapy systems. Regardless of your level of experience, support and supervision from peers and mentors will be available.
Due to the nature of providing predominantly domiciliary visits in this post, being a car driver is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will be managing (with support as needed) your own clinical caseload in the community. This is predominantly in domiciliary settings, so you will need to be able to meet the travel requirements of the post. There may be options for online teletherapy as an option for some of your clients.
Engage in and be pro-active in CPD activities in order to continually provide evidence based practice and intervention.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
21 May 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
Depending on experience pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
229-IC-6282359
Job locations
Community Stroke Service, Belmont, Hereford
Hereford
HR2 9RP
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Community Stroke Service, Belmont, Hereford
Hereford
HR2 9RP
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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