Fixed term specialist Speech & Language Therapist
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Job summary
Due to an upcoming maternity leave we have a great opportunity for someone to join our team for a 1 year fixed term full time post. You will be based at Mount Vernon Hospital and The Warren Health Centre working with people who have acquired disorders of communication and/or swallowing due to stroke and other neurological conditions. The post holder will lead the service in the provision of out-patient therapy to people with acquired disorders of communication and/ or swallowing due to a neurological cause. The successful applicant will also be expected to support junior therapists and enable them to develop their skills in SLT with this population. We have a good relationship with the local communication support groups and volunteers run by the Stroke Association. If you have skills already and would be keen then you can also work with voice disorders along side other colleagues.
Competence in dysphagia is essential.
Although this is a full-time position applicants who wish to work part-time are welcomed and a job share may be considered.
Main duties of the job
To work with the Adult SLT team lead to co-ordinate and develop the out-patient service to clients with acquired disorders of communication and swallowing disorders across Hillingdon adult out-patient service.
To work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
To actively contribute to service development in SLT service within the areas of long term neurological conditions & older people services
To co-supervise band 6 Speech and Language Therapists
To provide advice and supervision to other SLTs in the team regarding the assessment and management of aphasia, dysarthria and cognitive-communication disorders, and dysphagia.
To deliver training/teaching to carers, other health professionals and students
About us
Hillingdon is an outer borough to the west of London with good access not only to the city centre, but also to the home counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hertfordshire.
Come & join us & be one of the 1500 AHP's in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical & mental health, plus specialist areas. You could have a career for life with us.
CNWL has an established professional structure which includes a Director of Therapies, an AHP associate director and Trust wide heads of Professions.
Personal & professional development is a high priority for SLT to enable us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training & providing quality supervision. This ensures all AHP's reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit & evidence-based practice is made possible by strong links with local universities & our CNWL AHP Research Network.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion are a priority for us in CNWL we expect staff to be culturally competent, reflective & open to culturally diverse CPD opportunities. We work hard to support the recruitment & development of staff from all protected characteristics.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage & support vaccination as this is the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues & of course patients & service users when working in our healthcare settings.
Details
Date posted
18 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,178 to £55,492 a year Per annum incl HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
333-G-HC-1344
Job locations
Mount Vernon Hospital
Rickmansworth Road
Northwood
HA6 2RN
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Mount Vernon Hospital
Rickmansworth Road
Northwood
HA6 2RN
Employer's website
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