Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Adult Speech and Language Therapist
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An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist
This varied role spans both our Community Team and specialist Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, providing a diverse caseload of adults with communication and swallowing difficulties resulting from stroke, acquired brain injury, progressive neurological conditions, dementia, voice disorders and dysfluency.
As part of our integrated service, which covers acute care, stroke, inpatient neurological rehabilitation and community services, you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced clinicians across a range of specialist areas. The role offers excellent opportunities for professional development, clinical supervision and multidisciplinary working.
The successful candidate will provide assessment and intervention within inpatient neurological rehabilitation and community settings, including clinics, home visits and virtual appointments, ensuring care is delivered in the most appropriate setting to meet patient need.
Responsibilities
- Manage a specialist caseload of adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across community and inpatient neurological rehabilitation settings.
- Undertake assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment of individuals with acquired and progressive neurological conditions, including stroke, acquired brain injury, dementia and other complex communication and swallowing disorders.
- Deliver intervention through a variety of settings, including inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, home visits and virtual appointments.
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to support rehabilitation, goal setting, discharge planning and patient-centred care.
- Provide advice, education and training to patients, families, carers and other healthcare professionals.
- Contribute to the management of patients with dysphagia, utilising specialist clinical skills and knowledge to support safe and effective care.
- Maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant clinical records and reports in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
- Participate in clinical supervision, continuing professional development, audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support and supervise Speech and Language Therapy Assistants, students and less experienced colleagues as appropriate.
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A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible.
How to Apply
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Cat Hartley
- Job title: Community SLT Lead
- Email address: c.hartley2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07816827071
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Cat Hartley - Adult Community SLT Team Lead
07816827071
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