Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Community
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Job Opportunity: Band 6 Therapist
The Adult Community Speech & Language Therapy Team have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced band 6 Therapist to join our friendly and supportive team in a permanent position, based in beautiful South Devon, with easy access to beautiful beaches and moors. The position is part-time, 30 hours/wk.
About the Role
We are an innovative and motivated team within a supportive and collaborative environment that offers:
- An opportunity to work with a varied caseload, including Parkinson’s Disease, dementia, stroke and MND.
- Access to instrumental swallowing assessment - in particular our well-developed Fees service.
- 1:1 regular management supervision.
- Access to clinical supervision 1:1 and in peer groups.
- Joint working and second opinions with our clinical specialists.
- Regular opportunities for CPD
Requirements
- A car owner/driver and current driving licence is essential or full access to a car for work purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005).
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Responsibilities
- To be responsible for triaging referrals to the Speech and Language Therapy Community Adult service alongside SLT colleagues
- To independently manage a caseload of community patients with highly complex speech, language, communication and swallowing (dysphagia) difficulties with reference to theory, published research and evidence, and agreed best practice
- To prioritise and respond to referrals, allocating to less experienced colleagues and exercising professional judgement based on extended clinical experience
- Provide a service as appropriate to hospitals, nursing, residential homes and patients own homes, using own car to travel between relevant locations for clinic visits, meetings etc.
- To function as part of a multi-disciplinary team including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social services personnel, social care, and dietitians
- Weekend working and home working may be required in order to provide a service model that meets future requirements
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Why Work With Us
We are a small, friendly team of dynamic and enthusiastic therapists and support workers. We work as part of an integrated care organisation, the first in the UK, serving rural and urban communities in South Devon. The demography has a high elderly population. We provide well led acute, community and specialist services, to people from the local area, and were one of the first to run therapist led FEES clinics in the UK. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and support for our clinicians.
Application Information
Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Amanda Harris
- Job title: Head of Speech & Language Therapy
- Email address: amanda.harris32@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07919 547361
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