Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Speech and Language Therapist
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Speech and Language Therapist Opportunity
We have an opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive team for a fixed period of 12 months. This position is to cover a maternity leave and the successful applicant will assess, diagnose and treat people with communication difficulties in a number of settings including care homes, clinics and patients' own homes.
Responsibilities
- Conduct formal and informal assessments for adults with acquired communication disorders.
- Formulate differential diagnoses with support from senior SLTs as required.
- Provide evidence-based, goal-oriented communication therapy.
- Consider and provide AAC as appropriate.
- Work closely with the MDT including carers, GPs and others.
- Provide training and advice to family members, carers and other healthcare staff.
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical notes and write clinical reports.
- Participate in clinical supervision and CPD activities.
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About the Employer
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
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We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Alex Cox or Sarah Illingworth
- Job title: Service Leads, Adult Speech and Language Therapy
- Email address: ghnt.asltmanagement@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01914452599
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