York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Speech and Language Therapist
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our Speech and Language Therapy adult inpatient and community services, based at Scarborough and Bridlington Hospitals.
We are a dynamic, supportive, and friendly team who are forward thinking and passionate about evidence-based practice and service development.
About the Role
This role provides a wide range of opportunities that are ideal for an SLT who wants to broaden their skillset, and we work with a highly varied caseload which includes:
- General medicine
- Progressive neurological conditions
- Stroke rehabilitation
- Palliative care, with acute inpatients, inpatients rehab and community patients
Responsibilities
- You will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to service development, training, and audit.
- There will also be the opportunity to supervise and provide mentorship to junior colleagues, including Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists, assistants, and SLT students.
- You should be confident in managing a caseload independently, assessing and treating patients with a wide range of communication and swallowing difficulties related.
- Experience in Videofluoroscopy would be desirable, but not essential.
- Service improvement and clinically developing services for our patients is at the heart of what we do and we value all team members' ideas. Training is available via our quality improvement team to develop skills in leading on service improvement projects.
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Support
From a support perspective, there is a robust clinical and managerial supervision process in place. Peer support and ongoing clinical support is available, including accessing AHP Band 6 development forums. You will have access to informal and formal training and CPD opportunities, where learning and sharing is strongly encouraged. We strive for ongoing service development, and participation in projects and audits to this end is highly valued.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family, and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema, and finance from a range of providers
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Contact Information
For further details or informal visits contact:
- Name: Charlotte Boynton
- Job title: AHP Team Manager
- Email address: charlotte.boynton3@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01723 342871
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
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