A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, permanent band 6 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to work with the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team based at North Tyneside General Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative multi-disciplinary team (MDT) player with excellent communication skills.
The successful candidate will have skills in the assessment and management of aphasia, apraxia and dysarthria and swallowing disorders, and deliver support to service users in their own homes following discharge from hospital.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The postholder will hold a specialist clinical caseload within ESDT of only people with a stroke. Our stroke service focuses on streamlined, connected, patient centred care through each step of the patient's stroke journey from their admission to hospital, their acute rehabilitation and facilitating their ongoing care on discharge back to the community.
The successful candidate will work closely alongside the multi-disciplinary team and be supported by the ESDT Team lead and wider adult SLT team, with links to the adult community SLT team meetings. There is access to a team of dedicated rehabilitation assistants who can provide daily input into people's homes. There will be the opportunity to spend one session per week of in-reach work onto the stroke rehabilitation ward at North Tyneside General Hospital to facilitate seamless care.
The post holder will have the opportunity to develop skills with a stroke specific caseload within the context of a supportive speech and language therapy team and as part of a cohesive and collaborative MDT. You will be supported to develop clinical competencies in the areas of dysphagia and communication assessments and management. You will have access to a videofluoroscopy clinic and FEES with the support of senior colleagues. Structured support and supervision is provided.
The post holder will be part of a large team of passionate therapists working collectively towards challenging annual objectives and offering a robust focus on CPD.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
To develop/improve/maintain/manage communication/swallowing/feeding skills of adults/ children in a given location, through direct intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff and carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential/ reduce risk and enable their maximum participation and integration into society.
Specifically to:
• Independently assess, diagnose and treat own specialised caseload of patients/clients and maintain associated records.
• Participate in research in the specialist area.
• Advise and provide clinical support to other therapists/staff on SLT issues.
• Supervise the work of assistants/volunteers and others working with the post holder.
• Contribute to the induction, mentoring and support of other more junior staff and may be
required to facilitate clinical case discussions as part of peer review.
• Take full SLT student placements, contributing to their assessment and examination.
To be accountable for own professional actions.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Mar 2025
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