Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Adult community therapies, Pine lodge, St Michaels primary care centre
Town Enfield
Salary £34,521 - £50,697 per annum (pro rata) inclusive of HCAs
Salary period Yearly
Closing 01/05/2025 23:59
Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy
Band 6
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
Job overview
Adult Community Speech and Language Therapist (Band 5/6 Development Role)
Make a Difference. Shape the Future of Community SLT.
Are you an enthusiastic Band 5 or Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist looking for your next big step? If you're passionate about enhancing patient care and driving positive change, this could be the perfect role for you!
Why Join Us?
* Be part of a skilled and supportive team of SLTs and SLT Assistants.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across community services.
* Enjoy flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle.
* Access full CPD support, leadership training, and career progression opportunities.
* Benefit from comprehensive well-being services.
What We're Looking For:
* RCSLT-recognised SLT degree and HCPC registration.
* A passion for supporting adult patients with acquired conditions.
* Strong communication skills, teamwork, and a desire to develop your leadership abilities.
Ready to Apply?
Take the next step in your career—develop, grow, and inspire. Apply today and become part of a team that is changing lives every day.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of the Adult Speech and Language therapy team and the wider Adult Community Therapies service. You will be co-located with the Adult Community rehabilitation team, Community Neuro therapy service, the Community Stroke Rehabilitation team and Nutrition & Dietetics colleagues.
We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician, keen to work with us in shaping and developing our services to meet the challenges of delivering appropriate care in the right place and at the right time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As part of the adult SLT service providing care to a multi-cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to patients and their carers in the community.
To perform comprehensive speech and language assessment (communication and / or swallowing) of adults with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this assessment to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment program.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* RCSLT Recognised Diploma/Degree in SLT
* HCPC Registered.
* Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio
Skills and abilities
* Good communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner
* Competent IT skills- Evidence of use of basic Microsoft packages i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
* Effective time management and ability to adapt within a busy clinical environment.
Experience
* Minimum of 18 months – 2 years post graduate clinical experience.
* Clinical experience of working in the NHS.
* Experience of working with either out-patients and/or community MDT setting.
Personal qualities/ Knowledge/ Awareness/ Understanding
* Well-developed knowledge and understanding of evidence based assessment and therapeutic approaches for patients with an acquired medical condition
* A strong commitment to patient focused care
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.
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