Job Description
Speech & Language Therapist – Band 6
Location: Leatherhead, Surrey
Salary: £35,392- £42,618. depending on experience
Hours: 37.5 full time – part time hours considered
An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist looking to make an impact on the lives of people with complex disabilities and those recovering from acquired brain injury including TBI and stroke and/or other neuro conditions.
You will be supported by our existing SLT Team and you will also work very closely with our friendly, dynamic multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the wider success of these services.
In this role, your duties will include;
• To provide a speech and language therapy service to adults with acquired communication, cognitive and/or swallowing problems.
• To offer neurorehabilitation in a residential setting to adult clients, providing intervention on an individual or group basis as required.
• To provide specialist speech, language and swallowing assessments and neurorehabilitation to clients on the stroke pathway adhering to local and governmental policies.
• To provide specialist speech, language and swallowing assessments and neurorehabilitation to people as out-patients as required.
• To have a responsibility for developing SLT programmes and services for clients within NRS, under the guidance of the Senior Speech and Language Therapists.
• To provide advice to clients, their families and relevant staff on the management of dysphagia.
• To contribute to the monitoring and achievement of relevant standards.
ABOUT YOU
• You are an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist with an interest in providing speech and language therapy services for clients with complex neuro disability.
• You are passionate about your area of work
• Our Values and Behaviours inspire you
• You hold a degree or diploma in Speech and Language Therapy and up to date HCPC registration
• You are a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy and work within the scope of your professional guidelines