Speech and Language Therapist

Would you like to be part of a dynamic, supportive and friendly team, who are forward thinking and passionate about evidence-based practice and service development?

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our Adult acute inpatient team at York Hospital.

This specialist Band 6 role provides a wide range of opportunities that are ideal for an SLT who wants to broaden their skillset. We work with a highly varied caseload which includes specialties such as general \& elderly medicine, neurology, respiratory and palliative care.

We have a well-established Videofluoroscopy service which runs weekly, and have an established inpatient FEES service, and therefore there may be the opportunity to play a pivotal role in instrumental swallow assessment in the future.

We would encourage you to get in touch to discuss how this role could be what you are looking for. If you have a particular area you want to specialise in, we offer internal and external training opportunities and mentoring.

Interviews for this position will be held face to face with no remote option available.

You will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to service development, training and audit. You will also 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.

Experience in Videofluoroscopy or FEES 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.

We have a robust clinical and managerial supervision process in place. Peer support and on-going 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.

For further information about working for our Trust, please visit:

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Our 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

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Hannah Job title: AHP Team Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07717690260