Speech and Language Therapist- Band 6

Speech and language therapist- Band 6 Stroke

Location: Bradford

Start date- ASAP

End date- 3+ months

Shift Pattern:

• Full time (on the wards)
• 9:00 - 5:00

Skills/Experience:

• The post holder will be part of high profile and dynamic teams who are already providing high quality, innovative and evidenced based services
• We can collectively offer opportunities for personal development of clinical, analytical and research skills in a variety of acute and community settings to boost your career
• To provide specialist speech and language therapy (SLT) assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties following stroke on inpatient wards
• To manage an inpatient and/or community caseload as appropriate
• Pursue and acquire ongoing knowledge and expertise for practice with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.
• To be a member of the specialist SLT team providing assessment, advice and rehabilitation services to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties as a result of stroke, acquired neurological diseases, neurosurgical procedures, medical decline and other long-term conditions
• Face to face work
• Dealing with patients head and neck cancer in an SLT role

• Contact Tom for more details