Speech & Language Therapist (Stroke)

Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service (Adult Acquired Service)

Speech and Language Therapist (Stroke)

37.5 Hours per week (Permanent) - 2 posts

Due to internal promotion we have an exciting opportunity for a newly or recently qualified Speech & Language Therapist (or pending graduation in spring 2023) to join the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will work within the team providing 6 day Speech and Language Therapy Services into the South Tees Stroke Service. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person who is willing to learn and develop and possess excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team.

This service covers the whole patient pathway from hyper-acute stroke through to inpatient rehabilitation, Early Supported Discharge and outpatient therapy. You will see patients at various stages in their recovery from stroke. In addition, you will be supported to complete training in order to gain the skills in dysphagia management, which will allow a wider range of experience over stroke, acute medicine and surgery caseloads.

You will work as part of an inter-disciplinary team including Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support Workers.

It is essential that you are able to travel independently throughout the South Tees locality.

You will receive regular supervision from a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and be encouraged to take an active part in service improvement, clinical governance and continuing professional development. You will also be supported by our experienced team of therapists, plus clerical support, which is based in our office at The James Cook University Hospital.

The Adult Speech & Language Therapy Service provides specialist communication and dysphagia input for acquired disorders into The James Cook University Hospital, Redcar Primary Care Hospital, East Cleveland Primary Care Hospital, The Friarage Hospital and the South Tees community locality.

The James Cook University Hospital is a large teaching hospital that includes the specialties of Acute Stroke, Cardiothoracic, ENT, Head & Neck Cancer, Maxillo Facial Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuro-rehabilitation and Neuro-oncology, plus the Regional Spinal Injuries Unit. The Trust also hosts the Middlesbrough MND Care Centre.

Middlesbrough is a large town in Teesside surrounded by beautiful countryside, market towns and villages and within easy reach of the coast. It is served by good travel networks; is within easy reach of the A1M motorway; cities such as Newcastle, Durham, York and Leeds are very accessible via the East Coast main line train service. We are also close to three international airports - Teesside, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle.

Staff have access to excellent facilities for education and development in the STRIVE Academic Centre.

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.