Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

9 hours ago

Hexham, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Adult Speech and Language Therapy Department are in the exciting position of being able to offer a full time, permanent band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapy position based at Hexham General Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to work with patients in both acute and community settings in the beautiful Tyne valley area.

To develop/improve/maintain/manage communication/swallowing/feeding skills of adults/ children in a given location, through direct intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff and carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential/ reduce risk and enable their maximum participation and integration into society.

You will need to be able to meet the travel requirements of the post as there is the requirement to offer home visits. It is likely that the post-holder will be required to support weekend working in the future.

**Specifically to**:
Independently assess, diagnose and treat own specialised caseload of patients/clients and maintain associated records.

Participate in research in the specialist area.

Advise and provide clinical support to other therapists/staff on SLT issues.

Supervise the work of assistants/volunteers and others working with the post holder.

Contribute to the induction, mentoring and support of other more junior staff and may be required to facilitate clinical case discussions as part of peer review.

Take full SLT student placements, contributing to their assessment and examination.

To be accountable for own professional actions.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and
quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

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