An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapies to join our team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS foundation trust.
Are you a Band 6 or Band 7 SLT with a passion for stroke and neurology? Are you looking to work within an SLT team that is passionate about patient care and service improvement?
In this role, you will be expected to provide specialist leadership, assessment and treatment within our Speech and Language Therapy service with a specialist focus on Stroke and neurology. You will work closely within the multidisciplinary team on the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) and contribute to service development, teaching, and clinical supervision within the department and across the hospital.
The post holder will manage the caseload within stroke and neurology, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care possible.
We are looking for an SLT with:
Significant post-registration experience in Adult communication and swallowing disorders.
Experience in acute hospital settings
Excellent communication and MDT working skills
Evidence of continuing professional development
In return, we offer excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to work within a supportive specialist team.
The Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) provides rehabilitation stroke services to patients following repatriation from a hyper acute stroke unit (HASU). The post holder will develop close working relationships with SLT’s at our sister hospital in Luton who provide HASU. You will work as part of this collaborate stroke therapy team striving to achieve the highest standards of stroke care.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
JOB SUMMARY
- Take a lead role for the Speech and Language Therapy team in Stroke and acute ward activity, providing leadership support to other SLT staff working in this speciality.
- Case management and provision of highly specialist Speech & Language Therapy using models of best practice to assess the client’s needs, and provide care planning, therapy, advice and support for the patient.
- Leadership of the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) and Neuro caseload alongside leadership within the SLT department- working in close liaison to deliver SLT care within the hospital.
- Provide specialist care to patients on site at Bedford Hospitals, and working closely and flexibly with colleagues at Luton and Dunstable Hospital to deliver high quality, efficient care to patients, and clinically excellent training and supervision to staff across the two sites.
- Provide support & training to those within the ward based teams and the wider SLT team.
- Lead role in the Videofluoroscopy – using MBSImP model. Lead in clinic independently and provide training and supervision to others.
- Take a significant role in developing highly specialist services on site; SLT led FEES service, tracheostomy, complex airway/dysphagia management on CCU/ITU.
- Play a key role in Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) discussions for complex nutrition cases.
