Speech and Language Therapist Adult Acute

The post is a Band 6 position for a fixed term period of 6 months, covering maternity leave with potential to extend.

We are able to offer the opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our innovative and supportive team at the Whittington Hospital. This post is based at the Whittington Hospital, which is a teaching hospital, and will cover all medical wards.

The post holder is responsible for delivering a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to patients, families and carers of adults with neurological, respiratory and surgical conditions as well as rehabilitation and elderly patients.

They will need knowledge in the assessment, differential diagnosis, rehabilitation and treatment of swallow and communication difficulties.

The Team offers:

• Opportunities to participate in VFSS, FEES, tracheostomy care and critical care


• Excellent line management and peer support


• Opportunities for ongoing personal development


• The Whittington Hospital is a teaching hospital offering exciting learning opportunities and MDT working


• Flexible working and career development

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

The post holder will be a band 6 clinician working at RCSLT dysphagia competency level C or above. Opportunities for developing further competencies including VFSS, tracheostomy, critical care and FEES are available as part of this role.

The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner and is responsible for organising and managing a defined caseload, within their professional

boundaries, seeking advice where indicated.

The post holder will be working closely with their clinical supervisor and members of the SLT adult team, to contribute towards optimum patient

care and service delivery across the patient pathway.

The post holder will gain experience working with various MDTs throughout the hospital.

The post holder will have the opportunity to support SLT students and provide training across the MDT.

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