Do you want to join a forward thinking SLT team working across a range of settings within the surgical team, working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties?
We are passionate about evidence-based, high quality care for our patients, and if you are too, we could offer a supportive and exciting role for a new or experienced Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist.
You would be supported by a team manager, a professional lead, clinical leads, Band 6 Senior SLTs, and have access to peer support from Band 5 colleagues.
This role is part of a rotation where there is an opportunity to gain experience within the medical Speech & Language Therapy team (including Stroke and Dysphagia)
The successful candidate will be joining an SLT team with a strong commitment to integrated working and quality improvement. There will be excellent training and development opportunities, scope to lead in areas of service development, as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system .
You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist staff and integrate into a variety of multi-disciplinary teams .This may include inpatients, voice/ENT and Head & Neck Cancer, as well as out patient opportunities as your skills develop.
As a team we have an established SLT led Videofluoroscopy clinic and offer evidenced based therapies, such as expiratory muscle strength training, so opportunities to shape your learning and clinical practice will also be available.
Please make contact if you would like to talk about working in our team, arrange a visit or if you need any other information about the post.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully . If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you r application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds . If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr. [email protected] .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
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