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Form of workJob Title: Speech and Language Therapist
Grade: Band 6/7
Trust: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Location: Queen’s Medical Centre, NG7 2UH
Hours: 3 Days Monday - Friday
Pay rate: From £19.10
Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist?? Do you have evidence-based experience and are looking for flexible working opportunities? NUH is currently providing these opportunities through an exciting placement opportunity at Queen’s Medical Centre location.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH)is one of England's largest acute teaching trusts. They provide acute and specialist services to 2.5m people within Nottingham and surrounding communities at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and the City Hospital campuses, as well as specialist services for a further 3 - 4m people from across the region. NUH is the 4th fourth largest in the UK.
The Trust is delighted to offer the opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to join their Team. The post holder will work with adults who have acquired neurological conditions in an outpatient setting.
To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
- HCPC Registration
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience in assessing and managing dysphagia and communication difficulties in adult outpatients
- Able to offer F2F service but remote working could be considered
Role Details:
- To provide an effective highly specialist service to adult outpatients with a range of neurological conditions under care of the Neuro Rehabilitation Outpatient Team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- To work collaboratively with the MDT in this service for quality of care, service development and evaluation
- To independently manage, triage and prioritise own complex caseload providing a highly specialist SLT assessment, formulation, diagnosis, intervention and advice based on evidence based practice
- To undertake, interpret, and act on complex information gathered from a range of sources, including instrumental investigations, diagnostic formal and informal assessments, and information from other agencies and professionals, using sound knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and experience in applying relevant treatment approaches.
- To develop and provide highly specialist packages of care to individuals working as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team across a variety of agencies and locations
- To mentor, supervise, teach and develop SLT colleagues and other professionals within area of expertise
- To effectively delegate to assistant SLT, administrative and other staff.
Who are NHS Professionals?
If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a 'Bank’ of highly skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS.
Why NHS Professionals?
We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients.
In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -
- Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
- First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
- Dedicated consultants
- Flexible working options
- Free DBS and free training
- Build holiday allowance
- Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days
- Stakeholder pension scheme
About the Trust:
NUH was established in 2006 following the merger of Nottingham City Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC). We have a budget of just under £1billion, 90 wards and 1,700 beds across three main sites: QMC, City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We deliver district general services to 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities. Our specialist services allow us to deliver care to 4.5m people from across the East Midlands and nationally for a handful of services. QMC is where our Emergency Department (ED), Major Trauma Centre and the Nottingham Children’s Hospital are based. It is also home to the University of Nottingham’s School of Nursing and Medical School. Nottingham City Hospital is our planned care site, where our cancer centre, heart centre and stroke services are based, and where some of our emergency admissions units are located. Ropewalk House is where we provide a range of outpatient services, including hearing services.
