Speech and Language Therapist

Salary: £48,067 – £55,006 per year

Speech and Language Therapist – Permanent – Full or Partime available – Part Time 21 hours and Full Time 35 hours – Band 7

I am working alongside a specialist service that provides residential rehabilitation for adults with non-progressive brain injury who require longer term rehabilitation, support and care.

You will be involved in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of adults with acquired brain injury, including social-communication impairments and challenging behaviour. You will work closely with a motivated team including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and rehabilitation support workers to deliver a goal-focused, high quality service that enables adults to maximise their individual potential.

You will:

• be dysphagia trained
• have a minimum 1-2 years’ experience of working with adults with neurological conditions within either an acute, rehabilitation or community setting (ideally)
• work as an independent clinical professional
• wse evidence based/client centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention
• facilitate complex discharge packages of care and give advice and information to other disciplines and agencies
• contribute to the training and development of others when required
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Speech and language therapy services
• Supervise other members of staff, e.g. Rehabilitation Support Workers, in carrying out the programmes the Speech and Language Therapist has devised

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