This nine-month fixed-term Speech and Language Therapist post, ending 1 August 2027, sits in the stroke team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post covers the stroke pathway, split between the Acute Stroke Unit at King's Mill Hospital and the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward at Mansfield Community Hospital. Weekend working is part of a rotational service, and both Band 5 therapists and newly qualified SLTs are considered. Fit depends on RCSLT and HCPC registration, or pending registration for final-year students.
What the job involves
- Work across the stroke pathway in the Acute Stroke Unit and Stroke Rehabilitation Ward
- Work weekends as part of a rotational service
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary stroke team
Qualifications
- Recognised SLT degree or diploma
Registration & licences
- RCSLT and HCPC registration, or pending for final-year SLT students
Experience
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience with adults with special needs, such as learning disabilities or Deaf patients
Skills & knowledge
- Theoretical knowledge of SLT delivery across approaches, multidisciplinary working and different contexts
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures for the client group
- Undergraduate-level knowledge of approaches for adults with speech, language and communication needs and eating, drinking and swallowing needs
Other
- Ability to travel between sites
Nice to have
- NQP competencies completed
- Experience delivering structured groups
- Experience with patients who have mental health problems
- Portfolio of relevant post-qualification CPD
- Post-basic dysphagia training or completed competencies
- Signs and symbols knowledge
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
