Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist - Stroke & Neurosciences

Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) at BHRUT has grown significantly in recent years. We are 23 SLTs over 2 hospitals. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, evidence based & dynamic SLT to join our team as a Band 7 in Stroke & Neurosciences.BHRUT has a well-established stroke pathway including Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU), Acute Stroke Unit (ASU), inpatient rehab & Early Supported Discharge (ESD). Queen's Hospital also provides the regional neurosurgical service for Essex, which means a varied neuroscience caseload. You will join our current Band 7 rotations between Acute Stroke care (HASU/ASU), rehab (inpatient & ESD) & Neurosciences (including neurology & neurosurgery, neuro ITU & awake craniotomy).The Stroke & Neurosciences MDT provide holistic, patient centred care with opportunities for innovation & service development. These teams often pilot new technologies, projects & programs focused on providing the best service possible.The ideal candidate will have, To provide autonomous specialist assessment, treatment and advice to inpatients who present with a wide range of complex swallowing and communication difficulties secondary to stroke or neurology / neuroscience background.To support providing highly specialist assessment, treatment and advice to patients within acute stroke inpatient areas (Hyper Acute Stroke Unit including any outlying stroke patients and Acute Stroke Unit) and stroke rehabilitation services (inpatient and Early Supported Discharge) whilst on stroke rotations.To support providing highly specialist assessment, treatment and advice to patients within inpatient Neurosciences ward, ITU and the Neuro-Outliers team whilst on neuroscience rotation.

a strong background in Stroke/Neurosciences with extensive experience managing dysphagia & communication disorders associated with these caseloads in an acute/rehabilitation setting. They should be competent in VFSS. ITU & tracheostomy experience is beneficial. In-house training for trache & FEES can be provided. Applicants can be considered for the option of a development post from a 6 to 7. Follow us on X @BHRUT_SLT for more info

We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.