Senior Speech and Language Therapist (Fixed Term)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, welcoming team. This is a fixed term position (until the end of March 2025) working part time (0.5 WTE)18.75 hours available, for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist, within the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Community Team based in Nottingham city., The service provides home visits, clinics, in-reach to care homes, and runs therapeutic groups including adult dysfluency, post stroke total communication skills, and a Parkinsons voice maintenance group. We also offer intensive rehabilitation programmes where appropriate, and training to care home staff and other professionals.

There are many excellent opportunities for training and development available. We have regular one-to-one supervision, shadowing opportunities, we hold monthly SLT clinical meetings, are involved in SLT Clinical Excellence Networks (such as the East Midlands Progressive Neurology CEN) and offer specialist training in specific clinical interventions including Speak OUT and dysphagia rehabilitation.

Please contact us if you have any questions or wish to discuss any aspect of the post. Informal visits to the team are also welcomed., We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated speech and language therapist to provide high quality, evidence based, swallowing and communication assessments, rehabilitation and interventions, for adults with acquired disorders (such as dementias, Parkinsons, FND, respiratory needs and a range of other conditions).

We provide evidence-based swallowing and communication assessments, rehabilitation and management options for adults with acquired disorders, living in the Nottingham within a variety of community settings.

We work closely with other community health and social care teams, and the voluntary sector. Our clients present with a wide range of aetiologies including stroke, end of life, dementia, neurological, mental health and respiratory conditions.

The successful applicant will need to be flexible, innovative, organised and keen to learn for the benefit of your clients. You will receive regular supervision and training opportunities and will be supported to develop your skills further.

We are looking for an organised, enthusiastic, empathetic speech and language therapist who shows initiative and flexibility and is an excellent team player.

We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.