Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

We have a new opportunity at MYTT for a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) for Stroke.

Prospective candidates are welcome to visit or make contact to discuss further.

This is a unique career enhancing opportunity for an experienced, suitably qualified, skilled and dynamic SLT. The post holder is required to be an autonomous individual who is able to develop effective professional relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and key MDT members. The post holder will be able to provide patient centred care with ongoing consideration for patient's outcomes and patient experience throughout the pathway.

The post holder will provide support and supervision to Band 5 and/or 4 SLT colleagues and also take up the role of clinical educator for students. The post holder will contribute to governance and SOPS, lead with audits and service developments, and support the Clinical Lead for Stroke in delivering the goals and ambitions of the SLT stroke service.

The post holder will have ongoing support and supervision from the Clinical Lead for Stroke. Clinical and Leadership training and development will be encouraged in role. There is also ring fenced time, monthly for CPD, MAST and service developments.

We have a very established and experienced SLT leadership team consisting of the Therapy Service Lead for SLT, Team Lead and Clinical Leads who specialise in areas across acute, head and neck, voice, community plus instrumental specialisms.

Interviews will be 06 December 2024

Main duties of the job

The role involves working with patients who have communication and swallow impairments due to stroke, brain injury or long-term conditions. We work on the stroke hyper acute, acute and rehab units across Pinderfields and Dewsbury Hospitals. Our stroke service offers ampcare therapy, access to iPads for patients, access to videofluoroscopy and an emerging FEES service for stroke.

We attend MDT meetings, goal setting meetings and Best Interests Meetings etc as required. There are huddles, stroke team meetings and wider team meetings so that staff can optimise caseload management, plan therapy goals, and reflect and connect together.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.