Speech and Language Therapist
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Orchard Square, Sheffield
Speech and Language Therapist
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Orchard Square, Sheffield
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 29 Oct | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 8138857037ac48f9a0a13ad0c29b0036
Full Job Description
- To undertake the assessment, diagnosis and management of clients on his/her caseload according to need, including the development and implementation of appropriate care plans / programmes of care.
- To ensure that clients / carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.
- To provide appropriate and timely advice to referral agents and others, in line with the HCPC Standards of Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency.
- To adapt practice to meet individual client circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic contexts.
- To employ clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
An opportunity has arisen for a newly/recently qualified Speech & Language Therapists to gain experience working within the Speech and Language Therapy service at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post is a permanent role and will have two days working with the SLT voice out-patient team and three days working as part of the acute ward team. You will be working as part of the well-established multi-disciplinary teams in the hospital and provide assessment, advice and therapy to in-patients and out-patients with swallowing, voice and communication difficulties. Speech & Language Therapy within STH NHS FT offers an excellent and well-established mentoring and support system. As part of a large team, clinical support is available through regular clinical meetings, team meetings, peer review and through a range of working models such as co-working and group therapy. Specialist support is available from many specialisms such as Dysphagia, Voice, Head & Neck Cancer and Research. The SLT service across both the acute and community teams in STH has approximately 55 staff (47 therapists, 7 assistants and 4 secretarial staff) (41.23wte). The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development., You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.