Speech and Language Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our Speech and Language Therapy adult inpatient team based at York Hospital. We are a dynamic, supportive, and friendly team who are forward thinking and passionate about evidence-based practice and service development. This role provides a wide range of opportunities that are ideal for an SLT who wants to broaden their skillset, we work with a highly varied caseload which includes general medicine, progressive neurological conditions, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care. If you are looking to develop your skills in Videofluoroscopy this an ideal time to join our team as we have two clinical leads who can support your development in these areas. We are also in the planning stages of setting up a FEES service and therefore there may be the opportunity to play a pivotal role in this by learning skills in FEES assessment. We would welcome you to get in touch to discuss how this role could be what you are looking for. If you have a particular area you want to specialise in, we offer internal and external training opportunities and mentoring.Main duties of the job You will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to service development, training and audit. There will also be the opportunity to supervise and provide mentorship to junior colleagues including Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists, assistants and SLT students. You should be confident in managing a caseload independently, assessing and treating patients with a wide range of communication and swallowing difficulties related. Experience in Videofluoroscopy would be desirable but not essential. Service improvement and clinically developing services for our patients is at the heart of what we do and we value all team members ideas. Training is available via our quality improvement team to develop skills in leading on service improvement projects From a support perspective, there is a robust clinical and managerial supervision process in place. Peer support and on-going clinical support isavailable includingaccessing AHP band 6 development forums. You will haveaccess to informal and formal training and CPD opportunities, where learning and sharing is strongly encouraged. We strive for ongoing service development, and participation in projects and audits to this end is highly valued.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.