NHS Acute Speech & Language Therapist (SLT)
Job Description
Job title: NHS Acute Speech & Language Therapist (SLT)
Company: Sanctuary Personnel
Job description: Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 600+ reviews have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Band 6 Acute Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join a well-established Speech & Language Therapy team based in Sheffield.Specialism/Team: AcuteJob Type & Hours: Locum, ongoing contract, part time or full timePay Rate: £25 per hour (assignment rate)Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Fully online and paperless registration service
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
- Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
- £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
- Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
- Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experience
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
- Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
Duties:
- Provide clinical Speech & Language Therapy to a defined specialised caseload as part of the acute hospital team
- Provide a Speech & Language Therapy Service to adults with voice, swallowing and communication disorders
- Use specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management
- Make a differential diagnosis on client’s communication/swallowing on the basis of evidence from assessment seeking advice as appropriate
- Develop clear care plans based on best practice
- identify personal/professional development evidenced by Personal Development Plan/ Professional Portfolio developed within an appraisal framework
- Work independently accessing appraisal within a Performance Development Review at pre-determined intervals
- Participate in Performance Development Reviews ensuring that the objectives set reflect the Service and plans, including specific objectives relating to clinical specialism
- Attend relevant training and development in order to maintain and develop specialist skills and knowledge and maintain up to date HCPC and RCSLT registration
- Attend Specialist Short Courses appropriate to clinical specialism
- Participate in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence of clinical specialism
