Description
We have an exciting opportunity for three Band 6 Senior Speech & Language Therapists to join our Adult SLT Service, with rotations across Charing Cross and St Mary's Hospitals.
As a Senior Speech & Language Therapist, you will work within teams providing SLT services across admissions and medical and surgical specialties, including respiratory, elderly care, critical care, neurology, neurosurgery and trauma.
The main duties of the job include:
- Being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care
- Undertaking comprehensive assessments and re-assessments of patients
- Communicating effectively with patients and carers/family to motivate, engage and ensure understanding of their condition
- Planning and prioritizing own caseload independently on a day-to-day basis
- Undertaking measurement and evaluation of own work and current practice
- Critically appraising published research and using results to inform practice
- Assisting in the induction, daily supervision and delegation of tasks to band 5 speech and language therapists, therapy support workers, students and administrative staff
We offer a range of benefits, including career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme, Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
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