Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Are you an experienced Stroke Specialist Speech and Language therapist looking for a new challenge, including opportunities to building on existing operational and clinical skills?

This exciting role for a Speech and Language Clinical Lead is working in the Sub-Acute Stroke Rehab Unit (SSARU) to work alongside our other clinical lead therapists and team of speech and language therapists to support the development of our SSARU and to drive excellence in our service.

The unit consists of 30 beds at South Bristol Community Hospital, which provides an environment where individuals who are medically stable can receive rehabilitation assessment, along with focused therapy and support from our multidisciplinary team, to develop independence before they return home.

The role has both an operational and clinical responsibility and involves service development as well as providing high quality and specialist Speech and Language Therapy intervention.

If you would like to find out more regarding this exciting new job opportunity please call Liz Britton, SSARU Lead 07721860274 or Alex Young Rehab Lead on 07827 807 234

Main duties of the job

To provide specialised Speech and Language therapy assessments and implement holistic, patient-centred treatment programmes for people after stroke working alongside the rest of the MDT.

To provide stroke specific advice and support to other staff working on the SSARU and wider stroke service as necessary.

To hold a highly specialist clinical caseload including independent management of people after stroke with complex presentation.

Line management responsibility to provide leadership, operational support and development and supervision of the multi-disciplinary workforce.

To promote a positive approach to change to facilitate the development of stroke services and in particular the SSARU.

To develop key working relationships with Speech and Language teams across the pathway including the acute HASU and ASU services and the ICSS at home service to deliver a seamless therapy pathway for service users

Work in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary team including Primary and Secondary Care; Health and Social care; Voluntary Agencies and others according to patient needs

Take responsibility for own personal and professional development ensuring that supervision is received on a regular basis.

To demonstrate ability to support patients to self-manage their long-term condition.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona Care & Health CIC

Address

South Bristol Community Hospital

Hengrove Promenade

Bristol

BS140DE

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sirona Care & Health CIC

Address

South Bristol Community Hospital

Hengrove Promenade

Bristol

BS140DE

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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