Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist? Do you have evidence-based experience and are looking for flexible working opportunities? NUH is currently providing these opportunities through an exciting placement opportunity at Queens Medical Centre location.

The Trust is delighted to offer the opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to join their Team. The post holder will work with adults who have acquired neurological conditions in an outpatient setting.

Main duties of the job

To provide an effective highly specialist service to adult outpatients with a range of neurological conditions under care of the Neuro Rehabilitation Outpatient Team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

To work collaboratively with the MDT in this service for quality of care, service development and evaluation

To independently manage, triage and prioritise own complex caseload providing a highly specialist SLT assessment, formulation, diagnosis, intervention and advice based on evidence based practice

To undertake, interpret, and act on complex information gathered from a range of sources, including instrumental investigations, diagnostic formal and informal assessments, and information from other agencies and professionals, using sound knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and experience in applying relevant treatment approaches.

To develop and provide highly specialist packages of care to individuals working as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team across a variety of agencies and locations

To mentor, supervise, teach and develop SLT colleagues and other professionals within area of expertise

To effectively delegate to assistant SLT, administrative and other staff.

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