Band 6 Speech & Language Therapist

Job summary

Job Title: Band 6/7 Speech and Language Therapist

Trust: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Abingdon Community Hospital, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AG

Ward: Therapy Team

Pay Rates: from £22.99 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 Mon- Fri 8.30-4.30

Why might this job interest you?

Oxford Health NHS Trustprovide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Their services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and in peoples homes. They focus on delivering care as close to home as possible. In everything they do, they strive to be caring, safe and excellent

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the speech and language therapy team within the post-acute specialist stroke rehabilitation unit, providing a high-quality rehabilitation service to patients on the Oxfordshire stroke pathway.

Support patients and their families, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to understand and manage their communication and/or swallowing conditions.

Have day to day responsibility for providing a speech and language therapy service and to enable safe and supported discharge into the community.

Contribute to clinical projects/developments in stroke rehabilitation.

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