Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced NHS Band 6 Dementia Speech and Language Therapist to join a well-established Speech & Language Therapy team based in Location.
Specialism/Team: Dementia
Job Type & Hours: Locum Ongoing contract - Either full or part-time
Pay Rate: £25 per hour (assignment rate)
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- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
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Main duties:
- Independently assess, differentially diagnose, develop and implement specialist care plans for care home residents with swallowing needs due to acquired and progressive neurological conditions, dementia, non-neurological conditions, and frailty, as well as at the end of life.
- Independently assess, differentially diagnose, develop and implement specialist care plans for care home residents with communication needs due to acquired and progressive neurological conditions.
- Work with the care homes’ team members and management, as well as the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure a coordinated and holistic care plan for patients with necessary support and follow up from this care plan.
- Provide ad hoc training and education to care home staff, to support them in their role.
- Liaise and work closely with band 6 SLT colleague(s) from the Adult Community SLT service in ensuring a safe and equitable pathway for care home residents, from referral to discharge, across both services (DIST and Adult Community SLT service) and all south-east Essex geographical areas.
- Be responsible and accountable for the independent prioritisation and management of own clinical caseload.
Requirements of the Speech and Language Therapist/SLT:
- Degree or equivalent within Speech and Language Therapy and HCPC registration
- Recent UK/NHS post qualifying experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist
Contact:
This Speech and Language Therapist/SLT job is advertised by Alex Blackwell; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Speech and Language Therapist role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
