Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech & Language Therapist with advanced clinical skills to work within an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programme (ICAP) at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN). The post is being offered as a 2 year fixed term contract to deliver an ICAP with a randomised control trial in collaboration with University College London and City St George's University. The post offers exceptional opportunities to use specialist clinical skills and contribute to the research and teaching programmes within this highly specialised patient population. Applicants will have an opportunity to be involved in presenting results from the ICAP at conferences (e.g. BAS, UKSF, ESOC) and writing up for journals. The Division is fully committed to research and development and actively supports and funds the continuous professional development of its staff., The post offers a novel opportunity to provide high dose, specialist input for people with aphasia in a highly skilled multidisciplinary team in an outpatient setting. The post will play a key role in the leadership and development of the service and staff.

For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

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