Senior Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke services

Your main role will be to contribute to the delivery of a high-quality service within the specialist area of stroke. You will work predominantly within the acute stroke unit pathway, with the potential for future rotation across to the community stroke rehab inpatient unit. There will also be the requirement for cross cover during periods of annual leave.

There may be opportunity, through a rotational programme, to work across other areas within the stroke pathway, if desirable.

Our speech therapy stroke services team covers the hyper-acute stage at The James Cook University Hospital, through to in-patient rehabilitation at the Redcar Primary Care Hospital and into the ESD team or in outpatient clinics.

As part of this role, you will also participate in a rota to deliver a 6-day service to the acute stroke unit.

In addition to existing dysphagia competency development, you will have the opportunity to further develop your dysphagia skills and clinical experience across a range of inpatient acute wards.

You will support and mentor speech therapy and rehabilitation support workers and students and, as you progress into your Band 6 role (depending on experience), will also provide support and mentorship to our Band 5 staff. You will have the opportunity to be involved with attracting future candidates into the profession through participation in careers events and workshops and works experience placements.

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated speech and language therapist to join our team based in the South Tees locality, working across the stroke pathway. This post is ideal for someone already working as a Band 6 therapist to develop their skills and experience across stroke services or for a Band 5 therapist with recent relevant clinical experience, ready to take the next steps in their career journey in a development post. This is an exciting time to join the Trust as we work together with MDT colleagues across University Hospital Tees to develop the vision for future stroke service delivery.

You must be a team player, able to demonstrate commitment to learning and confident of working in a busy multidisciplinary team.

Depending on previous experience, you will be supported with training and competency development in dysphagia management including developing competencies within videofluoroscopy.

We are committed to quality improvement, and you will be encouraged to join our team project development working groups.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.