Speech and Language Therapist

We are seeking 2 enthusiastic, qualified Speech and Language Therapists (SLT) to work within our established team of committed SLT's and Assistant SLT's.

The post holder will assist in delivering high quality services to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across Northumberland and North Tyneside., The post holder will have the opportunity to work with clients presenting with a range of acquired aetiologies including stroke, dementia, neurological conditions and respiratory conditions . You will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients on your caseload.

The post is suitable for a new graduate seeking experience in adult work. The post forms part of our highly successful band 5 rotation scheme, allowing experience in a variety of settings and with a number of client groups.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your