Speech and Language Therapist – Dementia

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with 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)

Benefits of working for Global Healthcare Jobs:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experience
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

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.