Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
Specialist Community Stroke Team Speech and Language Therapist 0.6wte
We would like to welcome an enthusiastic and motivated Speech & Language Therapist to our Integrated Community Stroke Team.
This post is an integral part of the SLT team within the Specialist Community Stroke team and is well networked and connected with the wider SLT service within Mid Cheshire Hospital and CCICP’s community services.
The post holder will provide direct and indirect, 1:1 and group specialist stroke assessment and rehab as part of our Community Stroke service for up to approx. 4 months following discharge form hospital.
The team consists of Physios, OTs, dietitians, nursing, psychology services, social workers and rehab assistants and works in partnership with the Stroke Association locally to provide a holistic service to the patient and their families.
The service, in line with national changes associated with the new RCP and NICE Stroke Guidelines is proactively undergoing much development and change – it will be exciting time to be working within stroke services and CCICP.
In addition to being dynamically involved in stroke service developments, the post holder will be part of the wider SLT network with active annual collaborative projects for service development across SLT services.
We have robust and flexible group and 1:1 clinical supervision arrangements and are very active within our CPD, research and audit locally and nationally.
Main duties of the job
This is a great opportunity for an SLT who shares our passion for outstanding quality, holistic patient care and enthusiasm for ongoing improvements. Working within an integrated MDT to design and deliver our services better together, providing goal focused, person and family centred care to our patients. The service combines delivering intensive one to one and group therapy, with a balance of both dysphagia and communication across the caseload.
This post is an integral part of the Specialist Community Stroke team and is well networked and connected with the wider SLT service within Mid Cheshire Hospital and CCICP’s community services. You will benefit from accessing a robust system of clinical supervision and wider MDT training and support. You will participate actively in the wider SLT network with specialisms including acute care, stroke (acute, rehab and community), ENT/voice and head and neck oncology.; You will actively engage in professional / clinical activity including journal clubs, CPD sessions, active specific project / development work.
The service covers areas around South Cheshire including Nantwich, Sandbach, Crewe, Northwich and Alsager. It is commutable from Manchester, Liverpool, Chester and North Staffordshire.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.
An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will provide specialist stroke assessment and rehab as part of our ‘ESD’ and longer-term specialist stroke rehab services for up to approx. 4 months following discharge from hospital.
The team consists of Physios, OTs, dietitians, nursing, psychology services, social workers and rehab assistants and works in partnership with the Stroke Association locally to provide a holistic service to the patient.
The service, in line with national changes associated with the new Stroke Delivery Model is undergoing much development and change in the coming 12 months, in collaboration with the local ISDN – it is an exciting time to be working within stroke services.
The community arm of MCHFT, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), provides a unique local health partnership across a range of community services for people in South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
At CCICP, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues. We are a friendly organisation, with the nurturing of our staff at the heart of our ethos, and promote a strong ‘grow your own’ culture.
*Travel is essential requirement of the post*
Please see attached job description for more information, we look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Speech and Language Therapy degree
Desirable criteria
- Dysphagia qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant adult clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- Clinical dysphagia experience
Able to fulfill travel
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between patient visits
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Lynn
- Job title
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 826205
- Additional information
Lindsay Coppenhall Stroke team Leader 01270 826205
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
- Telephone
- [email protected]
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