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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist vacancy to work in our Neuro Rehabilitation Teams at  Orpington Hospital. This static post offers a fantastic opportunity to work with our supportive and specialist rehabilitation teams  on the Ontario and Frank Cooksey Neuro rehabilitation units.

This is a part time position and you will be part of a team of 4 other Speech & Language Therapists and a Therapy assistant. 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have experience working with adults of acquired communication and swallowing disorders and ideally experience working within neuro rehabilitation settings.

You will have an opportunity to further develop your own knowledge base and range of skills, alongside specified learning objectives and ring-fenced learning time to achieve these.

The SLT team works closely with the wider multidisciplinary teams and offers  a comprehensive supervision and CPD structure with a range of opportunities for learning and participation in both self and service development.

King’s employs 48.3 wte Speech and Language Therapists across our Denmark Hill, Princess Royal and Orpington sites. The South Sites Speech and Language Therapy Team (Princess Royal University Hospital and Orpington Hospital) has 16 wte from Band 3 to Band 8a. 

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.