Regional speech and language therapist - united kingdom, northampton, northamptonshire
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we are looking for a regional band 7 speech and language therapist to work across our 3 rehabilitation sites in bedford, northampton and didcot.
within the southern region the active care group boasts three specialist neurological rehabilitation centres, located in northampton, bedford, and oxford. our patients present with a range of neurological disorders, including acquired brain injury and spinal injury, and comprising conditions such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, tumours, epilepsy, encephalitis, alcohol-related brain damage, and conditions such as huntington s disease. our southern services provide both specialist post-acute rehabilitation as well as community-based transitional rehabilitation. each unit has its own highly trained interdisciplinary team including neuropsychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, therapy technicians, therapy assistants, specialist nurses, and rehabilitation assistants, overseen by a consultant in rehabilitation medicine.
what you'll be working:
5 days a week (2 days in northampton, 2 days in bedford) and 1 day in harwell. (we may consider 4 days a week over the northampton and bedford units)
what you'll be doing:
use your skills and expertise to assist patients to maximise their independence and quality of life
ensure the development and standardisation of high quality, innovative, and evidence based speech and language based rehabilitation practice across the region
support and advise colleagues on all issues concerned with speech and language practice and provide expert clinical consultation and professional guidance to the interdisciplinary teams at each unit
develop enhanced skills and maintain cpd through self-directed learning, clinical supervision, mentorship and structured training sessions with speech and language therapy colleagues and the interdisciplinary team
be responsible for the development, and clinical training and supervision of speech and language therapy students, therapy technicians, rehabilitation assistants and peers
support the service managers and the regional clinical neuropsychologist in delivering and developing the services
use your skills and expertise to assist patients to maximise their independence and quality of life.
ensure the development and standardisation of high quality, innovative, and evidence based speech and language based rehabilitation practice across the region
support and advise colleagues on all issues concerned with speech and language practice and provide expert clinical consultation and professional guidance to the interdisciplinary teams at each unit
this is a new role designed to offer the successful individual a chance to work more autonomously whilst taking a lead in planning, shaping and developing the services to meet their current service provision as well as cultivating them to evolve to meet future commissioning needs.
what you'll have:
extensive and varied experience working as a band 6 speech and language therapist, or previous experience as a band 7 speech and language therapist
be able to demonstrate an ability to assess and manage communication and swallowing disorders, underpinned by the evidence base and innovative approaches
be able to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part as a wider interdisciplinary team
we also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. to support this, we are a disability confident committed employer.
what to look forward to:
25 days holiday plus the bank holidays
your birthday off!
holiday that increases with service!
retail & restaurant discounts
annual colleague awards
colleague referral scheme - earn a bonus of up to gbp1000 for referring someone you know!
wellbeing support and activities
career development and world class training
pension contribution
enhanced sick pay
enhanced maternity pay
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