Bank Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Bank Specialist Speech and Language Therapists

We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Specialist Speech and Language Therapists to join our bank.

In return you will can offer you:
Flexible hours; choose when and where you want to work

Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours

Paid annual leave

NHS pension scheme

A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role

Opportunities to work in different wards and departments, including community, dental and specialist services

Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team

Ability to book your shifts from home using our online portal

Option to block-book shifts in a set period

SMS notifications of shift availability

Access to staff newsletters and bulletins

Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff

Free uniform, where applicable

There are bank assignments all around the Trust, including our community settings in Haltwhistle, Berwick, Alnwick, Morpeth, Rothbury, Blyth as well as our main hospitals in Hexham, Ashington, North Tyneside and Cramlington.

We have a range of shifts 7 days per week including day shifts, earlies, lates, twilight, nights and weekends. With bank you can pick and choose which shifts suit you.

To develop/improve/maintain/manage communication/swallowing/feeding skills of adults in a given location, through direct intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff and carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential/ reduce risk and enable their maximum participation and integration into society

Specifically to:

Independently assess, diagnose and treat own specialised caseload of patients/clients and maintain associated records.

Participate in research in the specialist area.

Advise and provide clinical support to other therapists/staff on SLT issues.

Supervise the work of assistants/volunteers and others working with the post holder.

Contribute to the induction, mentoring and support of other more junior staff and may be required to facilitate clinical case discussions as part of peer review.

Take full SLT student placements, contributing to their assessment and examination.

This is a great opportunity to work in a flexible way with one of the country's top performing trusts, twice rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.

Northumbria Healthcare covers a large geographical area, providing safe and high-quality care in both hospital and community settings.

As such we need to be able to respond quickly to meet demands caused by an increase in patient activity, staff holidays or illness.

This is where our staff bank plays a vital role, providing service support 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.

The bank is not just for doctors and nurses, we cater for all staff groups including AHPS, nursing support roles, administrative staff, facilities staff and more.

To develop/improve/maintain/manage communication/swallowing/feeding skills of adults in a given location, through direct intervention, liaison and joint working with other staff and carers and across agencies, to maximise their potential/ reduce risk and enable their maximum participation and integration into society

Specifically to:

Independently assess, diagnose and treat own specialised caseload of patients/clients and maintain associated records.
Participate in research in the specialist area.
Advise and provide clinical support to other therapists/staff on SLT issues.
Supervise the work of assistants/volunteers and others working with the post holder.

Contribute to the induction, mentoring and support of other more junior staff and may be required to facilitate clinical case discussions as part of peer review.

Take full SLT student placements, contributing to their assessment and examination.
To be accountable for own professional actions.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.

This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and
collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.