Adult Speech and Language Therapist - Bodmin, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Bodmin, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Adult Speech and Language Therapist:

Band 6:

Main area

Adult Speech and Language Therapy

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Grade

Band 6

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Part time 30 hours per week

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Job ref

Site

Bodmin Health Centre/ Stratton Community Hospital

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Town

Bodmin/Stratoon

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Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

25/06/2023 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

_ Strategic Themes_

_ Great Care_
- _Care based on what matters to people. _
- _Care provided at home or close to home. _
- _Improvement through learning, research and innovation. _
- _Prevention and alternatives to hospital._

_Great Organisation_
- _Buildings that support health and wellbeing. _
- _Technology enabled care. _
- _Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services. _
- _Safe, efficient, effective and productive._

_Great People_
- _A place people love to work and feel valued. _
- _Living our values with staff (all voices count). _
- _Attract, grow and develop talent. _
- _Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen._

_Great Partner_
- _Encourage and enable effective partnerships. _
- _Joined-up community services. _
- _Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities. _
- _Reduce our impact on the environment._
- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._

Job overview:

We are delighted to advertise this permanent, opportunity for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the East Cornwall Community Team.

This post is split across 2 location Bodmin Health Centre, and Stratton Community Hospital, working in a variety of clinical settings including the patients home, out patient clinics and virtually when appropriate.

You will be working within a well-supported team of therapists and assistants where there is a commitment to clinical supervision and CPD.

Car driver essential.

Main duties of the job:

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist Adult SLT service within the assigned locality, in conjunction with other ASLT colleagues. In times of fluctuating demand the post holder may be required to work elsewhere in the service.
To manage a caseload of patients, including those with complex needs, using evidence based practice.
To provide specialist Adult SLT assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults presenting with communication and swallowing difficulties in hospital and the community.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions as an autonomous practitioner, using independence of judgement.
To liaise with multidisciplinary teams and relevant care professionals and agencies.
To provide ongoing training to the multidisciplinary teams and other agencies in collaboration with the Adult SLT Service.

Working for our organisation:

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us.

As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals.

Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. T