Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Crewe, United Kingdom - Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Crewe, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Specialist Community Stroke Team Speech and Language Therapist 0.6wte

Are you an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist looking to move to in asupportive and inclusive NHS Organisation? If so CCICP is waiting to hear from you...

We are thrilled that an exciting expansion to our SLT team within the Community Stroke Team is allowing us to welcome a new enthusiastic and motivated Speech & Language Therapist to our wonderful team.

We are proud to have been awarded an 'AHP team of the year award' recently, and also receive wonderful feedback from our patients, both within SLT and the wider team
- "To say a big thank you for all you have done. Alec would not be where he is now if you hadn't helped him reach his goals of returning to work, being able to talk to all his customers and suppliers - its amazing Thank you from the both of us, we will never forget you."Feedback to our SLT colleagues from Alec and his family.

"Thank you to all the team who have given Graham and our family so much help and encouragement over the last few months. You have made such a difference to his life, and ours"Feedback to the Team from Graham and his family.

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 anintegrated MDTto 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.

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.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

92% of our staff, when surveyed in 2020, felt that their role made a difference to their patients, and we are recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

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.

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.

- Travel is essential requirement of the post*