Job Description
Are you a Speech and Language Therapist with neurological or respiratory experience, looking for a new opportunity where you will be supported to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, join our brand-new service, Lakefields Neurological Centre in Chigwell for 2 days per week and our Gardens and Jacobs Neurological Centre for 3 days per week, working 37.5 hours per week across both sites.
Where you will be working
Location: Lambourne Rd, Chigwell IG7 6HH
Lakefields Neurological Centre is a fully refurbished 22-bed neurological service for people with neurological and spinal conditions requiring specialist rehabilitation following an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), or other neurological conditions.
The service specializes in ongoing assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation, providing complex physical, tracheostomy, and respiratory care.
Gardens Neurological Centre and Jacobs Neurological Centre have a combined total of 132 beds on the same site in Sawbridgeworth (CM21 0HH), on the Hertfordshire and Essex border, within easy travel distance of London and Cambridge.
They deliver specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for individuals with complex long-term neurological conditions, brain or spinal injuries requiring ongoing support and assistance to maximize functional ability.
Recovery is supported wherever possible, with an emphasis on maximizing each individual's abilities, comfort, and quality of life.
Each service features communal lounges, dining rooms, and bedrooms with en-suite facilities, with over 95% being single occupancy. All rooms are adapted to each resident's requirements based on assessments and needs.
You will have experience managing a designated caseload, including completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes in line with care plans.
With a strong emphasis on teamwork, you’ll receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals and access to various training courses to support your career development.
Responsibilities include:
* Demonstrating specialist skills in managing complex cases, considering cultural and linguistic differences, and developing appropriate strategies for caseload management.
* Undertaking audits and contributing to research related to treatment provision.
* Having specialist knowledge in acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
* Band 7 Level Practitioner or equivalent
* HCPC registration
* Experience managing a caseload involving assessment and treatment of dysphagia
* Experience working with families
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
What you will get
* An annual salary of up to £50,000 depending on experience
* £5,000 welcome bonus
* The equivalent of 33 days of annual leave (including Bank Holidays), plus your birthday off!
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work-life balance
* Career development and training opportunities
* Pension contributions
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced Maternity Package
Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing, and more.
About your next employer
You will work for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to care delivery. With over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education, there are ample opportunities for growth and advancement.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network operating in 10 countries with over 86,000 employees worldwide.
We follow safer recruitment practices, and it is a requirement that all staff understand their individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
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