Overview
We have an exciting opportunity to work within the Adult Speech & Language Therapy team at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby. Your role will be to support Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) provision across in-patient settings, working closely with the SLTs and others in the multi-disciplinary team.
Responsibilities
* Support Speech & Language Therapy with swallowing and communication caseloads, working closely with ward staff, patients and families/carers.
* Take case histories from medical notes.
* Carry out exercises for speech and swallowing and provide communication therapy, including support with augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC).
* Provide direct clinical input to adult inpatients with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders.
* Complete clerical and administrative duties directly related to patient activity.
* Work autonomously under the supervision of a registered Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) across SLT clinical teams at Diana Princes of Wales Hospital, Grimsby.
* Support the Speech & Language Therapy Department to deliver an efficient and effective service in line with guidance from the Team Lead, Clinical Expert and/or Specialist Speech & Language Therapists, the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, the Health and Care Professions Council and Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
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