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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sheffield Stroke Speech & Language Therapy team as a Speech & Language therapy assistant within the Stroke pathway based at SPARC.
The successful candidate will assist the Speech & Language Therapist/s in providing therapy to a defined population of adults with communication, cognitive and/or swallowing difficulties.
Your input will provide cover to patients across the stroke pathway but primarily you will provide cover in the Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC). You will work under the direction of a Speech and Language Therapist and will be involved in communication therapy programmes, swallowing therapy programmes, multidisciplinary team working, staff and carer training, as well as having general duties within the team.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The SLT service across both the acute and community teams in STH has approximately 55 staff (47 therapists, 7 assistants and 4 secretarial staff) (41.23wte).
The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Gibbs Job title: SLT Team Leader and Clinical Lead in Stroke Email address: emma.gibbs@nhs.net Telephone number: 07985 917829
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