Speech and Language Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 speech and language therapist to join the team of therapists in Cambridgeshire. The post will be based in the North of the County. This post which would suit either a newly qualified therapist who is interested in working with adults or an experienced band 5 therapist who would like to develop their skills further, seeing patients in the community setting.

Work will involve seeing patients with both communication and swallowing difficulties for both assessment and therapy /support. The post holder will receive regular supervision and will work towards the newly qualified practitioner competencies (if newly qualified) and also have access to the preceptorship programme within the Trust. The team holds regular meetings, both within the locality and Countywide and there is access to weekly drop-in clinical supervision sessions for further support as needed.

There may be an opportunity for the post holder to gain certification in the LSVT programme and to then participate in the delivery of this evidence- based therapy programme to relevant patients. There will also be opportunities to shadow therapists working on specialist pathways including stroke and voice and to see patients from these waiting lists with access to specialist support and supervision from senior therapists

The post holder will be supported and funded to attend a post registration dysphagia course and will then work through the competency programme to build up to working independently with patients with dysphagia.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

The post holder will work independently, providing speech and language therapy input to patients on an outpatient and domiciliary basis and input to the community hospital wards, providing a high standard of quality clinical care.

The post will involve working with patients with communication impairment, dysphagia and could also include some voice work.

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Penny Vaughan Job title: Speech and Language Therapist Email address: penny.vaughan@cpft.nhs.uk