Job Title: Speech & Language Therapist (SLT)
Location: Gloucester
Type: Permanent
Salary: £45,996 per annum
Are you a Speech and Language Therapist with neurological 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 client's Neurological Centre in Gloucester.
You will lead therapeutic group sessions, helping people develop and improve their speech and communication. Building one-to-one rapport with service users, you will encourage engagement and empower recovery.
You will have experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans.
With a strong emphasis on teamwork, you’ll receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals and enjoy access to a variety of training courses to help you reach your career goals.
About Our Client:
You will be working for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Where you will be working:
The Neurological Centre has 60 beds in Gloucester, on the outskirts of the town, within easy commute from Gloucester, Cheltenham, and surrounding villages.
The Centre delivers specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions who require ongoing support and assistance to maximise functional ability.
It specialises in slow stream rehabilitation where the emphasis is placed on maximising each individual's abilities, comfort, and quality of life.
Bedrooms are fitted with high-dependency equipment, including ceiling track hoists, wall-mounted suction and oxygen equipment, with all rooms adapted to individual requirements. There are also well-equipped therapy facilities and other amenities such as gardens, gym, and minibus.
As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will be:
- Demonstrating specialist skills in dealing with complex cases, cultural and linguistic differences, and generating appropriate strategies for caseload management.
- Undertaking audits and contributing to research in the provision of treatments.
- Possessing specialist knowledge in areas such as acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
- HCPC registration
- Experience managing a caseload involving the assessment and treatment of dysphagia
- Experience working with families
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development
What you will get:
- Annual salary of £45,996
- £3,600 welcome bonus
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
- Free meals and parking
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Pension contribution to secure your future.
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing, and much more.
Apply now through Sanctuary Personnel.
