Senior Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Milton Keynes
Sector: Allied Healthcare - Brain Injrury
Salary: Band 7 - £41,659 - £47,672
Senior Speech and Language Therapist - Permanent - Full or Part-time available - Part Time 21 hours and Full Time 35 hours - Band 7
I am working alongside a specialist service that provides residential rehabilitation for adults with non-progressive brain injury who require longer term rehabilitation, support and care.
You will be involved in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of adults with acquired brain injury, including social-communication impairments and challenging behaviour. You will work closely with a motivated team including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and rehabilitation support workers to deliver a goal-focused, high quality service that enables adults to maximise their individual potential.
You will:
be dysphagia trained
have a minimum 1-2 years' experience of working with adults with neurological conditions within either an acute, rehabilitation or community setting (ideally)
work as an independent clinical professional
wse evidence based/client centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention
facilitate complex discharge packages of care and give advice and information to other disciplines and agencies
contribute to the training and development of others when required
Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Speech and language therapy services
Supervise other members of staff, e.g. Rehabilitation Support Workers, in carrying out the programmes the Speech and Language Therapist has devised
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Contact Charlotte Kemp
Email charlotte@ppassociates-rec.co.uk - 07850302260
