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Job overview

We are  looking for  full-time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Adult SLT team. We provide Speech and Language Therapy to adults with acquired disorders, across both Inpatient and Community settings.  

Main duties of the job

The post is based at Warrington Hospital, partly on our Stroke Unit, and partly on general inpatient wards and /or in Community.  The caseload consists of adults with communication and swallowing impairments arising from a range of conditions including stroke and progressive neurological conditions. We are looking for an experienced SLT with strong clinical skills, including a keen interest in aphasia and the ability to practice dysphagia independently. There will be an opportunity to participate in Videofluoroscopy Clinics and to develop skills with more complex dysphagia cases, eg on Intensive Care.

You will be able to demonstrate experience of working with a range of acquired disorders. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and to provide support for less experienced colleagues.

You will be well supported by more senior members of the SLT team.                                      

With post graduate experience of adult acquired swallowing disorders, you will have a recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent qualification and Health Professions Council Licence to Practice.

We are a friendly team, offering ongoing support, regular team meetings, and clinical supervision as part of your CPD

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.