GATESHEAD NHS
PRIMARY CARE TRUST

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICE

COME AND JOIN OUR TEAM!
There are opportunities to join our adult, special needs and paediatric teams
on a permanent or temporary basis.

POST 1
Adult Team
Full-time, Permanent

Grade 2
Spine points 25 - 27

Additional investment has helped us create a new and exciting post working as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a service to in-patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Work will primarily be on the Stroke rehabilitation Ward, which is due to be opened in December 2003, but you would provide an outreach service to any adult with an acquired communication or swallowing disorder in the hospital.

You will be expected to have a good working knowledge of the assessment and management of dysphasia and dysphagia and have a keen interest in developing new ways of working with this client group to develop services.

For further information contact:
Hilary Taylor, Head of Adults, on 0191 445 2599

 

POST 2
Special Needs/Paediatric Teams
Full-time, Permanent

Grade 2
Spine points up to 26

This post provides seven sessions to the special needs team and three sessions to the paediatric team. Work for the former will be with pre-school special needs children in locations such as their homes and nurseries whilst at school-age this will be in the school environment.

Paediatric work will be in a community clinic setting with children of all ages and a variety of communication difficulties. You will be expected to have experience in both fields and in working with a wide range of other professionals.

For further information contact:
Lynne Bennett, Head of Special Needs, on 0191 460 5249
Janis Proudfoot, Head of Paediatrics, on 0191 443 6900

 

POST 3
Special Needs Team
Full-time, Temporary
(fixed term of one year)

Grade 2
Spine point 23

You will provide a service to pre-school and school-age special needs children, working with the former in locations such as their homes and nurseries whilst at school-age this will be in the school environment.

This post gives the opportunity to build on previous experience and gain increased knowledge of a wide variety of communication disorders in the special needs field

For further information contact:
Lynne Bennett, Head of Special Needs, on 0191 460 5249

 

• We offer full professional support which includes
• staff meetings
• an appraisal system
• regular team meetings
• professional development
• involvement in Clinical Governance issues
• close liaison with experienced therapists and assistants

Closing date for all posts: December 1

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