Newcastle, North Tyneside & Northumberland NHS Trust
Integrated Elderly Services

People are our priority

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Speech and Language Therapy for Adults in the Community.

Two posts: Full or Part-Time
Fixed term contracts

• Up to 1 year in the first instance
• Scope for flexible working
• Secondments considered.

We are looking for two Clinicians to join our well-established Department for Adult's with acquired neurological communication and swallowing disorders.

We can offer work across a range of clinical settings including:

• acute inpatients
• community outpatients
• stroke rehabilitation unit
• regional neurosciences centre.

There is excellent senior Speech and language Therapy support within our department. Underpinning our practice, there is a strong commitment to continuing professional development.

POST 1: Band 3
Spine points 36 - 38
£33,021 - £35,715

• Dysphagia experience and skills essential

We are looking for an experienced specialist therapist to work 13 sessions in our Stroke Rehabilitation Unit and 4 sessions in an acute setting. The rehabilitation unit has an established, effective MDT and you would be responsible for leading and delivering the specialised clinical speech and language therapy service to adults with communication & swallowing problems. You would also supervise a junior speech and language therapist.

POST 2: Band 2
Spine points 24 - 30
£19,835 - £26,097 depending on experience

• Dysphagia experienced preferred
• Minimum 2 years experience with adults required.

This is a unique opportunity for someone wishing to develop their skills. You would work alongside other speech and language therapists in the adult service in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Our staff benefits include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Access to gym facilities
• Staff counselling service
• Opportunities for training and development
• Childcare vouchers and access to a Child Care Co-ordinator

 

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For informal enquiries and further information, please contact:

Lucy Skelton or Sheila Wight
Speech & Language Therapy Department
Newcastle General Hospital
Tel: (0191) 256 3463
Lucy.Skelton@...

 

Application forms and job descriptions from:

Human Resources Department
Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland Mental Health Trust
1st Floor
Milvain Building
Newcastle General Hospital
Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 6BE
Tel: (0191) 219 5086 (24 hour recruitment line)
or email: HRFirstMilvain@...

Closing date: 5th January 2004

Disclosure information will be requested from the Criminal Records Bureau in the event of a successful application.

We are working towards being an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community, particularly the Black and Ethnic Minority Groups who are under-represented in our workforce.

The Trust operates a no smoking policy

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