Speech and Language Therapist in Stoke-On-Trent

As a Speech and Language Therapist, you are the reason why lives change for the better. You help some of the most vulnerable people build a brighter future and get to enjoy the satisfaction that brings. It's what delivering great healthcare should feel like. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated, HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist to join the Therapy Team at Adderley Green Care Centre in Stoke-On-Trent.  The role will be a full-time (37.5 hours per week), Band 6/7 equivalent.  The banding and associated salary will be dependent on experience and will be discussed following a successful interview.

Adderley Green is a neurological complex care centre that provides specialist care and rehabilitation to those with a wide range of neurological conditions.  You will work across the units within Adderley Green, each of which have a range of progressive conditions and acquired brain injuries.  There is also a unit dedicated to managing tracheostomy patients.

You will be joining an innovative team comprising of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Neuropsychology and Music Therapy, with Therapy Assistants working between these disciplines.  In addition, we work closely with the local hospital services including Dietetics, Neuropsychiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine.  As the Speech and Language Therapist, you will also be liaising directly with the local ENT and Video fluoroscopy departments.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Work closely with service users, carers and families
• Participate in resident care planning and will contribute to the completion review reports
• Be responsible for supporting less experienced members of the team in both their clinical and professional development, relevant to Speech and Language Therapy
• Actively contribute to development at service level.

To be successful in this role, you'll need

• To be registered with HCPC
• Minimum of three years’ experience and be fully competent in dysphagia assessment and management. 
• Experience of working with families
• Evidence of Continuing professional development 

What you will get

• Annual salary of £35,572 - £41,759 + Benefits
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

For more information please contact Renjith Eettickal-Reghu (Therapy Lead/Lead Physio) Renjith.reghu@elysiumhealthcare.co.uk or telephone 01782 337500

About your next employer

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. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.