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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for the right person to work with neurological patients as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist in our amazing community team.

If you would like a job where you can:

-Be part of a CQC rated OUTSTANDING Trust and team
-Be really well-supported as a band 5 by our Clinical Development SLT
-Work with a range of patients in a variety of settings: from home, clinic, care homes, patients’ homes and community hospitals
-Find work/life balance
-Attend a post-basic dysphagia course and complete your dysphagia competencies

Then come and join us!

We are looking for an enthusiastic Preceptorship Speech and Language Therapist to work with us in East Kent.  The Kent Community Health Adult Speech & Language Therapy service is friendly and welcoming. We are committed to continually developing our staff and services. Take a look at our promo video here SLT AHP New edit.mov on Vimeo.

Main duties of the job

The caseload is primarily neurological patients including those with Parkinson’s disease, dementia and other acquired swallowing and communication disorders, whom you will see in a range of settings including care homes and patients’ own homes.

We have a senior experienced SLT whose Clinical Development role is to support and develop our band 5s through their preceptorship year and beyond, so you will be in excellent hands!

Our service consists of about 30 therapists and assistant practitioners.  We really value our staff and they in turn value the support and opportunities that we provide.

We offer excellent clinical supervision (individual and group) and hold regular in-service training days.

We encourage clinicians returning to practice and students who graduate this year to apply.

 

 

 

Working for our organisation

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

 

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

 

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

 

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