Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Neurosciences

Fixed term contract / secondment opportunity until 31st December 2025.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated specialist clinician to work as part of the Neurosciences SLT team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. This is a fixed term contract (9 months) covering research opportunities within the team. The post is based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, a large state of the art teaching hospital. The post holder will work with in-patients across the hyper acute and acute stroke unit and also have an opportunity to be involved with FEES and the videofluoroscopy service.

You will join a supportive and motivated team and will have access to a number of specialists, including Head and Neck Cancer, Acute / CCC and Voice. The team are enthusiastic and innovative and are committed to evidence based practice. Regular team meetings, support and supervision ensure a high quality of service is provided. The team also has strong links with the University of East Anglia, including the School of Health Sciences and Medical School.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Responsibilities :

• To provide specialist Speech & Language Therapy assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment for adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
• To provide specialist education, training and advice to patients, carers, SLT colleagues, other health care professionals, students, and voluntary organisations.
• To be involved in undertaking audit and contributing to research in the field of Neurosciences.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits / discounts and in addition :

For further details / informal visits contact : Name : Alice O'Hanlon Job title : Neurosciences Speech and Language Operational Lead Email address : alice.o'[email protected] Telephone number : 01603 287117

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