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We are looking to recruit an SLT with advanced knowledge of the highly complex dysphagia and communication difficulties associated with an acute and critical care caseload including; tracheostomy care, ventilator weaning, instrumental dysphagia assessment and complex communication assessment and management. Education and training staff and students, including SLT, other AHPs, nursing and medical is integral to the role.
This role includes shared team lead responsibility for a small number of SLTs within the wider SLT team that delivers services throughout Ninewells Hospital. Collaborative working as part of the wider SLT team is expected with regard to audit, service development, quality improvement, innovation and strategic involvement. Peer support, clinical supervision, appraisal and professional development are embedded in our practice. We provide separate line management and clinical supervision to ensure strong clinical performance. You must be HCPC registered.
The Adult Acquired SLT Service is a Tayside wide service and has regular local and regional meetings. Ninewells Hospital, Dundee is a busy teaching hospital with over 900 beds, serving the population of Tayside and North East Fife.
Dundee, known as the City of Discovery, has a fantastic riverside location featuring the new V&A museum. It has great transport links to the rest of Tayside as well as St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. It is with a 20 mile radius of award winning beaches, hills and countryside
*Informal enquiries to: Fiona MacAulay, Speech & Language Therapy Clinical Lead, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. Telephone 01382 632931.
Hours of work are: 22.5 or 30 per week.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
NHS Tayside is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.