Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band Speech and Language Therapist to work in the community CPFT Speech and Language Therapy Team.The post holder will work in the South of the County alongside colleagues, providing input to patients with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.The successful applicant will join a friendly, innovative team of therapists and clinical assistants.
The team meet regularly for meetings and the post holder will receive regular line management and clinical supervision.
The service currently holds two clinical development days a year and these are opportunities for the team to develop their clinical skills.
We would consider applicants who are suitable for band / development post or experienced return to practice candidates.
Main duties of the job Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines.
You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle.
You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs.
Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.The post holder will work independently, providing speech and language therapy input to patients on an outpatient and domiciliary basis and input to the community hospital wards, providing a high standard of quality clinical care.The post will involve working with patients with communication impairment, dysphagia and could also include some voice work.DVLA have a number of?reciprocal?arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website Working for our organisation Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community.
These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at