Speech and Language Therapist • Bishop Auckland County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nSpeech and Language Therapist with County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust in Bishop Auckland, County Durham\n\n TeamCDDFT speech and language therapy are pleased to advertise an exciting Speech and Language Therapy 12 month fixed term post which includes a number of development opportunities at Bishop Auckland Hospital including stroke rehabilitation and elderly care with oppourtunities to develop competencies in dysphagia within our well supported Speech and Language Therapy team. The Band 5 12 month fixed term post will be supported by senior staff to ensure that the successful applicant develops a broad range of skills that meet the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy standards. The successful County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people. We are a high performing organisation with a track record of success. For informal enquiries please contact Jill.Dyer@nhs.net. We are looking for a well-organised therapist who is interested in working with communication and swallowing impaired (with support) stroke rehabilitation and elderly care caseloads. The successful candidate will hold a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, be registered with the Health Professionals Council and be committed to continuing professional development. The successful post-holder will have many CPD oppourtunites, access to Trust preceptorship and support to complete RCSLT NQP competencies if required. About us The Speech and Language Therapy Service offers a supportive team of experienced colleagues allowing ready-access to support second opinions and ongoing peer supervision to deliver evidence-based practice assessment and therapy to patients across all settings. Clinical supervision Monthly staff meetings, regular management supervision and peer support groups Annual Appraisal In-Service Training Well- resourced department with up to date technology Good access to communication aids/ ipads and apps Mobile-working laptop and mobile phone Professional Lead in Speech and Language Therapy and Clinical Leads in all specialist areas Weekly SLT-led VFSS/ FEES Good IT access If successful you will be required to undertake a CRB check. A copy of the Code of Practice is available on request. Please note this position requires a Disclosure Barring Service check (DBS) formerly To apply please go to www.jobs.nhs.uk Quoting the job reference number IN LINE WITH NHS EMPLOYMENT CHECK STANDARDS, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WRITTEN REFERENCES COVERING A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT AND/OR TRAINING. The Trust has core values of Quality, Care, Respect, Leadership and Achievement which it expects all employees to demonstrate. Full details of these are available on the Trust website: http://www.cddft.nhs.uk/working-for-us/our-core-values.aspx We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities. Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within 6 weeks should assume that their application has been unsuccessful. "}