The Adult Speech and Language Therapy team are very pleased to be advertising this band 6 post to join our forward-thinking and supportive team.
We are looking for a Band 6 therapist who would like to work 3 days a week in our community team as a minimum. If you are looking for a full time position, we can also offer 2 additional days in our ICU team which cover Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital, Boston. We welcome any queries if you would like to discuss your preferences.
Our community team works across Lincolnshire 5 days a week in a variety of settings including health centres and outpatient clinics, patient homes, care and residential homes and community hospitals. We provide assessment and intervention for a range of patients with varied conditions and associated speech and language difficulties including dysphagia,voice, aphasia, dysfluency and dysarthria as well as AAC needs. The base for this position would be Louth Outpatients clinic.
The Critical Care Units host a total of 17 beds (8 beds at Lincoln County Hospital and 9 beds at Pilgrim Hospital). The units provides care to patients with a variety of aetiology namely patients with brain injury, stroke, out of hospital medical emergencies and post-surgery. As a critical care therapist, you will be involved in communication and swallowing input for patients who are intubated, post extubation and tracheostomised patients.
Please note this position will not commence before June 2025
If you would like to see more of a SLT 'Day in the Life' in LCHS, please do view our videos on You Tube:
Beth - SALT
Rebecca - SALT
Emily - SALT
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role.
We would very much welcome your application if you are interested in this opportunity. If you would like to find out more, please do not hesitate to contact us: