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Oxford Health NHS Trust provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Their services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and in peoples homes. They focus on delivering care as close to home as possible. In everything they do, they strive to be caring, safe and excellent.

Work as part of the speech and language therapy team within the post-acute specialist stroke rehabilitation unit, providing a high-quality rehabilitation service to patients on the Oxfordshire stroke pathway.

Support patients and their families, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to understand and manage their communication and/or swallowing conditions.

Have day to day responsibility for providing a speech and language therapy service and to enable safe and supported discharge into the community.

Contribute to clinical projects/developments in stroke rehabilitation.

In this role you will be required to:

• Work as part of the speech and language therapy team within the post-acute specialist stroke rehabilitation unit, providing a high-quality rehabilitation service to patients on the Oxfordshire stroke pathway.
• Support patients and their families, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to understand and manage their communication and/or swallowing conditions.
• Have day to day responsibility for providing a speech and language therapy service and to enable safe and supported discharge into the community.
• Contribute to clinical projects/developments in stroke rehabilitation.

What you'll need:

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Registered with HCPC
• Dysphagia post graduate training and at least 2 years post grad experience of working with dysphagia

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.