Job Description

Job overview

Newly qualified and looking for your first job? Working in your first job but looking for a fresh challenge? We are seeking someone who is proactive and flexible to join our forward-thinking and dynamic stroke service based at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust.

You will join an established cohort of B5s and our preceptorship program. We will offer a comprehensive induction with an emphasis on your practice development as a newly qualified or developing SLT. The team offers support for continuous professional development with in-service training and journal clubs. We have access to on site videofluroscopy and FEES and are actively involved in research for example PLORAS and PhEAST.

We will provide you with training and pastoral support and offer an outstanding learning and development package with a broad range of development opportunities. I'm sure you will find something to suit you! Please see our recruitment videos for therapies

https://youtu.be/GhVNSbkYkX8

and stroke

Stroke Recruitment MTW

Main duties of the job

This post is a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) in the Stroke service based primarily at Maidstone hospital, which currently includes hyper-acute, acute stroke, inpatient rehabilitation and an early-supported discharge service in clients' own homes.


To autonomously asses, diagnose and manage adult clients admitted to the Trust with communication disorders.


To work collaboratively with senior members of the team in managing patients with swallowing disorders, to obtain Dysphagia competencies.


To advise and support relatives, carers and medical staff in the care of these patients


Where appropriate, to transferhand over information about these patients to residentialcare homes andor Community SLT services in a timely manner, to ensure a seamless service and to help prevent unnecessary readmissions.


To update and organise the online inpatient caseload documents daily so that there is appropriate and effective handover and prioritisation of patients at all times


To be part of the MDT providing a 7 day, extended hours flexible service as required


To attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings, goal setting meetings, and other ward meetings as necessary.


To participate in providing cover across the other parts of the SLT service (and sites) where appropriate

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.


We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.


Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?

We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.


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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

At least 27 days of annual leave

plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).

Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme

, with a employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits

Blue Light card eligibility

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And more,

additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below