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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
Main area Integrated Care Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 290-MIC-1549
Site Charing Cross Hospital Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 pa inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/2025 23:59
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Job overview
We are looking for a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to join our adult rotation across 3 acute hospitals Charing Cross (CXH), St Mary’s (SMH) and Hammersmith (HH). The postholder rotates to each site, and spends one rotation within Stroke on the hyper-acute and acute stroke units. Each site has unique specialisms, eg HH specialises in renal, cardiac, haematology and upper GI. CXH and SMH hospitals have busy admissions wards, medicine for elderly, respiratory and critical care units. In addition CXH specialises in oncology/neurosciences; SMH in major trauma/ vascular surgery.
You will contribute to multidisciplinary working, further developing your clinical skills and participating in service development and training others. Staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in CPD activities and audit and research. In addition, the post-holder will provide support/supervision for rehab assistants as well as students on placement.
We hold weekly videofluoroscopy clinics and provide a FEES service across all hospital sites. You will be supported in the development of your skills in these areas in line with your learning needs.
Main duties of the job
* To independently manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing difficulties of neurological/medical/surgical origin, demonstrating specialist knowledge and skill underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
* To provide specialist assessment and treatment for patients with adult acquired communication and swallowing problems.
* To support the provision of instrumental assessments on site as clinically appropriate and as required by the service, including identifying appropriate patients, undertaking joint assessments, analysis, reporting and feedback.
* To work in collaboration with other members of the MDT to provide an integrated service for patients, participating in joint clinics, ward rounds, multi-disciplinary assessment/treatment, family/carer support and education, attending regular meetings and case conferences as appropriate.
* To participate in quality improvement, clinical governance projects, audit and research as required by the Clinical Service Lead for Adult Speech & Language Therapy.
* To support the training and development of speech and language therapy students on placement and of rehabilitation assistants, as required.
Person specification
* Degree accredited by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
* Current HCPC registration as a speech & language therapist
* Professional portfolio demonstrating experience and achievements
* Registration with RCSLT
Experience
* Experience of working at post-graduate level with adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of delivering training programmes to multidisciplinary colleagues.
* Experience of participation in clinical governance activities.
* Experience of videofluoroscopy (including writing reports)
* Experience of FEES (assessor or endoscopist)
* Experience of working with patients with Tracheostomy
* Experience of supervising junior staff or students on placement
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
* Specialist level of clinical skills and knowledge relevant to the management of adults with swallowing and communication disorders in the acute hospital setting; underpinned by current models of best practice.
* Ability to use specialist knowledge to make appropriate independent clinical decisions, with access to a supervisor, reflecting on practice and demonstrating evidence based practice.
* Ability to negotiate with client/carer and medical/AHP teams around individual case management, prioritisation and clinical risk management.
* Able to work effectively on own initiative and within a team, contributing to team goals and initiatives as required.
* Ability to seek guidance when faced with a situation beyond clinical experience.
* Good organisation and time management skills.
* Effective teaching/training skills, including knowledge of learning styles to support unqualified and qualified SLT and MDT staff as required.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Ruth Rutt Job title Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist Email address ruth.rutt@nhs.net
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