Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist with highly specialist skills to work with children and young people (CYP) and their families with complex physical needs, dysphagia and communication difficulties across our hospital and community settings.
You will join a diverse and highly skilled team of therapists working in community settings with 0-19s. As an SLT you will work alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and have strong links with professionals in health, education and other community services. This role also offers an exciting opportunity to extend your clinical skills working with children and young people with complex physical needs, dysphagia and communication difficulties into a hospital setting. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), Stanmore is a world leader in orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation and research. The paediatric service at RNOH was developed by our speech and language therapy team specifically to meet the needs of children and young people in what was a previously adult focused service.
Main duties of the job
You will have the following opportunities:
- Working closely and collaboratively with the neonatal therapies team (medical staff, nursing staff, physiotherapist, dietician) at Northwick Park Hospital (NPH) to assess and manage babies on the Neonatal Unit as well as with infants/children admitted to the Acute Ward.
- Providing in reach support to RNOH, Stanmore working with CYP and their families to provide pre-operative assessments and support to CYP and hospital staff during their stay as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- Working with the wider MDT and with CYP, with carers and families and with colleagues in health, education and social services to ensure best practice and implementation of SLT care plans and delivery of services to these specific client groups.
- Working alongside health colleagues and Early Years practitioners to enable differential diagnosis of children with disability and dysphagia, and to ensure highly specialist therapy programmes and education plans are in place for the children under their care.
You will contribute to departmental meetings, clinical audit/research and projects. You will provide advice and deliver training to other professionals and parents/carers on all aspects of speech, language and communication and dysphagia. You will provide clinical education and training to Speech and Language Therapy students and will supervise the work of Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioners (SLTAPs).
About us
We are:
- CNWL's Team of the Year 2023-24.
- A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of over 35 Paediatric Therapists.
- Committed to the well-being of our staff.
- Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring Counties.
- Providing services to both community and acute settings.
We can provide:
- A warm welcome.
- Flexible working.
- Highly structured induction.
- Excellent levels of support and supervision which includes regular clinical and management supervision every 8 weeks and an annual appraisal.
- Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss cases, read articles together and share your experiences.
- Clearly defined caseloads.
- A wide range of opportunities for continuing professional development.
- Easy access to clinical specialists in all clinical areas.
- Designated admin and planning time.
- Involvement in innovative project work in acute and community settings.
- Memberships at relevant CENs are supported and encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent and Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Health Professions Council registration - Licence to Practice
- Postgraduate training in Paediatric Dysphagia
- Evidence of completion of specialist short courses relevant to children with complex communication difficulties, special needs/disability
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Membership of relevant CEN groups
- Neonatal SLT competencies
Desirable
- Supervision training
- Advanced training up to Masters level equivalent in AAC, e.g. Signalong, PECS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an acute setting with neonates and infants/children with dysphagia
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Extensive post graduate experience of: o Assessment, treatment and management of infants, children and young people with social communication differences/autism, complex communication difficulties and dysphagia, physical difficulties and AAC
- Working with parents/carers and families
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well-established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to infants/CYP with physical disabilities and speech, language and communication, eating and drinking difficulties.
- Well-established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the above client group including alternative/augmentative communication systems available to CYP.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent and Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Health Professions Council registration - Licence to Practice
- Postgraduate training in Paediatric Dysphagia
- Evidence of completion of specialist short courses relevant to children with complex communication difficulties, special needs/disability
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Membership of relevant CEN groups
- Neonatal SLT competencies
Desirable
- Supervision training
- Advanced training up to Masters level equivalent in AAC, e.g. Signalong, PECS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an acute setting with neonates and infants/children with dysphagia
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Extensive post graduate experience of: o Assessment, treatment and management of infants, children and young people with social communication differences/autism, complex communication difficulties and dysphagia, physical difficulties and AAC
- Working with parents/carers and families
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well-established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to infants/CYP with physical disabilities and speech, language and communication, eating and drinking difficulties.
- Well-established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the above client group including alternative/augmentative communication systems available to CYP.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alexandra Avenue Health & Social Care Centre Primary Care Hub
275 Alexandra Avenue
Harrow
HA2 9DX
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
