Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, HA9 9FX |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6265744/824-ONW-6947-A |
Summary
Band 7- Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Pre-school Children including dysphagia and complex needs.
• Are you interested in working a diverse and multi-cultural area?
• Do you want to join a friendly and outgoing team?
We are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist SLT experienced in working with a mixed paediatric caseload of children with eating and drinking difficulties and a range of speech, language and communication needs.
You will also use your clinical expertise to provide supervision and training to therapists within the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Team
We are looking for someone who can:
• jointly lead on the provision of the Dysphagia assessment and intervention in Brent through leading on relevant projects and initiatives.
• develop and provide a specialised speech and language therapy service to patients referred with communication and/or swallowing disorders.
• Provide specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents, carers, students and speech and language therapy team.
• Provide clinical supervision and line management to less experienced members of the team working in the area of dysphagia.
• Continue to develop the complex communication pathway including the use of AAC.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
• To provide a highly specialist clinical speech and language therapy service, working in close collaboration with speech and language therapy colleagues, parents, carers, education staff and a range of health professionals in order to meet the communication and eating and drinking needs of children with complex special needs and their families.
• To provide training and support to carers, speech and language therapists and other professionals in the highly specialist clinical area.
• Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapy service.
• Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.
• Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services (including within the MDTs, primary and secondary care services, voluntary and third sector organisations) to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Speech & Language Therapist and the Multi-professional team.
• Be responsible for the supervision of junior staff; Speech & Language Therapists and Speech & Language Therapy students.
• Work in a variety of settings in the community to deliver appropriate treatment including, clinics, client’s own home, nurseries.
• Support self and service development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by participating in any audit or research being undertaken by the service.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
This advert closes on Friday 10 May 2024