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Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Dysphagia- Education
| Posting date: | 07 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, W9 3XZ |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6988887/824-INNER-6988887 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
Make a real difference in the lives of school-aged children with dysphagia!
Are you a dynamic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist specialising in dysphagia? Do you thrive in a collaborative and supportive environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dedicated team working with school-aged children across diverse settings.
About the role:
This rewarding role offers the chance to provide highly specialist assessment and management of dysphagia in school-aged children within mainstream and special schools, clinics, and patient homes. You will work closely with families, educational colleagues, and a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional care. With additional opportunities to maintain knowledge and skills in working with pre-school children with speech, language and communication needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for children and young people with dysphagia as well as maintaining skills and knowledge with working with children with SLCN.
Support parents, clients and other professionals in all aspects of client management.
Liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
Provide clinical supervision and line management to other SLTs.
Contribute to service development initiatives, including policies, procedures and care pathways.
Deliver training to staff and families in various settings.
Essential Requirements:
Experience in paediatric dysphagia (RCSLT dysphagia competencies Level C or above).
Experience working with school-aged children.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
What We Offer:
· Impactful Work:Make a tangible difference in the lives of children with eating, drinking, and swallowing disorders.
· Professional Growth:Enhance your leadership and clinical supervision skills, contribute to service development projects, and implement evidence-based practice.
· Supportive Environment:Benefit from regular 1:1 clinical supervision, peer supervision, and a cross-service dysphagia journal club. Work within innovative and motivated teams in a supportive and progressive environment.
· Commitment to EDI:Be part of a service with an active diversity and inclusion ethos, where equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to our service delivery and staff support.
· Collaboration and Training:Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, provide training to staff and families, and contribute to the development of policies, procedures and care pathways.
· Opportunities for Leadership:Provide clinical supervision and line management to other SLTs, contributing to the training and development of junior dysphagia therapists.
Take a look at our recruitment video to find out more about working in our teams:Click Here
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
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Feb 2025
Make a real difference in the lives of school-aged children with dysphagia!
Are you a dynamic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist specialising in dysphagia? Do you thrive in a collaborative and supportive environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dedicated team working with school-aged children across diverse settings.
About the role:
This rewarding role offers the chance to provide highly specialist assessment and management of dysphagia in school-aged children within mainstream and special schools, clinics, and patient homes. You will work closely with families, educational colleagues, and a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional care. With additional opportunities to maintain knowledge and skills in working with pre-school children with speech, language and communication needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for children and young people with dysphagia as well as maintaining skills and knowledge with working with children with SLCN.
Support parents, clients and other professionals in all aspects of client management.
Liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
Provide clinical supervision and line management to other SLTs.
Contribute to service development initiatives, including policies, procedures and care pathways.
Deliver training to staff and families in various settings.
Essential Requirements:
Experience in paediatric dysphagia (RCSLT dysphagia competencies Level C or above).
Experience working with school-aged children.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
What We Offer:
· Impactful Work:Make a tangible difference in the lives of children with eating, drinking, and swallowing disorders.
· Professional Growth:Enhance your leadership and clinical supervision skills, contribute to service development projects, and implement evidence-based practice.
· Supportive Environment:Benefit from regular 1:1 clinical supervision, peer supervision, and a cross-service dysphagia journal club. Work within innovative and motivated teams in a supportive and progressive environment.
· Commitment to EDI:Be part of a service with an active diversity and inclusion ethos, where equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to our service delivery and staff support.
· Collaboration and Training:Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, provide training to staff and families, and contribute to the development of policies, procedures and care pathways.
· Opportunities for Leadership:Provide clinical supervision and line management to other SLTs, contributing to the training and development of junior dysphagia therapists.
Take a look at our recruitment video to find out more about working in our teams:Click Here
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
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Feb 2025