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Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Stroke)

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 22 Mai 2025
Cyflog: Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum (pro rata if P/T)
Oriau: Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau: 21 Mehefin 2025
Lleoliad: Uxbridge, UB8 1QG
Cwmni: CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd: Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd: 7226040/333-G-HC-1479

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A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.


This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 post in the Early Supported Discharge Team with Stroke in Hillingdon. Its a part time post based in Hillingdon providing intensive speech and language therapy to people who have had a stroke. The SLT service is provided from Monday to Friday for up to 6 weeks following early discharge from hospital. All care is provided to patients in their own homes.

You will be experienced in management and therapy for aphasia, dysarthria and dysphagia following stroke. You will work closely as part of a multi-disciplinary team of consultant , physio, OT and rehabilitation support workers as well as reablement carers. The ESDT for Stroke is a joint enterprise between CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Hillingdon Hospital and social services.
You will be working alongside other speech & language therapists, who provide longer-term care for adults with acquired disorders of communication and swallowing on an out-patient and domiciliary basis.

Competence in dysphagia is essential and the ability to undertake video fluoroscopy assessment would be an advantage.The role is suitable for any experienced Band 6 looking for an opportunity to progress to a Band 7.

The service provides SLT to adults with acquired disorders of swallowing and or communication across the London Borough of Hillingdon who are in the community. There are regular team meetings, good peer support with robust clinical supervision and excellent opportunities for training.
• To work as a highly specialist member of a multi-disciplinary team delivering a service to adults who have had a stroke in their home settings.
• Acts as lead clinician for the SLT service within the ESD service , by identifying, implementing, and monitoring service development in this field, working closely with the occupational therapist, physiotherapists and Rehab support workers.
• Provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and appropriate speech & language therapy for adults with eating, drinking, swallowing and communication difficulties.

We are a friendly, supportive, and innovative team of therapists, who are passionate about delivering high quality rehabilitation to stroke survivors who have been discharged home. We are lucky to be able to work within a variety of multidisciplinary teams, and also maintain close links with the community Speech and Language Therapy team.

We will offer
• Regular supervision and clinical discussion forums
• Internal/external training as appropriate to role

Principle responsibilities
• To monitor and develop provision of the SLT service within ESD
• To monitor and lead on the training and supervision of other SLTs who are developing their skills in working with stroke.
• To undertake other duties, as requested by the line manager to ensure the efficient, effective running of the SLT Service.

Clinical Duties
• To assess, diagnose, treat and manage independently a highly complex and diverse dysphagia caseload, using instrumental measures (videofluoroscopy, FEES, sEMG) where appropriate, undertaking training in these where necessary. · To assess, diagnose, treat and manage independently a complex and diverse caseload of people with speech, language and communication difficulties
• To work as an influential and effective member of the Speech and Language Therapy team.
• To participate in inter-disciplinary assessment of clients’ and carer’s needs and priorities.
• To provide information and highly specialist advice to clients, carers and professionals.
• To ensure clients are involved in the planning and prioritization of their care plans across the service.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary planning of intervention / management to meet client’s identified goals.
• To provide highly specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes.
• To write reports reflecting highly specialist knowledge.
• To negotiate with other professionals, families and carers around case management in complex cases.
• To adapt practice to meet individual clients’ circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.
• To use and promote the use of evidence based practice across the S&LT Service.
• To deal skilfully with complex issues and generate appropriate strategies for caseload management of self and others.
• To provide second opinions on request for complex clinical cases across the adult SLT service.
• To provide appropriate support and supervision to other therapists across the adult SLT service.


This advert closes on Sunday 15 Jun 2025

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