Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Mai 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,148 - £52,809 p.a. inc HCA (pro rata) |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW3 6NP |
| Cwmni: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7239603/196-LIS9593 |
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We are looking for an experienced paediatric Speech Language Therapist with a specialist interest in dysphagia, including videofluoroscopy.
The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic, innovative,diverse and friendly team, passionate about what we do. We promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, everyone is welcomed.You would be responsible for providing high quality care, including specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and intervention for patients from neonates to adolescentswith complex communication and swallowing problems,on the wards and in is specialist tertiary outpatient clinics
The role requires specialist knowledge and skills in paediatric dysphagia, infant feeding, tracheostomy, videofluoroscopy, acquired communication disorders, and AAC. You will work closely with the Therapies and wider multidisciplinary teams to provide a person-centred approach to acutely ill infants, children and their families. You will be required to work with patients across both hospital sites and you will share the care of patients to ensure equity. You will also be required to deliver training and be involved in quality improvement projects. We acknowledge that you might need further development opportunities when in post.
The successful candidate will provide a highly specialised paediatric service, with the majority of the caseload in dysphagia. We have outlined some main responsibilities below. These are further detailed in the job description and personal specifications.
• · Maintain a high standard of clinical work related to paediatric dysphagia and communication.
• · Provide a specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment service for infants and children with complex communication, swallowing and feeding issues within the paediatric settings including paediatric intensive care, high dependence unit, wards, radiology and outpatients.
• · Provide comprehensive evaluation of swallowing including participation in videofluoroscopy clinics.
• · To work in all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• · To actively participation in cross sight peer supervision and line management.
• · To be flexible to the needs of the whole Speech and Language Therapy service and demonstrate ability to work in other clinical areas as directed by lead clinicians and/or relevant Trust leadership.
• · To support both SLT students and students from across the wider MDT.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world- leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. We are taking steps towards a vision of creating a new centre of excellence that will be the global leader in the research and treatment of cardio-respiratory conditions from birth to old age. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with Kings College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities and a National institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS.
The commitment of our 18,050 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality safe and efficient care.
Please review full job description document for further details
Please review full job description document for further details
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Jun 2025