Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) – Acute Neurosciences Team

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to work in London on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Specialist Speech & Language Therapist job is £40,000 – £45,000 per annum.

Duties:

• Assess, treat, and manage their own caseload developing specialist speech and language therapy skills in neurosciences
• Cover our Neurosciences and acute services, including the neurosurgical ward and ICU, together with a small caseload of patients from our Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute and Digestive Diseases Surgical Institute
• Provide additional cover to the neuro-rehabilitation ward on an ad hoc basis as demand requires
• Provide highly effective, innovative, and evidenced based therapy provision. It will also offer some clinical support to other specialties
• Complete weekend service provision (Saturday service only), developing specialist skills along the way
• Supported supervision of Therapy Assistants and have supportive individualised supervision and performance development with senior Speech and Language Therapists

Requirements of the Specialist Speech & Language Therapist:

• Be able to identify risk within clinical setting including potential safety issues around care and discharge and communicate this effectively with support as appropriate
• Ability to use empathy, tact and sensitivity when dealing with distressing or emotional situations
• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• Post-graduation experience and education in speech and language therapy, including basic dysphagia competence, the benefits of FEES and VFS in the assessment of speech and language therapy and a basic understanding of tracheostomy care
• Evidence of training / experience in supervision of assistants/students
• Evidence of continuous professional / academic development relevant to clinical field
• Evidence of training / experience in basic research skills (critical appraisal, literature reviews)
• Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy (RCSLT) (Desirable)
• Membership of Clinical Excellence Network (CEN) (Desirable)
• Experience as a qualified speech and language therapist in an acute hospital setting
• Experience of setting SMART goals both within and across disciplines
• Experience of participation and presenting of in-service training
• Previous specialist speech and language therapy experience in relevant post desirable
• Experience of discharge planning, referral provision and use of outcome measures
• Experience of supervision of other therapists, students, and therapy assistants
• Completed RCSLT Dysphagia Competency Framework (Specialist level dysphagia practitioner) or recognised equivalent

Contact:

This Specialist Speech & Language Therapist job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.