Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7)

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join a renowned team in London. This role offers the chance to work with patients facing complex neurological conditions, providing vital assessments and interventions. You will collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care and innovative service development. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your skills in a supportive environment while making a significant impact on patients' lives. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence in rehabilitation and care.

Qualifications

• Proven clinical skills in speech and language therapy.
• Experience with complex neuro-disability cases.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist SLT services for complex neuro-disability.
• Manage a diverse caseload and develop care plans.
• Supervise junior staff and contribute to service development.

Skills

Assessment of communication impairments

Management of complex dysphagia

Tracheostomy management

Neurogenic conditions knowledge

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master's in Speech and Language Therapy

Relevant clinical experience

Tools

AAC devices

Videofluoroscopy

Job description

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Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

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London, United Kingdom

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02.05.2025

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16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7)

Contract Type: Fixed Term, 12 months

Department: Continuing Care

Salary range: £46,660 – £59,198 per annum (dependent on experience/banding)

Hours of work: 30 hours per week (0.8 WTE)

Location: Putney, Southwest London

Closing Date: 22nd August 2024

Summary of position and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual with proven clinical skills to join the Speech & Language Therapy team at the RHN. The post holder will be based in Continuing Care which delivers highly specialised care, rehabilitation and disability management to patients with a range of neurological conditions and complex disabilities. Continuing Care includes the following services: Neuro-Behavioural Rehabilitation Unit, Ventilator Units, Young Disabled Unit, Huntington’s Disease Unit and Specialist Nursing Home.

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team and have the opportunity to develop excellent knowledge and skills in:

• Assessment and management of communication impairments in adults with complex neuro-disability, including people with brain injury and those with progressive neurological conditions.
• Assessment and management of complex acquired dysphagia
• Assessment and management of people in a Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness
• Long term tracheostomy management and weaning, plus working with ventilated patients

The RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services that span the entire care pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care, for people with complex Neuro-disability and their families, underpinned by a strong research and education programme.

The post holder is responsible for the provision of a highly specialist speech and language therapy (SLT) service involving the assessment, complex differential diagnosis, interpretation and management of specialist clinical areas in the specialism of complex neuro-disability and neuro-rehabilitation. This includes the management of tracheostomy and long term ventilation and AAC. The RHN provides an on-site FEES service and has access to an external Videofluoroscopy Clinic. The post holder will be responsible for a delegated clinical caseload within the Continuing Care Service. Continuing Care includes the following services: Neuro-Behavioural Rehabilitation Unit, Ventilator Units, Young Disabled Unit, Huntington’s Disease Unit and Specialist Nursing Home. The post holder is a key member of the interdisciplinary team and works actively with other members in assessment, goal planning and intervention.

• To provide a flexible and prioritised autonomous highly specialist SLT service in the clinical specialisms, targeting intervention and education where needed.
• To work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, contributing to patient care plans and goal setting as appropriate.
• To demonstrate highly specialist knowledge and skills in relevant clinical specialisms underpinned by current evidence based practice and outcome measures and to use this knowledge to continue to develop and improve service provision in liaison with the Professional Lead for SLT, Therapy Manager and Head of Service. Specialist areas include:
• Severe brain injury/ strokeProlonged Disorders of ConsciousnessNeurogenic dysphagiaTracheostomy management and complex respiratory needs, including long-term ventilationNeuro-degenerative conditionsYoung adults with complex needs transitioning from children’s services

The post holder will continue to develop areas of specialism while in post.

• To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to patients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions via attendance at multidisciplinary meetings, rehabilitation goal setting meetings and case conferences as required to enable a coordinated care This will include supporting the patient, family and MDT with best capacity assessment and best interests decision making.
• To demonstrate the ability to identify own strengths and development needs and reflect on practice with peers/ supervisor/ Professional Lead SLT
• To provide supervision to more junior SLTs, SLT assistants and SLT students as well as providing advice and support to health care staff, SLT Technical Instructors and
• To lead service development projects within the speech and language and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrate an awareness of RHN’s objectives and contribute to achieving them appropriately.
• Strive to improve efficiency in all areas of your work.
• To provide a high level specialist SLT service consisting of assessment, differential diagnosis, interpretation, treatment, management and evaluation of outcomes of adults with acquired brain injury and/or progressive neurological conditions resulting in complex communication and swallowing disorders, including use of assistive technology where indicated, using an holistic person centred approach to assessment and management
• To be responsible for managing a highly complex defined caseload independently, providing a flexible and prioritised highly specialist SLT service, targeting appropriate intervention where needed and evaluating outcomes.
• To make highly specialist clinical decisions following assessment, including referrals to other services and professions as appropriate e.g. FEES, videofluoroscopy, COMPASS
• To work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, contributing appropriately to patient care plans, goal setting and multidisciplinary meetings.
• To demonstrate high standards of clinical record keeping reflecting highly specialist knowledge, ensuring contemporaneous and accurate case notes, well defined and achievable goals and clear reports in line with RCSLT and HCPC standards and RHN policies.
• To employ appropriate strategies to manage adults with challenging behaviours where required, including the application of appropriate management strategies and recognising when to refer or access specialist support from the neuro-behavioural team.
• To counsel and advise patients with highly complex needs and their caregivers regarding swallowing and feeding problems and their impact, sometimes in emotive and ethical situations regarding possible management options including advanced decision-making, and eating and drinking with acknowledged risks (EDAR).
• To participate in providing cover across other parts of the SLT service as required.
• To provide clinical supervision and line management to less experienced SLTs, technical instructors and students as needed.

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