Band 6 - Speech and Language Therapist - North Middlesex

Bank Partners; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity exists for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist at a leading hospital in London. The successful candidate will provide specialist intervention for adults experiencing communication and swallowing disorders, working collaboratively within a dedicated team. This role combines clinical expertise with a commitment to patient care, offering competitive pay and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to free Core Skills training

Guaranteed line of work

Weekly pay

Competitive pay

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience working in dysphagia with adults.
• Evidence of working within the NHS.
• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary team approaches.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated multidisciplinary service in adult acute team.
• Implement evidence-based practice in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Manage a caseload with minimal supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Counselling skills

Negotiation skills

Teamwork

Clinical decision making

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Specialist post-graduate training at MSc level

Job description

North Middlesex University Hospital (North Mid) are searching for an experienced and passionate Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join their highly skilled and enthusiastic team.

North Middlesex provides both hospital and community care, helping to keep people in the best possible health at every stage in their lives.

Its maternity, children, and adult services span a range of medical and surgical specialities and its adult and children’s emergency departments are among the busiest in London.

North Mid is also proud to offer one of the largest services in the UK dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of red cell haemoglobin conditions, including sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain close association with staff within the adult acute team in order to facilitate and promote an integrated multidisciplinary service.
• Implement evidence-based practice by ensuring that current research findings are applied to Speech and Language Therapy practice within each service area.
• Follow and implement national and local policy relevant to speech and language therapy.
• To work collaboratively as a team player within the SLT team, escalating any concerns to senior therapists or the Team Lead as appropriate.
• To demonstrate specialist clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of swallowing, language, and communication problems in adult clients within an acute setting, providing appropriate and evidence-based specialist intervention and evaluation of outcomes, and to maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner.
• To demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning when taking a medical history, generation of clinical hypotheses, and referring patients for appropriate further assessment, including videofluoroscopy and FEES.
• To show evidence of specialist clinical decision making, through skilled selection and interpretation of assessments, through recommendations, and general sound clinical knowledge.
• To possess excellent communication skills, counselling skills, and empathy, which may be utilised both within the clinical role of an SLT and within the multi-disciplinary team. For example, as required when giving patients with communication difficulties and their carers information about a diagnosis which may be challenging for them to accept.
• To demonstrate good teamwork when working as part of the multi-disciplinary team and in liaising within a multi-agency environment. To possess good negotiation skills in working with other team members, carers, and other professionals
• To comply with RCSLT’s and HCPC’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, this includes: the management of patients, use of equipment, and all written documentation.
• To reflect on clinical practice identifying strengths and needs/areas for improvement.
• To provide evidence of sound clinical judgements.
• To manage and prioritise a caseload with minimal supervision, but seeking advice and guidance where needed.

Requirements

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent)
• HCPC License to Practice in the area of Speech and Language Therapy
• Evidence of working within the NHS
• Successful completion of specialist post-graduate student relevant to communication (e.g., aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria) and swallowing disorders at MSc level or equivalent
• Basic counselling skills
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in the area of dysphagia with adult patients
• Previous experience in working in the adult acute setting.
• Proven experience of utilising a range of assessment tools and procedures to evaluate swallowing and communication disorders in an adult acute population at a specialist level
• Proven experience at a specialist level of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults with acute acquired neurology, especially dysphagia demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches
• Detailed knowledge of multi-disciplinary team approaches
• Demonstrates knowledge of RCSLT and HPCs code of ethics and professional conduct
• Demonstrates knowledge and adherence to national and local clinical guidelines with reference to adult acute caseload e.g. National Service Frameworks/ NICE Guidelines
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate legislation affecting working practice e.g. Working with Vulnerable Adults, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding Adults and Children
• Demonstration of effective management of change skills including the flexibility in approach to changes in patient and service needs
• Effective time management and the ability to prioritise own workload with minimal supervision
• Demonstrates knowledge of and commitment to the Equal Opportunities policy, Infection Control and Health and Safety Guidelines

We are so grateful for the commitment and focus of our Bank Staff, so in return we offer the following advantages:

• Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training.
• Guaranteed line of work.
• Weekly pay.
• Competitive pay.

Apply now for this fantastic career-progressing opportunity by attaching your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in contact with you shortly.