Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS Jobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Brompton Hospital in London is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to provide expert assessment and management for adults with communication and swallowing disorders, including tracheostomy and ventilator-dependence.

You will lead multidisciplinary collaboration, deliver FEES and videofluoroscopy evaluations, maintain caseload priorities, and support patients, families and carers with complex information.

Responsibilities

• To provide highly specialist advice and input for patients with communication and swallowing needs at Royal Brompton Hospital.
• To liaise with SLTs, AHPs, medical and nursing teams, and other members of the MDT regarding prioritisation, case management and risk management of patients with communication and swallowing disorders.
• To demonstrate interpersonal skills that grow and maintain positive working relationships with all healthcare professionals involved in patient care.
• To communicate sensitive and complex information and sometimes unwelcome news tactfully and diplomatically to patients, parents and carers, acknowledging this may trigger a range of emotions, and to provide ongoing counselling and support.
• To promote and contribute to multi-professional team building and collaborative practices, e.g. knowledge and skills sharing, joint working.
• To provide specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and management for adults with acute and chronic disorders of communication and swallowing problems including tracheostomy and ventilator-dependence.
• To accept responsibility for a caseload of patients and to independently organise work and time so that clinical priorities are met efficiently and effectively.
• To carry out clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner,
• To demonstrate highly specialist knowledge of dysphagia related to respiratory conditions, ensuring a high standard of care for patients.
• To provide comprehensive evaluation of swallowing using the instrumental techniques of Videofluoroscopy and Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), including nasendoscopy, according to agreed competency levels
• To be flexible and balance the fluctuating and competing needs of the caseload according to clinical, team, workforce and organisational demands.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships with all healthcare professionals involved in patient care through multidisciplinary team working.
• To attend and contribute to ward / board rounds, multidisciplinary team meetings, case conferences, family meetings, network meetings, etc, advocating and negotiating for the required levels of care and input for patients with communication and swallowing needs.

Job description

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Main tasks and responsibilities

Communication

• 1.1 To provide highly specialist advice and input for patients with communication and swallowing needs at Royal Brompton Hospital.
• 1.2 To liaise with SLTs, AHPs, medical and nursing teams, and other members of the MDT regarding prioritisation, case management and risk management of patients with communication and swallowing disorders.
• 1.3 To demonstrate interpersonal skills that grow and maintain positive working relationships with all healthcare professionals involved in patient care.
• 1.4 To communicate sensitive and complex information and sometimes unwelcome news tactfully and diplomatically to patients, parents and carers, acknowledging this may trigger a range of emotions, and to provide ongoing counselling and support.
• 1.5 To promote and contribute to multi-professional team building and collaborative practices, e.g. knowledge and skills sharing, joint working.

Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect)

• 2.1 To provide specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and management for adults with acute and chronic disorders of communication and swallowing problems including tracheostomy and ventilator-dependence.
• 2.2 To accept responsibility for a caseload of patients and to independently organise work and time so that clinical priorities are met efficiently and effectively.
• 2.3 To carry out clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner,
• 2.4 To demonstrate highly specialist knowledge of dysphagia related to respiratory conditions, ensuring a high standard of care for patients.
• 2.5 To provide comprehensive evaluation of swallowing using the instrumental techniques of Videofluoroscopy and Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), including nasendoscopy, according to agreed competency levels
• 2.6 To be flexible and balance the fluctuating and competing needs of the caseload according to clinical, team, workforce and organisational demands.
• 2.7 To develop and maintain good working relationships with all healthcare professionals involved in patient care through multidisciplinary team working.
• 2.8 To attend and contribute to ward / board rounds, multidisciplinary team meetings, case conferences, family meetings, network meetings, etc, advocating and negotiating for the required levels of care and input for patients with communication and swallowing needs.

Please review job description document for main responsibilities.