Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Foots Cray; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work with children and young people facing complex needs. The role involves managing a team, providing expert assessments, and contributing to policy and evidence-based practice. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in dysphagia care and team leadership. Join us in improving lives through the best patient care possible.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and supervising teams in a clinical setting.
• Highly specialist knowledge in dysphagia and complex needs.
• Ability to contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise a team of therapists providing dysphagia support.
• Provide second opinions to other speech and language therapists.
• Lead developments within the Dysphagia and Complex Needs team.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work with children and young people who have dysphagia and complex needs in our Child Development Centre, local clinics, nurseries, schools, special schools and in their homes.

Important Sponsorship Information: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

We provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention for dysphagia and other speech language and communication needs, supporting parents, clients and other professionals in all aspects of client management.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. Our values are: We're Kind, We're Fair, We Listen, We Care.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise the team of therapists and assistants providing communication and dysphagia support within the Child Development Centre and special/mainstream schools.
• Provide highly specialist second opinions to other speech and language therapists.
• Plan and organise outreach support to therapists working in early years and mainstream settings to support children's transition and ongoing dysphagia management.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary diagnostic assessments as part of the Child Development Centre and multi-disciplinary Paediatric Dysphagia pathway.
• Lead developments within the Dysphagia and Complex Needs team and contribute to policy development, procedures, evidence-based practice, care pathways and outcome development.
• Provide second opinions to other Speech and Language Therapists / external professionals.
• Participate in the service's senior leadership team and contribute to Trust, service, and professional-wide initiatives.

EEO Statement

We are a Disability Confident employer and will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job.

About Oxleas

Oxleas provides a range of NHS healthcare services across more than 125 sites in the South of England, including community care, prisons, and hospitals.