Senior Speech and Language Therapist - Adult Acute

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A top healthcare provider is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join the Adult Acute SLT team at Hammersmith hospital. This fixed-term role involves providing specialist clinical services to adult patients with communication and swallowing disorders. The ideal candidate will have significant clinical experience in acute settings, adaptability, and the ability to build relationships across disciplines. The role offers flexibility and opportunities for career development, amidst a collaborative and supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy, state registration with the Health Professions Council required.
• Significant recent clinical experience in an acute hospital setting at Band 6 or above.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teamwork and inter-agency working.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, evidence-based service and support junior colleagues.
• Work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in service improvement projects including MDT training programmes.

Skills

Advanced skills in management of relevant conditions

Skills in supervision, mentoring and coaching

Competency in Videofluoroscopy

Level 2A or above FEES competency

Competency in managing tracheostomised patients

Knowledge of recent NHS developments

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

State registration with the Health Professions Council

Evidence of CPD

Membership of Professional Organisation

Management skills or leadership training

Job description

Senior Speech and Language Therapist - Adult Acute

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) is looking for a motivated and experienced Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) who exemplifies our Trust values to join the Adult Acute SLT team on our Hammersmith hospital site for a fixed term period. The site team is 3.0wte (Band 8a, Band 7 and Band 6) and the post holder will join our wider SLT service of over 30wte SLTs working across the Trust.

The post-holder will provide a specialist clinical SLT service to adult inpatients with communication and/or swallowing disorders resulting from acquired neurological, medical and surgical conditions of an acute or chronic nature.

Hammersmith Hospital is a specialist hospital offering a range of services including renal, haematology, cancer (including upper GI), critical care and cardiology/cardiothoracic.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible and adaptable as they may be required to provide cross site cover. Significant clinical experience in acute settings is essential, as well as the ability to influence, inspire and build relationships across disciplines.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will deliver a high quality, evidence-based responsive service and will be expected to support junior colleagues and work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team providing assessment and management plans to adult acute inpatients. They will also be expected to participate in service improvement projects including MDT training programmes.
• The post-holder will be supported by the Adult SLT Clinical Lead for the HH site, and will work closely and collaboratively with other adult SLTs and teams across the organisation which includes Adult Acute at St Mary's Hospital (SMH) and Adult Acute, Stroke & Neuro-rehab, Head & Neck, Voice and Laryngology/Airways teams based at Charing Cross Hospital (CXH). The SLT service receives academic support from the Clinical Academic SLT. You will work alongside your site-based therapy and wider MDT colleagues, and collaborate with community partners.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Speech and Language Therapy
• State registration with the Health Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
• Membership of the Professional Organisation
• Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
• Management skills or leadership training
• Clinical Educators course or equivalent

Experience

• Significant recent clinical experience in acute hospital setting at Band 6 or above
• Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
• Experience of working in the NHS showing knowledge and understanding of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
• Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
• Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
• Experience of service development/change management
• Experience in implementing evidence based practice in speciality
• Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
• Leadership of a therapy team
• Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
• Clinical research experience
• Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities

Skills

• Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of relevant conditions
• Skills in supervision, mentoring and coaching
• Competency in Videofluoroscopy
• Level 2A or above FEES competency
• Competency in managing tracheostomised patients
• Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist