Senior Speech & Language Therapist – Dysphagia & Community Care (Travel)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive employment package

Support for development and training

High cost area supplement included in

Job summary

Central London Community Health Trust is seeking a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the adult community services in Hertfordshire Division on a fixed-term basis to October 2027. The role focuses on assessing and treating adults with acquired communication, swallowing and voice difficulties in homes, care homes and clinics, requiring regular travel between patients.

Experience in managing dysphagia is essential and a car is required for business use.

Qualifications

• Qualification to practise as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Advanced-level dysphagia training.
• Specialist short courses and/or experience up to Master’s degree equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage adults with acquired communication and swallowing needs across clinics, care homes and patients' homes.
• Complete specialist assessments independently and make clinical decisions and differential diagnoses.
• Develop evidence-based care plans covering treatment, advice, review, discharge and communication with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Adapt care plans as needs and goals change and decide when individual or group therapy is most suitable.
• Book patients from the waiting list and plan follow-up appointments and reviews.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team and other professionals, including writing clinical reports.
• Attend Speech and Language Therapy team meetings.
• Assess the need for high- and low-tech communication equipment and coordinate trials or purchase.
• Support patients and carers to use communication equipment.
• Support Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists.

Skills

Dysphagia management

Adult caseload

Clinical decision making

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

HCPC registration

Master's degree or equivalent

Tools

Videofluoroscopy knowledge

Job description

Central London Community Health Trust is seeking a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the adult community services in Hertfordshire Division on a fixed-term basis to October 2027. The role focuses on assessing and treating adults with acquired communication, swallowing and voice difficulties in homes, care homes and clinics, requiring regular travel between patients.

Experience in managing dysphagia is essential and a car is required for business use.