Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Elysium Healthcare Limited; City Of London; Vor Ort; GBP 34.000 - 42.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

33 days annual leave incl. bank

Career development and training

Ely‑Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access (Stream)

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension

Zusammenfassung

Badby Park, part of Elysium Healthcare, is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to manage a highly specialist caseload in a neuro rehabilitation setting. You will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team to assess and treat complex communication, tracheostomy and dysphagia needs, delivering person-centred care.

You will benefit from structured supervision, ongoing professional development, and opportunities to train and supervise SLT Assistants while developing specialist expertise

Qualifikationen

• HCPC registration is required.
• Experience managing a dysphagia caseload.
• Experience working with residents' families is preferred.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Aufgaben

• Own a highly specialist caseload with autonomous practice.
• Select and interpret tracheostomy and swallowing assessments.
• Assess and diagnose tracheostomy, communication and swallowing issues.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary teams and meetings.
• Explain complex communication needs to residents and families.
• Support safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children.
• Collaborate with kitchen, nursing and dietetics on swallowing programs.
• Teach residents and carers safe use of communication aids.
• Supervise therapy assistants and contribute to training.
• Lead therapeutic group activities related to communication.
• Engage with psychology for capacity-related issues.
• Document care plans and therapy records accurately.
• Refer to Assistive Technology Team and lead tracheostomy weaning with ENT input.
• Provide written reports as required.

Kenntnisse

HCPC registration

Caseload management (dysphagia)

Experience with families

CPD evidence

Jobbeschreibung

Are you a Speech and Language Therapist looking to build or further develop your career in a highly specialist environment with complex and rewarding cases? Join Badby Park for 22.5 hours per week as a Speech and Language Therapist, where you’ll manage a diverse caseload and deliver high-quality, person-centred care to residents with complex communication, tracheostomy and dysphagia needs. Whether you are a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist seeking a supportive environment to start your career, or an experienced clinician looking to further develop your specialist expertise, this is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team. You’ll benefit from structured supervision, ongoing professional development and the chance to work with a highly complex neurological caseload, helping individuals achieve the best possible outcomes. In this role, you will take responsibility for your own caseload, with the level of autonomy and support tailored to your experience. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose and treat communication and swallowing difficulties, including tracheostomy communication and dysphagia management, using both formal assessment tools and advanced clinical reasoning to support effective treatment planning. You will work closely with residents, families and carers, providing clear and compassionate guidance around complex communication, voice and swallowing difficulties. A key part of the role includes supporting tracheostomy care and weaning, as well as coordinating safe swallowing programmes in collaboration with nursing teams, kitchen staff and dietitians to ensure appropriate nutrition and care. As your experience develops, you will have opportunities to contribute to training, education and service development across the wider team. Experienced clinicians will also support and supervise Speech and Language Therapy Assistants, contribute to annual appraisals and help develop the knowledge and skills of colleagues across the service.

(These responsibilities will be supported and phased appropriately for newly qualified therapists.)

• To have personal, professional and legal responsibility for own highly specialist caseload of residents, working as an autonomous practitioner, seeking support when needed.
• To select, use and interpret accurately the appropriate specialist tracheostomy communication and or swallowing assessments for own caseload. Assessment can include formal assessments (i.e. published assessments) and informal assessments e.g. own assessments, accurate perceptual analysis of residents’ speech together with transcription, detailed language analysis.
• To assess and differently diagnose tracheostomy, communication and swallowing difficulties arising from a variety of different complex conditions and to understand how diagnosis affects prognoses and thereby contribute to a medical diagnosis.
• To contribute actively to multidisciplinary teams and provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy input.
• To attend and contribute to relevant clinical and management meetings.
• To work closely with residents, carers and families giving appropriate explanations of complex communication, tracheostomy, voice and/or swallowing difficulties.
• Ensure safeguarding of vulnerable adults & children.
• To work closely with kitchen staff, nursing staff and dietician regarding residents on swallowing programs (with and without feeding tubes in situ) to ensure adequate nutritional intake and appropriate consistency of food.
• To demonstrate empathy with residents, carers, families and colleagues ensuring that effective communication is achieved.
• To assess the need for and, teach residents and carers in the safe and effective use of application of low - and high‑tech communication aids.
• To teach therapy assistants and carers relevant swallowing or communication programmes for individual residents.
• To lead the therapeutic group activities that relate to communication.
• To persuade, motivate, negotiate and problem solve with residents, colleagues in the department, MDT and other professionals.
• To work with the Psychology team regarding complex capacity issues relating to residents with communication difficulties.
• To document correctly all relevant information, including care plans and care records.
• To refer to and action any therapy programmes from, the Assistive Technology Team working closely with OT.
• To lead on tracheostomy weaning, liaising with and referring to, ENT as appropriate.
• To provide written reports as required.

• HCPC registration
• Experience of managing a caseload involving assessment and treatment of dysphagia
• Experience of working with families
• Evidence of continuing Professional Development

You will be working at Badby Park, a specialist inpatient neurological rehabilitation and complex care service for people with neurological illnesses, acquired brain and spinal cord injuries. You will work alongside side the multidisciplinary and clinical teams to deliver truly person-centred services where each individual is at the heart of everything. The service has extensive facilities to cater for specific needs for people over 18 years old, who have complex neurological care and rehabilitation requirements.

What You'll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Competitive Annual Salary
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely‑Vate; Your one‑stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work‑life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream - instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future

About your next employer

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.