Speech and Language Therapist

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; Sur place; GBP 43 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced paediatric speech and language therapist with dysphagia expertise to join our acute service. The role involves VFSS and FEES competencies and supporting long-term ventilation cases across sites.

You will run clinics, collaborate with the MDT, provide supervision, and help expand VFSS capacity while delivering high-quality care to infants and children and their families.

Qualifications

• Qualified SLT with paediatric experience in dysphagia.
• HCPC registration or eligible for registration in the UK.
• Experience with VFSS/FEES and paediatric airway/respiratory conditions.

Responsabilités

• Deliver VFSS assessments for inpatients and outpatients.
• Collaborate with MDT across ENT, gastro and respiratory teams.
• Provide supervision and clinical problem-solving within the Trust.
• Educate the MDT on SLT in the designated clinical area and raise service profile.

Connaissances

Paediatric SLT

Dysphagia in children

VFSS

FEES competency

Clinical supervision

Formation

HCPC registration

Masters in Speech and Language Therapy

Outils

VFSS equipment

FEES training tools

Description du poste

You will work closely with the MDT to deliver expert care to infants, children and their families. The team benefits from excellent working relationships with the MDT including ENT, gastro and respiratory consultants. To work with infants and children who may have long-term complex conditions, to provide specialist assessment and management plans.

• You will work closely with the MDT to deliver expert care to infants, children and their families.The team benefits from excellent working relationships with the MDT including ENT, gastro and respiratory consultants., To work with infants and children who may have long-term complex conditions, to provide specialist assessment and management plans.
• To work with infants and children who may have long-term complex conditions, to provide specialist assessment and management plans.
• To deliver video fluoroscopy assessments for both inpatients and outpatients with dysphagia to offer expert diagnosis and management plans depending on results.
• To engage in regular supervision with the clinical lead.
• To support with clinical problem solving and provide managerial expertise for colleagues both within the Trust and within North West London.
• To participate in CPD and other developmental activities and encourage all members of your team to do likewise.
• To educate the multi-disciplinary team in the trust on elements of SLT in your designated clinical area, and raise the profile of the SLT service.

A new B7 post has arisen for an experienced paediatric speech and language therapist with skills in dysphagia in children with respiratory disease to work in the acute service. This is a new post developed to cover our new paediatric long term ventilation cases and to increase VFSS capacity working closely with SLT colleagues, including at St Mary's Hospital.

This role is suited to someone who is able to perform VFSS independently and an interest in gaining or consolidating skills in FEES. The post supports both hospitals to expand their capacity for VFSS and you will be required to run clinics at either site. You will be supported in the role and be given training to ensure you achieve RCSLT FEES competencies. This post requires someone with a collaborative and flexible approach to working across organisations.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received.

If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.