Speech Language Therapist

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a dedicated Speech Language Therapist to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on providing specialized care to oncology patients, offering opportunities for professional development and mentorship. You will work collaboratively with experienced colleagues to enhance patient outcomes and support the growth of junior therapists.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible Working Requests

Qualifications

• Experience in head and neck cancer and neuro-oncology.
• Ability to supervise and support Band 5 therapists.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical service for communication and swallowing disorders.
• Collaborate with multi-professional teams for comprehensive patient care.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient Care

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

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Are you a dynamic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist looking to advance your career? The Royal Marsden in Sutton is seeking a highly skilled professional to join our esteemed team. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of oncology patients. We are looking for a band 5 or 6 dependent on experience as we will consider career progression.

About The Role

• Specialised Focus: The role primarily involves working with head and neck cancer and neuro-oncology patients, offering you the chance to deepen your expertise in these areas.
• Collaborative Environment: You will work alongside experienced SLT and AHP colleagues within our multi-professional team, ensuring comprehensive patient care.
  
  

Professional Development

• Supervision and Support: Benefit from our well-established supervision and support structure, including collaboration with SLTs at our Chelsea location.
• Skill Enhancement: Participate in regular journal clubs and seize opportunities for research and clinical skill development, such as videofluoroscopy and FEES.
  
  

Join Us And Make a Difference

• Mentorship Role: Support and guide a Band 5 therapist as appropriate, helping them achieve their competencies and grow professionally.
• To contribute to the provision of a specialist clinical service, from acute to palliative and terminal stages of care, across the lifespan, to patients referred to the Trust with a wide range of communication and/or swallowing disorders secondary to cancer and/or its treatment.
• The main referral sources are the Head and Neck and Neuro Oncology Units who provide a clinically complex case load where patients have undergone radical treatment including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Other referral sources include neuro oncology, haemato-oncological and gastrointestinal tumours as well as a small paediatric caseload.
  
  

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kate Ashforth Job title: Professional Lead for Speech and Language Therapy Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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