Job summary
Speech & Language Therapist - Specialist Paediatric Dysphagia- Band 7
£49,178 - £55,492 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
37.5 hours per week (Part-time hours available)
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated Speech and Language Therapist with specialist skills in dysphagia and pre school complex needs to join our friendly and supportive team You will need to be highly motivated and enthusiastic with an ability to work independently but also work well within a team.
We are looking to recruit a Specialist SLT who is experienced in working dysphagia with babies, toddlers and pre school children and children with complex needs, including Down Syndrome.
The postholder would have support from the Highly Specialist Dysphagia team lead and work with a dysphagia team as well as the full team.
The postholder will provide a speech and language therapy service to clients and their families.
Successful band 7 applicants will provide leadership and operational management to the SLT team and will have developed skills in a specialist area.
Interviews to be held week beginning 22nd January 2024
Main duties of the job
Bromley Healthcare are investing in our Children's Speech and Language Therapy service with opportunities across the board covering a school buy in service and our core health activities.
The post holder will be responsible to manage the assessment and treatment of the children in these caseloads. They will have the opportunity to develop their clinical skills at a specialist level.
They will be able to contribute to in-service training within the department and to take responsibility for supervision of students and more junior staff. The post holder will work with the service lead to manage waiting times and to develop and implement a tiered model of working across universal, targeted and specialist levels
About us
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Salary is dependent on NHS experience and current banding/pay point. Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work with our with a mixed paediatric caseload who have dysphagia and a range of speech, language and communication needs.
You will be responsible for the management, assessment and treatment of the children on these caseloads with the dysphagia team.
You will use your clinical expertise to provide supervision and training to the wider organisation including other health professionals and agencies.
1. To ensure the development of a competitive and highly skilled speech and language therapy team.
2. To work with the service lead to ensure that that tiered service provides a tieredmodel of service delivery offer universal, targeted and specialist services, particularly in dysphagia and Down Syndrome
3. To develop the portfolio of assessment and intervention options.
4. To work with the service lead to develop a long term plan for servicedevelopment and expansion.
5. To deliver a range of specialist speech and language therapy assessment and intervention packages.
6. To develop and provide a specialised speech and language therapy service to patients referred with communication and/or swallowing disorders.
7. To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment.
8. To communicate complex condition related information, from assessment to patients/clients, carers, families and members of the multi disciplinary team/otherprofessions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work with our with a mixed paediatric caseload who have dysphagia and a range of speech, language and communication needs.
You will be responsible for the management, assessment and treatment of the children on these caseloads with the dysphagia team.
You will use your clinical expertise to provide supervision and training to the wider organisation including other health professionals and agencies.
1. To ensure the development of a competitive and highly skilled speech and language therapy team.
2. To work with the service lead to ensure that that tiered service provides a tieredmodel of service delivery offer universal, targeted and specialist services, particularly in dysphagia and Down Syndrome
3. To develop the portfolio of assessment and intervention options.
4. To work with the service lead to develop a long term plan for servicedevelopment and expansion.
5. To deliver a range of specialist speech and language therapy assessment and intervention packages.
6. To develop and provide a specialised speech and language therapy service to patients referred with communication and/or swallowing disorders.
7. To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment.
8. To communicate complex condition related information, from assessment to patients/clients, carers, families and members of the multi disciplinary team/otherprofessions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised speech & language therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- Courses and experience to a Specialist Dysphagia Practitioner level with babies and small children ( as described in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Inter-professional dysphagia framework
Professional Regisration
Essential
- Health Professions Council License to practice.
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of appropriate external and internal training as appropriate to specialism up to master's degree equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of relevant CEN
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy.
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills with clients, carers and other professionals.
- Excellent analytical skills with use of wide knowledge necessary for case load management, assessment and therapy relevant to client group
- Highly developed auditory/perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of clients/patients.
- Ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
- Skills handling clients/patients with disabilities.
- has worked in youth justice service
- Is ados or equivalent trained
- Car driver essential
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of responsibility for clinic and /or caseload management.
- Appropriate experience for specialism.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking appraisal and planning CPD for less experienced staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised speech & language therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- Courses and experience to a Specialist Dysphagia Practitioner level with babies and small children ( as described in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Inter-professional dysphagia framework
Professional Regisration
Essential
- Health Professions Council License to practice.
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of appropriate external and internal training as appropriate to specialism up to master's degree equivalent
Desirable
- Membership of relevant CEN
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy.
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills with clients, carers and other professionals.
- Excellent analytical skills with use of wide knowledge necessary for case load management, assessment and therapy relevant to client group
- Highly developed auditory/perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of clients/patients.
- Ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
- Skills handling clients/patients with disabilities.
- has worked in youth justice service
- Is ados or equivalent trained
- Car driver essential
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of responsibility for clinic and /or caseload management.
- Appropriate experience for specialism.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking appraisal and planning CPD for less experienced staff
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
