Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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Job summary

We are looking for a full time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join us in the Acute Speech and Language Therapy Service at Evelina London Children's Hospital. Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, the hospital provides an extensive range of specialist services for children with rare and complex conditions across south London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and further afield. The Acute Speech and Language Therapy service supports patients across the age range from neonates to adolescents, on the wards and in specialist tertiary outpatient clinics. Our aim is to assess and manage the dysphagia and communication needs of the patients we work with. We are a large, diverse and supportive team, passionate about what we do. We promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, everyone is welcomed.

We can offer you:

A stimulating work environment where you will develop your skills and knowledge in a Children's Hospital setting
Varied and interesting work across multiple specialties
A strategically lead service and a supportive team
Regular peer supervision, line management and a continuing professional development programme.
A laptop to ensure access to trust networks throughout your working day.
Access to health and wellbeing support e.g. sports and social club, Cycle to Work scheme, employee assistance

Main duties of the job

The role requires who has knowledge and skills in paediatric dysphagia/ feeding, complex communication disorders and alternative and augmentative communication which you will then build on in a Children's Hospital setting. When in post you will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills using competency frameworks e.g. infant feeding, videofluoroscopy and tracheostomy. On the wards you will share the care of patients to ensure equity of care and to support your learning. Good interpersonal and team-working skills, ability to work flexibly and responsively in a busy environment are essential. You will also be required to deliver training and be involved in quality improvement projects. You may be involved in specialist outpatient clinics.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. Weprovide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Date posted

18 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year p.a. inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS7962

Job locations

Evelina London Children's Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job entails working mainly with inpatients on a variety of specialist paediatric wards including cardiology, renal, surgery, ENT, and respiratory. We have a shared caseload as an SLT team and work closely with the rest of the MDT to provide specialist input for feeding, swallow, and communication.

Please see the job description for more information

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
Basic dysphagia course or equivalent
Health Care Professions Council- license to practice
Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience

Essential

Working as a Speech and Language Therapist with children with complex needs, including dysphagia/ feeding and communication disorders
Caseload management and prioritisation in a paediatric setting

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Relevant assessment and therapeutic interventions and an ability to compare relative benefits underpinned by evidence based practice (dysphagia, complex communication disorder)
Low-tech and high tech AAC.
Apply an evidenced based practice approach to clinical cases
Reflect on own practice, identify strengths and development needs, respond to feedback and engage with learning frameworks
Interpersonal skills e.g. negotiation, team working, conflict management
Organisation and time management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
Basic dysphagia course or equivalent
Health Care Professions Council- license to practice
Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience

Essential

Working as a Speech and Language Therapist with children with complex needs, including dysphagia/ feeding and communication disorders
Caseload management and prioritisation in a paediatric setting

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Relevant assessment and therapeutic interventions and an ability to compare relative benefits underpinned by evidence based practice (dysphagia, complex communication disorder)
Low-tech and high tech AAC.
Apply an evidenced based practice approach to clinical cases
Reflect on own practice, identify strengths and development needs, respond to feedback and engage with learning frameworks
Interpersonal skills e.g. negotiation, team working, conflict management
Organisation and time management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evelina London Children's Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evelina London Children's Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)