Job summary
We are looking for a temporary full time Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist with children's hospital experience to work for 6 months over the Winter period due to an expected increase in referrals. Evelina London & Royal Brompton Hospital Acute Paediatric Speech & Language Therapy Services are now integrated. We are one service across two sites, most services based at Evelina London. Both hospitals sit within Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust
The hospital provides an extensive range of specialist services for children with rare and complex conditions across the region. 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.
The role requires specialist knowledge and skills to work autonomously in paediatric and infant dysphagia and alternative and augmentative communication. On the wards you will share the care of patients to ensure equity and therefore good interpersonal and team-working skills are essential. The focus of your work will be supporting families on the wards. We are looking for someone with brilliant team working skills who takes initiative/ is used to adapting quickly to working in a new role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a highly specialist speech and language therapy service, involving the assessment, diagnosis and management of communication and feeding problems in children with communication and feeding/ swallowing difficulties related to their illness/ disability who may present with a wide range of co-existing aetiologies including neurological, cardiac and airway and, who may require a tracheostomy +/- ventilation. The role may include cross-site working at The Royal Brompton Hospital.
About us
Evelina London Children's Hospital 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 newborns 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:
- Varied and interesting work across multiple specialties
- A strategically lead service and a supportive team
- Regular access to 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, staff psychology
Links with other Speech and Language Therapy services within Evelina London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust including: The Royal Brompton Hospital, The South Thames Cleft Service, Hearing Implant Service and Children's Community Service
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for more detailed information regarding this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for more detailed information regarding this role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Intermediate dysphagia course or equivalent
- Health Care Professions Council- license to practice
Experience
Essential
- Working as a Speech and Language Therapist in an acute setting with a paediatric caseload
- Management of communication disorders arising from a wide range of aetiologies e.g. neurological disease
- Participation in videofluoroscopy swallow study in dysphagia management
- Caseload management and prioritisation in an acute inpatient setting
- Ethical issues in paediatric dysphagia e.g. palliative care, parent-professional conflict
- The roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key professionals in health, education, voluntary and social services
Skills
Essential
- Highly specialist assessment and management of paediatric feeding/swallowing and acute onset communication difficulties, seeking advice where appropriate (including use of videofluoroscopy swallow study)
- Use knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements and decision-making for complex cases
- Communicate complex sensitive condition related information from assessment to patients, parents/ carers and colleagues.
- Recognise own professional boundaries through interpretation of clinical/ professional policies
- Ability to reflect on own practice and identify strengths and development needs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Intermediate dysphagia course or equivalent
- Health Care Professions Council- license to practice
Experience
Essential
- Working as a Speech and Language Therapist in an acute setting with a paediatric caseload
- Management of communication disorders arising from a wide range of aetiologies e.g. neurological disease
- Participation in videofluoroscopy swallow study in dysphagia management
- Caseload management and prioritisation in an acute inpatient setting
- Ethical issues in paediatric dysphagia e.g. palliative care, parent-professional conflict
- The roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key professionals in health, education, voluntary and social services
Skills
Essential
- Highly specialist assessment and management of paediatric feeding/swallowing and acute onset communication difficulties, seeking advice where appropriate (including use of videofluoroscopy swallow study)
- Use knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements and decision-making for complex cases
- Communicate complex sensitive condition related information from assessment to patients, parents/ carers and colleagues.
- Recognise own professional boundaries through interpretation of clinical/ professional policies
- Ability to reflect on own practice and identify strengths and development needs
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).