About this role
Job summary
We are a friendly, ambitious and highly supportive Speech and Language Therapy team providing specialist services across acute medicine and surgery, critical care and respiratory pathways at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is passionate about clinical excellence, innovation and professional development. You will be supported by experienced clinicians committed to helping you achieve your career goals in the inpatient setting.
What makes us different?
We have robust access to a wide range of specialist dysphagia assessment and rehabilitation approaches, including Videofluoroscopy, FEES, Cough Reflex Testing, Phagenyx, EMST and other evidence-based rehabilitation interventions. There are opportunities to learn from and collaborate with specialist colleagues across SLT Head & Neck Cancer, Voice, Spinal and Outpatient Services, providing a rich and varied clinical experience.
We have a strong culture of supervision, mentorship and peer support, with regular opportunities for joint working and shared learning as well as support to pursue quality improvement, research, and leadership opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the adult acute and stroke inpatient services at Northwick Park Hospital. The post is rotational with approximately 8 months within each team. They will independently assess, diagnose and manage adults with complex acquired communication and swallowing disorders, including patients with acute medical, neurological and critical care needs, with access to senior clinical support for highly complex presentations. The role includes caseload prioritisation, multidisciplinary working, discharge planning, supervision and support of junior staff and students, training, audit, service improvement and contribution to safe, effective and evidence-based care.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree or postgraduate qualification in Speech and Language Therapy recognised by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- oCurrent registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- oPostgraduate training or supervised competency development in FEES and/or videflouroscopy.
Desirable
- oRelevant post-registration experience working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication disorders in acute, stroke or neurological services.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oRelevant post-registration experience working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication disorders in acute, stroke or neurological services.
- oExperience of independently managing and prioritizing a clinical caseload.
- oExperience assessing and managing complex dysphagia and acquired communication disorders.
- oExperience working collaboratively with patients carers and multidisciplinary teams.
- oExperience producing clear clinical records and reports and contributing to discharge planning
- oExperience supporting less experienced staff students or colleagues through teaching supervision or coaching.
- oKnowledge of evidence-based assessments and interventions relevant to acute and stroke populations.
- oExperience in critical care tracheostomy management instrumental swallowing assessment or AAC.
Desirable
- oExperience in critical care tracheostomy management instrumental swallowing assessment or AAC
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential
- oExcellent spoken and written communication skills.
- oAdvanced observation listening analytical clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
- oAbility to communicate complex or sensitive information and manage disagreement professionally.
- oAbility to work independently within professional boundaries and seek support appropriately.
- oAbility to prioritise safely in a busy and unpredictable inpatient environment
- oAbility to teach supervise and give constructive feedback
- oAbility to use digital clinical systems and maintain accurate records and activity data.
- oCommitment to inclusive person-centered and culturally responsive practice
- oAbility to work flexibly across the service in response to clinical need
Desirable
- oCompetence in FEES and/or videofluoroscopy relevant to local service requirements.
HEART values
Essential
- Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values
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).
Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Adult SLT, Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)