Lead Speech and Language Therapist (Adult) - Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU. Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week. As a new position, you will help develop and lead the Speech and Language Therapy service in the private hospital's Lexham Gardens site, working with the wider therapies team.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of the Speech and Language Therapy service, producing an effective, efficient service for all users while maintaining the highest professional and clinical standards.
- Provide staff and operational leadership, including governance and quality improvement initiatives for the SLT service.
- Deliver highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention for adults with speech, language and swallowing difficulties, often with complex needs.
- Provide specialist treatment programmes and write reports for a caseload largely consisting of adult patients with tracheostomies and swallowing needs, across inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Carry out video fluoroscopic examinations of swallow, analyse and report findings related to management, and design specialised therapeutic programmes.
- Perform clinical risk assessments and complete risk assessment plans relevant to your caseload.
- Be well versed in the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) and lead its delivery, including training nursing and catering staff and monitoring compliance.
- Provide specialist input into policies and protocols for the management of patients seen by the Speech and Language Therapy team and wider service.
- Maintain up to date clinical written records and collect data in accordance with local and RCSLT professional standards.
Qualifications
- Degree in Speech & Language Therapy with HCPC registration.
- Advanced training in dysphagia management.
- Enhanced DBS clearance.
- Desirable: Masters or other advanced professional training and qualifications.
- Member of the RCSLT.
- Member of a specialist interest group.
Benefits
- Payment of professional registration fees.
- Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell.
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
- Enhanced pension plan, life insurance and income protection.
- Discounted access to online gym sessions.
- Subsidised staff canteen.
Inclusion Statement
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role, ensuring fair treatment and reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process.
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