Lead Speech and Language Therapist (Adults)

Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU - Permanent, Full time (37.5 hours per week)

• Lead the development of the Speech and Language Therapy Service, producing an effective and 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 clients with speech, language and swallowing difficulties, often with complex needs, covering both inpatients and outpatients.
• Receive inpatient referrals from oncology, neuro, cardiac and intensive care units, among others.
• Provide assessment and implementation of highly specialist SLT treatments and programmes of care, write reports, and reflect specialist knowledge for a caseload mainly consisting of adult patients with tracheostomies and swallowing needs.
• Carry out video fluoroscopic examinations of swallow, analyse and report findings regarding implications for management and design specialised therapeutic programmes of care.
• Perform clinical risk assessments and complete risk assessment plans relevant to the caseload.
• Be well versed in the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) and lead on the delivery of this framework, including teaching relevant nursing and catering staff and monitoring compliance.
• Provide highly specialist input into policies and protocols regarding the management of patients seen by the Speech and Language Therapy Team and the wider service.
• Maintain up-to-date clinical written records and collect data in accordance with local and RCSLT professional standards.

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Advanced training in dysphagia management.
• Enhanced DBS clearance.
• Desirable: Master's or other advanced professional training and qualifications.
• Desirable: Member of RCSLT.
• Desirable: Member of specialist interest group.

• Payment of professional registration fees.
• 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with 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.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. The company aims to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role, ensuring fair treatment and reasonable adjustments for those who need them.

For a confidential chat please email .