Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Learning Disabilities

We are seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the award-winning Camden Learning Disabilities Service as part of an integrated community team. The post holder will work autonomously, holding a complex caseload of both Dysphagia and Communication.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Managing a Dysphagia caseload, including assessment, diagnosis, management planning, and reviews
• Managing a Communication caseload, including assessment, diagnosis, and intervention planning
• Providing dysphagia training and person-focused training relating to dysphagia or communication
• Representing Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) on delegated clinical pathways, such as dementia or complex health, and offering advice and support to multidisciplinary team (MDT) colleagues
• Supervising a Band 3 SLT assistant

The Whittington Hospital has a reputation as one of the safest hospitals in England. As an integrated care organisation, we provide both hospital and community services, offering a range of development opportunities along with attractive benefits to staff at all levels of our organisation. Our aim is to provide outstanding care, better coordinated, in the right place, and designed around individual patient's needs.

Person Specification:

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• NQT competencies passed, including dysphagia
• Evidence of working with people who have a learning disability
• Experience working with people who have dysphagia and learning disabilities
• Understanding of health inequalities of people with learning disabilities and the SLT role within this
• Knowledge of clinical assessment tools and interventions
• Familiarity with clinical pathways and the value of MDT working within this

Additional Requirements:

• 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.
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.