Description
This job role focuses on providing a specialist SLT service to Paediatric inpatients with disorders of feeding, swallowing and communication as part of the Acute Paediatric SLT team and to the Neonatal MDT Outpatient Feeding Clinic based at St Mary's Hospital (SMH) and Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital (QCCH).
The post holder will be a Speech and Language Therapist with specialist skills in the field of paediatric dysphagia. The clinical role will include working closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide a specialist service to infants and children both as in- and outpatients.
The SLT will provide input to a caseload of infants and children with complex and possibly long-term feeding/swallowing and communication disorders on the acute wards at St Mary's Hospital, including the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and neurorehabilitation.
They will ideally have experience in independently carrying out videofluoroscopy assessments, although VFSS competencies can be developed and supported as part of the post to support the videofluoroscopic swallow study service for in- and out patients.
The post holder will be able to manage their caseload and workload independently and be able to make independent clinical decisions concerning caseload management.
Main duties of the job
- To manage a caseload of inpatients within the speciality of Acute Paediatric dysphagia and to produce case notes and reports reflecting specialist knowledge and skill underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
- To provide specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, advice, goal setting, intervention plans, therapeutic intervention, and discharge planning in the above area.
- To develop and maintain skills and knowledge through personal study, journal club and designated training courses defined by the Personal Development Review framework objectives.
- To work independently, accessing supervision and appraisal within a Performance Development Review Framework at pre-determined intervals with the supervising clinician.
- To maintain close links and liaison with the Paediatric and Neonatal multidisciplinary teams across sites at ICHNT. To attend appropriate ward rounds/meetings and case conferences and communicate specialist information to members of the MDT.
- To contribute to the development and delivery of audit projects appropriate to the post's clinical commitments, in conjunction with other speech and language therapists.
- To have working knowledge of and adhere to all relevant national and local professionaland clinical guidelines.
- To operate within ethical, legal and moral frameworks and be accountable for own professional actions, recognising own professional boundaries.
Benefits
- Career development
- Flexible working
- Wellbeing
- Staff recognition scheme
- Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities