# Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist **Company**: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: Ealing **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: permanent **Salary**: £55,524 to £62,652 a year **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9333-26-1343?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_47de835b-862 ## Description We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated speech and language therapist to join our Community SLT (Speech and Language Therapy) service within the Ealing borough of London, as a Band 7. The successful candidate will have knowledge, skills and experience working with both dysphagia and communication patients, in an outpatients/community clinical setting. **Main duties of the job** - To demonstrate specialist knowledge within this clinical specialism, underpinned by current evidence-based practice. - To manage a complex and specialist caseload independently demonstrating evidence of sound clinical judgment and outcome measures. - To reflect on practice with peers and identify strengths and needs. - To provide specialist second opinions and advice to more junior colleagues and other professionals in the field. - To write appropriate reports and case notes, reflecting specialist knowledge. - To communicate verbally and in writing with client/carer, assessment findings, diagnosis and therapy intervention plan reflecting specialist knowledge. - To negotiate with clients/other professionals around case management and to recognise potential breakdown and conflict when it occurs and resolve. - To employ negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations. - To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible. - To employ excellent communication and advocacy skills to enable clients/carers to access statutory agencies and exercise statutory rights. - To attend and contribute to relevant Speech and Language Therapy Team meetings and lead in small team projects. - To take a proactive role in team-building within multidisciplinary teams. - To supervise and plan time-table and work for assistants and volunteers. - To take responsibility for day-to-day operational management of staff groups. - To take the lead on inter-agency team-working. - To represent the SLT department in meetings with other agencies. - To contribute to the induction and support system for new staff. - To mentor, supervise and provide leadership to junior Speech and Language Therapists. - To provide full student Speech and Language Therapy placement. - To advise line manager on issues of service delivery including shortfall, service pressures etc. - To discuss with line manager options for caseload management. - To monitor stock levels in specialist service area and request new equipment as appropriate. - To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained. - To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies. - To share information with others, observing data protection guidelines. - To work independently within defined departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct. - To monitor auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of clients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness. **About us** - An opportunity to contribute and participate in innovative new work models to improve staff working & patient care. - An excellent support and supervision structure, including a Trust, SLT Lead. - Excellent professional development and ongoing training opportunities both internal and external. - An interesting, manageable, caseload and waiting list. - Access to Talking Mats training. - Access to a department budget for resources and equipment including a specific Communications Aids Budget. - Fast, effective, IT and technology. - Excellent MDT working opportunities. - Good links to the Acute environment and access to VF. - Work from a purpose-built location with free staff parking. - The opportunity to negotiate your work hours including flexible working. ## Skills ### Required - Speech and Language Therapy - Dysphagia management - Communication disorders - Neurological conditions - MDT working ### Nice to have - Talking Mats training - Leadership skills - Supervision skills --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9333-26-1343?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)