Description
Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist ICU/Acute to join our Therapy Services team with a competitive salary range on offer dependent on experience.
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term role with the following shift patterns: Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm 10am - 6pm There will be a mixture of both shift patterns as per service needs.
As an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team, the Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist will assess, treat and manage their own caseload and provide highly specialist speech and language therapy skills to patients with speech, language and swallowing problems within the Intensive Care Unit and acute wards across the hospital.
The role will report directly to the Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist and be part of a highly innovative, evidence-based, forward-thinking Speech and Language therapy team.
Responsibilities:
- Be independently responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and management of complex communication, swallowing and tracheostomy weaning needs for patients with multiple aetiologies and comorbidities across the intensive care unit.
- Provide and act as a source of clinical expertise in speech and language therapy management of neurological and medical patients to the MDT.
- Deputise for the Speech and Language Therapy Lead as required.
- Educate and train Speech and Language Therapists and other MDT members.
- Take a proactive lead in using routine outcome measures to improve patient care.
- Provide highly supportive supervision and coaching to other therapists.
- Keep informed of evidence, changes to practice, relevant research and guidance.
- Lead small service development projects within own area of work.
- Work within published National Guidelines.
- Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work.
- Identify areas of research and quality improvement relevant to critical care/neurosurgery.
- Assist in identification, mitigation and management of risks as part of clinical governance.
- Assist the Clinical Lead SLT in the recruitment of other caregivers as required.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Double-matched salary exchange pension contribute 5% and well contribute 10%
- Private Medical & Dental Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes
- Workplace Nursery Scheme
- Wellbeing Hub with mental health, coaching and EAP support
- Earned Wage Access
- Access to discounts on food, retail, and more