# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

**Company**: Central London Community Health Trust
**Location**: Willesden
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £45953.00 to £54254.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are pleased to offer a part-time (22.5 hours per week) Band 6 permanent post within the Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) in the London Borough of Brent.

The role involves providing specialist domiciliary and outpatient assessment, management and intervention for adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing impairments, with a particular focus on clients residing in community care homes.

Key duties in this role include:

- Prioritising and managing a highly complex mainly neurological caseload independently

- Making differential diagnosis and clinical management decisions on the basis of evidence from assessment

- Analysing auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of client's communication and identifying appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness

- Demonstrating clinical effectiveness by developing and implementing Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Treatment evidence-based practice programmes

- Using clinical judgement and specialist skills to evaluate deterioration in client's health status and communicating effectively to the appropriate professionals in a timely manner

- Motivating clients and/or carers to engage in the therapeutic process

- Developing clear multidisciplinary clinical protocols based on best practice

- Actively participating and taking a lead on SLT Triage for new referrals as required

The team emphasises a supportive environment, with regular supervision, appraisal, and continuing professional development opportunities.

In return for your hard work, we offer a competitive employment package, including a salary of £45,953 to £54,254 a year pro rata.

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## Skills

### Required
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registration with HCPC
- Registration with relevant professional body
- Dysphagia competent
- Knowledge of assessment tools relating to the neurological/community client group with speech, language, communication and dysphagia needs
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relating to the neurological/community client group with speech, language, communication and dysphagia needs
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
- Ability to work in a less predictable environment and able to prioritise own workload with well-developed concentration skills
- Good organisation skills
- Able to work as part of a team and remain calm under pressure
- Demonstration of good analytical and reflection skills

### Nice to have
- Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of further study e.g. postgraduate degree, short courses relating to community setting
- Member of a relevant CEN
- Experience of working in acute and community settings as well as in nursing homes
- LSVT training
- Experience of supervising junior members of staff
- Driving license

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