# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

**Company**: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
**Location**: Harrow
**Salary**: £45953.00 to £54254.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a motivated, forward-thinking permanent full-time Band 6 speech and language therapist with a strong interest in neuro-rehabilitation to join us at one of the UK's leading rehabilitation units.

The Regional Hyperacute Rehabilitation Unit (RHRU) is a tertiary service which caters for young adults with severe complex neurological disability. It is a highly specialised, level one rehabilitation service combining inpatient services (24 beds) with outreach support to community rehabilitation teams and other professionals across the network.

You will join three other experienced full-time SLTs supported by a full-time SLTA in a large multidisciplinary team. There are opportunities to further develop skills in complex dysphagia, augmentative/alternative communication, tracheostomy management, prolonged disorders of consciousness, FEES, videofluroscopy and specialist neuropalliative care under the guidance of expert clinicians.

**Main duties of the job**

- Acting as a key worker for patients on the RHRU.

- Liaising closely with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers, in developing intervention packages, goals and in measuring the outcomes of therapy.

- Adapting practice to meet individual patients' circumstances, including regard for cultural and linguistic differences.

- Providing comprehensive assessment/treatment reports reflecting specialist knowledge for patients in the Regional Hyperacute Rehabilitation Unit.

- Maintaining up-to-date and accurate case notes in line with Trust, RHRU and professional standards.

- Attending and participating in case conferences as required.

- Liaising with other agencies as appropriate, observing data protection guidelines.

- Delivering specialist training on a regular basis to other professional groups and patients/carers on aspects of swallowing, speech, language and communication.

- Developing and maintaining a professional profile within the profession by participating in Clinical Excellence Network (CEN) organisations and/or conference presentations.

- Employing excellent communication skills, both verbal face-to-face and over telephone, as well as skills with a range of computer software packages for the production of professionally written reports/presentations.

- Participating in clinical supervision, reflecting on practice and implementing feedback from supervisor.

**Benefits**

- Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement

**Person Specification**

- Degree in Speech & Language Therapist

- HCPC Registration

- Dysphagia Competency

- Experience with a varied and complex adult neuro caseload in an acute/post-acute setting

- Experience in assessment and management of neurological acquired communication and swallowing disorders

- Good oral and written communication skills

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## Skills

### Required
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Dysphagia Competency
- HCPC Registration
- Good oral and written communication skills

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