Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Critical Care/Adult Acute, Hammersmith Hospital


Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a motivated and experienced Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) who exemplifies our Trust values to join our Adult Acute SLT Department as part of our wider SLT service of over 30wte SLTs.


HH is a specialist hospital offering a range of services including renal, haematology, cancer (including upper GI) and cardiology.


You will be supported by the Adult SLT Clinical Lead for the HH site, and work closely and collaboratively with other adult SLTs and teams across the organisation which includes Adult Acute, Stroke & Neuro-rehab, H& N and ENT/airways based at Charing Cross Hospital, and Adult Acute at St Mary's Hospital. The SLT service receives academic support from the Clinical Academic SLT. You will work alongside your site-based therapy and wider MDT colleagues, and collaborate with community partners.
The post-holder will provide a highly specialist clinical SLT service to adult inpatients with communication and/or swallowing disorders resulting from acquired neurological/medical/surgical conditions of an acute or chronic nature. The role will have a specific remit for patients within the critical care setting on the Hammersmith Hospital (HH) site, but the post holder may also be required to support the HH acute team, and wider critical care service across Charing Cross and St Mary's Hospitals.


The post holder will deliver an evidence-based responsive service to adults admitted with swallowing and communication difficulties across the site (critical care, medical and surgical beds). The post holder will be a senior member of the SLT department, maintaining a high quality evidence-based service, supporting junior members of the team, and participating in the development of the SLT critical care service, including carrying out audit and delivering teaching programmes to other professions.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.


We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Degree accredited by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
Post graduate qualification in acquired disorders of swallowing and communication to Masters level or equivalent experience.
FEES level 2/3 competence
Professional portfolio demonstrating post-qualification experience working at specialist level including critical care, with adults with acute and chronic disorders within an acute hospital setting.
Independent management of patients with complex impairments in level 2 and 3 critical care settings, including those with tracheostomy.
Supervision and appraisal of junior staff
Clinical governance and quality improvement activities
Able to collaborate with client/carer and medical, nursing, AHP and social care teams around individual case management, prioritisation and clinical risk management.
Ability to demonstrate appropriate empathy and give unwelcome news to patients/carers who may be distressed or angry
Able to communicate complex/emotive information in highly sensitive /distressing situations both verbally and in writing
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Hammersmith Hospital



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