Job summary
- Main area
- Eating, drinking and swallowing
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Bank: 6 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Other
- Job ref
- 199-7727581-NP-TA
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lennard Road
- Town
- Croydon,
- Salary
- £31.61 - £55.86 ph incl. HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 18/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist SLT - Band 8a EDS and CSN Lead
Band 8a
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Highly Specialist SLT - Band 8a EDS and CSN Lead
Bank Hours - 37.50 hours per week,
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Highly Specialist SLT to join our friendly and supportive speech and language therapy team as the lead for the Team's Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Service.
Proposed interview date: tbc. If you are unable to make this date but are interested in this role, please contact us to discuss.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and young people with eating and drinking needs. Experience of working with babies (under the age of 6 months), is essential.
You will take the lead for the eating, drinking and swallowing team, overseeing the caseload and providing clinical support and direction for team members including bank staff.
The Eating, drinking and swallowing service is currently piloting a number of exciting service improvement projects along with MDT hospital and community colleagues. These include a tube weaning pathway, looking at different management pathways for children on the caseload and supporting ex premature babies when they are discharged into the community. You would take the lead in continuing these pilots and have opportunities to support succession planning and training.
Working for our organisation
You will have access to the following support with your role and development:
- Regular meetings with your line manager.
- Half termly group and 1:1 clinical supervision with a highly experienced external supervisor.
- An identified mentor / buddy who will be available to support you with any questions you may have and to help you settle in.
- Regular dysphagia team meetings with opportunities for case discussions, CPD and working on service development projects
- Opportunities to extend your leadership skills through taking the lead in team projects and service developments.
- The advantage of strong links between tertiary centres, local hospital teams and community teams – including physio, OT, dietitians and children’s nursing and paediatricians.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At a highly specialist level, to assess, diagnose, treat and discharge chilldren/young people referred with speech, language, communication and eating and drinking problems.
To work as a member of the Early Years, Primary and Secondary Teams to provide an efficient, effective and co-ordinated Speech and Language Therapy Service
To take a lead role for the EDS/CSN team, overseeing the caseload and providing clinical support for team members.
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for more information on the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 5 years post qualification experience including significant, relevant post qualification experience of managing children with dysphagia and/or complex needs
- Competencies in assessment and management of neonatal dysphagia and complex special needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supporting junior therapists, SLTAs and students
- Experience of working in a range of paediatric settings
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy qualification and Postgraduate dysphagia training
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate training in communication approaches relevant to complex needs e.g. makaton/AAC
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liz Brewer
- Job title
- SLT Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8714 2594
- Additional information
Kate Marshall
020 8714 2594
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