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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist with highly specialist skills to work with children and young people (CYP) and their families with complex physical needs, dysphagia and communication difficulties across our hospital and community settings.

You will join a diverse and highly skilled team of therapists working in community settings with 0-19s. As an SLT you will work alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and have strong links with professionals in health, education and other community services. This role also offers an exciting opportunity to extend your clinical skills working with children and young people with complex physical needs, dysphagia and communication difficulties into a hospital setting. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), Stanmore is a world leader in orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation and research. The paediatric service at RNOH was developed by our speech and language therapy team specifically to meet the needs of children and young people in what was a previously adult focused service. 

Main duties of the job

You will have the following opportunities:

• Working closely and collaboratively with the neonatal therapies team (medical staff, nursing staff, physiotherapist, dietician) at Northwick Park Hospital (NPH) to assess and manage babies on the Neonatal Unit as well as with infants/children admitted to the Acute Ward.
• Providing in reach support to RNOH, Stanmore working with CYP and their families to provide pre-operative assessments and support to CYP and hospital staff during their stay as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Working with the wider MDT and with CYP, with carers and families and with colleagues in health, education and social services to ensure best practice and implementation of SLT care plans and delivery of services to these specific client groups.
• Working alongside health colleagues and Early Years practitioners to enable differential diagnosis of children with disability and dysphagia, and to ensure highly specialist therapy programmes and education plans are in place for the children under their care.

You will contribute to departmental meetings, clinical audit/research and projects. You will provide advice and deliver training to other professionals and parents/carers on all aspects of speech, language and communication and dysphagia.  You will provide clinical education and training to Speech and Language Therapy students and will supervise the work of Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioners (SLTAPs).

Working for our organisation

We are: 

• CNWL’s Team of the Year 2023-24.
• A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of over 35 Paediatric Therapists.
• Committed to the well-being of our staff.
• Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring Counties.
• Providing services to both community and acute settings.

We can provide:

• A warm welcome.
• Flexible working.
• Highly structured induction.
• Excellent levels of support and supervision which includes regular clinical and management supervision every 8 weeks and an annual appraisal.
• Termly peer supervision meetings where you can discuss cases, read articles together and share your experiences.
• Clearly defined caseloads.
• A wide range of opportunities for continuing professional development.
• Easy access to clinical specialists in all clinical areas.
• Designated admin and planning time.
• Involvement in innovative project work in acute and community settings.
• Memberships at relevant CENs are supported and encouraged.