Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Due to the maternity leave of the current post-holder we have an exciting opportunity within our acute Speech and Language Therapy team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our existing inpatient team of 29\.2 WTE SLTs and 1\.4 WTE SLT assistants.

You will be based at St Thomas' Hospital and will be responsible for delivering high-quality care to adult inpatients with communication and/or swallowing disorders on the fast-paced Acute Admissions Ward. You will work closely with the motivated and proactive MDT to enhance patient care and experience as well as facilitating efficient and safe discharge from hospital or transfer to other specialisms as appropriate. This post also has a strong focus on service development and quality improvement.

The suitable applicant will have experience of working at a post-graduate level, independently managing adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders. Experience of instrumental assessment and leadership/supervision experience is essential. Teaching will be a significant part of the role and you will participate in nurse/medical education and provide external talks and presentations as needed.

There is a strong ethos of clinical support, supervision and development within the team. The service is able to offer you excellent supervision and peer support, with an emphasis on team working.

For Full Details Please See The Job Description.

• As an autonomous specialist to take clinical responsibility for the provision of a high-quality Speech and Language Therapy service to adult inpatients in acute medicine.
• To support the development and expansion of expert Speech and Language Therapy services in collaboration with the Acute Team Lead SLT and Professional lead for SLT.
• To be an advanced specialist SLT resource in acute medicine and to provide training and support to colleagues in other disciplines / specialties.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest local employers. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Skills

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients. Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust:

• Caring
• Ambitious
• Inclusive

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Sally Archer Job title: Consultant Speech and Language Therapist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02071887798

We encourage potential applicants to get in touch for more information about the role. Please contact Dr Sally Archer, acute team lead [email protected], or Bejul Parmar, current postholder [email protected]