At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide specialist care for children with complex communication and swallowing difficulties.
- Company: Join Barts Health NHS Trust, a leading healthcare provider in the UK.
- Benefits: Flexible working hours, supportive team environment, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to inclusion and excellence in patient care.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while working in a dynamic healthcare setting.
- Qualifications: Experience in speech and language therapy, particularly with dysphagia and paediatrics.
The predicted salary is between 46134 - 56386 £ per year.
Due to maternity leave we are excited to offer this part time (22.5 hours) fixed term Band 7 role to join our team of specialists in acute children’s care. Based at The Royal London Children’s Hospital, part of the job plan for this role will be delivering highly specialist acute care for complex communication and swallowing difficulties arising from trauma, acquired and progressive neurological conditions and acute and chronic respiratory conditions on the paediatric wards.
The role will also involve working with the PCCU MDT to develop environmental support for patients with complex communication needs. Knowledge and experience of different AAC systems is essential.
You will be joining our existing team of 4 SLTs with regular in-services, joint working, robust audit and monthly formal supervision where boundaries in acute therapeutic care can be explored safely within a supportive SLT setting to optimise clinical outcomes for children.
Applicants should be an autonomous dysphagia practitioner (including infants) with evidenced knowledge and experience in acquired brain injury, developmental speech and language therapy and complex learning needs. Knowledge of complex airway management, ventilation and tracheostomy is desirable but training and support can be provided. Flexible working opportunities can be discussed.
Working within the Acute Children’s Therapies and Play service, the post holder will work as an integrated member of the Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) service based at The Royal London Children’s Hospital. They will deliver highly specialist and dedicated intervention to children and infants (0-16 years) admitted to the Paediatric wards including the 10 bedded Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) with complex feeding and swallowing difficulties, acquired and developmental communication disorders arising from a wide range of acute etiologies including trauma, respiratory and neurological conditions.
The post holder should be a fully autonomous dysphagia practitioner, (ideally including paediatrics/infants) and should have knowledge of objective swallowing assessment e.g. videofluoroscopy.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.
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