Children's Speech and Language Therapy Dysphagia Lead

Location: Phoenix Children's Resource Centre, Town Bromley.

Hours: Part time – 22.5 hours per week.

Salary: £55,524 – £62,652 per annum (pro‑rated).

Closing date: 09/07/2026 23:59.

Job overview: Children's Speech & Language Therapist Dysphagia Lead – Permanent, 22.5 hours per week. This role expands our Children’s SLT Service to meet increasing demand.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Service Lead for Children's Speech and Language Therapy and coordinate care across the borough.
• Provide specialist dysphagia and communication support to babies and young children.
• Lead on new service developments in the discipline.
• Carry out duties as required, in line with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Inter‑professional Dysphagia Framework – Specialist Dysphagia Practitioner level.
• Make differential diagnoses for complex cases, develop intervention plans, and make specialist clinical decisions.
• Carry out specialist procedures and equipment use, such as tracheostomy management and speech synthesiser use; refer for videofluoroscopy assessments.
• Communicate complex, condition‑related information to patients or clients, carers, families, and the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Maintain sensitivity to emotional needs of patients, clients and carers, particularly when delivering potentially distressing information.
• Initiate and provide a variety of treatment options tailored to patient needs, including use of interpreters when appropriate.
• Negotiate and collaborate with clients, carers, families and other professionals to agree on decision‑making and prioritisation, following best practice for complex cases.
• Use alternative and augmentative communication methods (e.g., signing, symbols, speech synthesisers) as indicated from assessment to maximise communication.
• Demonstrate empathy with clients, carers, families and colleagues to achieve effective communication, especially where barriers exist.

Qualifications

• Speech and Language Therapy degree.
• Courses and experience to a Specialist Dysphagia Practitioner level with babies and small children, as described in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Inter‑professional Dysphagia Framework.

Professional Registration

• HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist.
• Registered member of RCSLT.

Experience

• Evidence of appropriate external and internal training up to master's level where relevant to the specialism.
• Membership of relevant CEN.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy.
• Highly developed negotiation and problem‑solving skills with clients, carers and other professionals.
• Excellent analytical skills and a wide knowledge base for case‑load management, assessment and therapy relevant to the client group.
• Well‑organised and reflective practitioner.

Benefits

• In‑service training and opportunity to apply for external courses.
• Regular whole‑team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups.
• Regular line management and ad‑hoc support from colleagues.
• Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support.
• Opportunities for career progression.
• Admin support from our Care Co‑ordination Centre.
• Pension scheme.
• Discounted gym memberships, cycle‑to‑work scheme and access to home furnishings and electronics.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and various high‑street retailer discounts.
• Eligibility for the Blue Light Card.
• Low‑interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme.

Flexible Working

We offer compressed hours, part‑time and job shares. Discuss options with your hiring manager.

EEO Statement

We welcome applicants with a disability and provide reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process. We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially eager to enhance BAME representation at senior levels. All offers are subject to a three‑month probationary period.

Legal Requirement

Applicants must be recorded under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and will need to submit a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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