We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join the General Oncology SLT service at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The General Oncology SLT team currently consists of a Band 7 SLT (0.6 WTE) and a Band 6 SLT (1.0 WTE).

We are passionate about delivering high quality and personalised care to our patients and working effectively with other teams and cancer professionals. Suitable applicants must have experience of working at a post-graduate level, independently managing adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential. Experience of instrumental assessment and working within a multidisciplinary setting would be an advantage. Teaching is a significant part of the role and you will participate in nurse/medical education and provide external talks and presentations as needed.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality care to adult inpatients and outpatients with communication and/or swallowing disorders arising from cancer (non-head & neck). You will be based on the wards at Guy's Hospital and in Guy's Cancer Centre working in a range of settings including multidisciplinary clinics specifically, lung and neuro-oncology and on the wards seeing patients with a range of cancer diagnoses (e.g. haematology and upper gastrointestinal).

*Please see Job Description document for details.

About us

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. Quality improvement projects and research ideas are strongly encouraged, both within SLT and in the multi-professional teams. We have regular team meetings, plus opportunities for continuing professional development through in-house training, clinical excellence networks and external courses.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• As an autonomous specialist to take clinical responsibility for the provision of a high quality service to adult inpatients and outpatients presenting with communication and/or swallowing impairment secondary to their diagnosis of cancer (excluding patients with Head and Neck cancer) and/or associated treatment or other acquired or structural disorders.
• Outpatient activity will be delivered in the Speech and Language Therapy department and within the Cancer Centre at Guys with a combination of face to face appointments and virtual consultations.

*See Job Description for more detail.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

• Completed post-graduate dysphagia course leading to independent practice
• Completed intermediate dysphagia training including videofluoroscopy experience
• Diploma/Degree leading to RCSLT licence to practice
• Registered member of HCPC

Desirable

• Completed FEES and/or videofluoroscopy interpretation and reporting training
• Completed basic tracheostomy training / competencies.
• Completed Oncology related training/CPD

Experience

Essential

• Sound experience working in an acute setting including work with acquired disorders of communication/swallowing and independent management of dysphagia at a specialist level.
• Experience of working with patients with cancer in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting
• Some experience of delivering training
• Clinical supervision of Speech and Language Therapy students
• Some experience of audit and use of outcome measures

Desirable

• Participation in FEES studies.
• Previous experience of managing patients with a tracheostomy

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team
• Able to demonstrate well developed competence in independent dysphagia management

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's

Great Maze Pond

London

SE19RT

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