Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist Adult Acute - Romford, London - Permanent

Posted 24 March 2023
Salary £46836 per annum
LocationRomford
Job type Permanent
Discipline Speech and language therapistSpeech and Language Therapy (SLT) Jobs
Reference45941
Contact NameCandidate Attraction

Job description

Maxxima’s permanent team are recruiting for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist, working with acute adult patients and providing overall support for the clinical leadership for the service across two hospital sites.

About the role:

You will provide autonomous specialist assessment, treatment and advice to inpatients across all acute wards with swallowing and communication difficulties. This includes geriatrics, respiratory, cardiology, A&E and admissions units, gastroenterology, surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, endocrine, nephrology.

This is a full time permanent role based at the two hospital sites in Romford and Goodmayes.

What’s in it for you as a Speech and Language Therapist:
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme
  • Discounts and memberships to the gym, free eye tests, taste card, Costco, My Trust Benefits and Doodle parcel service
  • Extensive wellbeing programme, which provides rapid access to physiotherapy, pampering and complimentary therapies, motivational and healthy events and mental health therapies.
  • Reward and recognition events
Your main responsibilities as a Speech and Language Therapist:
  • Working alongside other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to give highly specialist guidance, advice and education to on matters relating to your specialist areas.
  • Taking the lead in representing SLT at our established weekly complex and palliative nutrition MDT meetings.
  • Managing and supporting junior staff on complex ethical feeding decisions alongside the MDT.
  • Contributing to the running and development of the Speech and Language service through audit, development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence-based practise.
  • Autonomously hold responsibility for your own caseload and to assist and monitor the caseload of your wider acute team, across sites.
  • Co-ordinate with the clinical lead on caseload management, staffing and operations between teams across both sites in the event of vacancies, sickness or other leave, to ensure practice efficiency and development, including provision of services across relevant days.
What we are looking for in an Speech and Language Therapist:
  • Recognised qualification in Speech and Language Therapy and evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Must be HCPC registered.
  • Experience in Videofluoroscopy, and/or referring and screening referrals for instrumental assessments.
  • Experience managing patients receiving palliative and end of life care.
  • Experience managing complex ethical feeding decisions alongside a MDT.
Next steps:

If you are interested to hear more, either hit the APPLY NOW button or reach out to Lucy on 0117 471 4956 or lucy.holmes@maxximagroup.com