Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£58,133 to £65,261 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE1 7EH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Sept 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

To take autonomous responsibility for delivering a highly specialist service to adult inpatients referred from Critical Care areas with communication and/or swallowing disorders. This includes patients with tracheostomies and/or ventilator dependency. To assist with cross site working to cover the Guys Critical Care Unit when required. As a core member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, to participate in team meetings, ward rounds and family meetings. Where appropriate to propose and assist in the implementation of policy/service development. To have specialist knowledge of complex conditions presenting in critical care, including neuromuscular diseases, and their impact on communication and swallowing. To offer support and second opinions to other members of the SLT team. To manage communication and swallowing disorders and assist in the respiratory weaning process. To recommend appropriate instrumental swallowing assessments, i.e. Videofluoroscopy and FEES when clinically indicated. To participate in the organisation and provision of training to nursing staff and MDT in the continued use of the Swallow screen and the management of communication and /or swallowing disorders with tracheostomised and/or ventilator dependant patients. To contribute to and develop innovations in areas of risk management, quality standards setting and clinical effectiveness as part of the departments clinical governance initiative. To contribute to Critical Care services systems of Clinical Governance as a Specialist resource in liaison with the Trust Head of Speech and Language Therapy To keep up-to-date with current theory and evidence-based practice in the field of acquired disorders of communication and swallowing with particular reference to neuromuscular, respiratory, ventilator and tracheostomy patients, videofluoroscopy and FEES. To develop and take the lead in departmental/multi-disciplinary audits including design, data collection, analysis and development of action plans as part of the Speech and Language Therapy Departments annual audit programme / Critical Care Multidisciplinary Team initiatives.

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