# Bank Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Paediatric Dysphagia > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-paediatric-dysphagia/aee1e5b1-fb9f-4361-aa8e-470568ca9a56 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-paediatric-dysphagia/aee1e5b1-fb9f-4361-aa8e-470568ca9a56.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Emergency/Out of Hours Dental Services - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £29.73 12.07% holiday pay + Unsocial Hours (if applicable) - **Contract type:** Bank: 3 months - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Other, Bank - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T14:50:39.744Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Highly_Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist/Highly_Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist-v8385182 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8385182?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced and highly skilled Speech and Language Therapist with specialist expertise in paediatric dysphagia? Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) is looking for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Paediatric Dysphagia to join our Bank, providing flexible support to our paediatric Speech and Language Therapy services. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician who is looking for the flexibility of bank work while continuing to use and develop their specialist skills within a supportive multidisciplinary environment. ### Main duties of the job - Provide specialist assessment and management of children with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. - Develop and deliver individualised, evidence-based care plans. - Manage a complex paediatric dysphagia caseload independently. - Provide specialist advice to families, carers and other professionals. - Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team. - Identify and manage clinical risks relating to feeding and swallowing. - Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service quality. - Support colleagues through specialist advice and knowledge sharing. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This is a broad summary of the role. For the full range of duties, responsibilities and criteria, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which candidates are encouraged to read closely before applying. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post graduate paediatric dysphagia experience including non-oral feeding - In-depth experience within highly specialist area/area of service delivery and dysphagia - Experience in supervising/supporting staff - Experience in contributing to policy, planning and service development - Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter agency working - Experience of providing a range of care planning necessary to address the dysphagia needs of children and young people - Experience of assessment to identify the communication needs of children and young people on the caseload - Experience of planning, organising and delivering training programmes - Experience of supporting children, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SALT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs) **Desirable** - Experience in pre-school and infant feeding - Experience working as a highly specialist speech & language therapist in relevant clinical specialism ### Key Attributes **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills - Highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills in complex situations and ability to facilitate these skills in others - Understanding of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key stakeholders in the service area - Pro-active in identifying change to progress service delivery, negotiating with others for an action plan and completion - Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills - Able to synthesise and present complex information at a service level - Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance relevant to care setting and its application across health care services - In-depth knowledge of National Policies and Procedures relevant to Health, Social Services and Education - In-depth knowledge of a range of appropriate service delivery models and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits - Excellent organisational, prioritisation skills and ability to facilitate these skills in others - Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent - Health Care Professionals Council Licence to Practice - Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT - Evidence of competency level C or above of the RCSLT Dysphagia Competency Framework **Desirable** - Evidence of Infant training courses - Advanced dysphagia qualification /post graduate paediatric dysphagia training e.g. Manchester Post Basic Dysphagia Course - Evidence of completion of highly specialist short courses in dysphagia management - Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree or equivalent - Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs) ## Documents - [jd (docx, 77.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10714493) - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10714490) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10714489) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.