Specialist Speech-Language Therapist - Head & Neck/ENT

Job overview

Are you passionate about providing a high quality service working with Head and Neck cancer patients as a Specialist Speech & Language therapist? Would you enjoy the opportunity to use and further develop your dysphagia rehabilitation, laryngectomy surgical voice restoration (SVR), advanced videofluoroscopy and FEES skills in a supportive environment? Are you interested in strengthening your leadership skills? If so, this is a chance to develop your career in a prestigious London trust with access to highly skilled clinicians and multiple learning opportunities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) with expertise in Head & Neck Oncology to join our Speech and Language Therapy team at Charing Cross Hospital and a team of over 40 Trust-wide Adult SLTs.

As a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, you will provide a highly specialist service to inpatients and outpatients at any stage of their oncology treatment pathway. Surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy are provided on site and we participate in weekly multidisciplinary clinics including Joint Head & Neck clinic, Radiotherapy clinic and a CNS/AHP-led Pre-treatment clinic.

The service is focused on driving forward evidence based practice and service improvements across head and neck cancer specialities, and team members are actively encouraged and supported to participate in CPD activities, audit and research.

Main duties of the job

• To independently manage a complex and highly specialist caseload of inpatients and outpatients within the speciality of Head & Neck Oncology/ENT presenting with communication and swallowing impairments.
• To provide a highly specialist evaluation, differential diagnosis and advice for adults with communication and swallowing impairment in the field of Head & Neck Oncology/ENT.
• To devise, develop and deliver highly specialist training and teaching in area of ENT/Head & Neck Oncology to speech and language therapists and multidisciplinary colleagues at local and regional level.
• To use evidenced based knowledge to target training appropriately to the needs of the multidisciplinary team and speech and language therapy colleagues.
• To demonstrate empathy with patients, carers, families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly when ability to communicate is compromised by disabilities relating to Head & Neck Oncology/ENT.
• To participate in and develop innovations in areas of risk management, quality standards setting and clinical effectiveness.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

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.