Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Neonates and Paediatrics
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.
We provide academically-led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.
Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital(incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing and Grafton Building)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job Overview
We are offering a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced band 6 to join the Neonatal and Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) team working for University College London Hospital Foundation NHS Trust (UCLH)
You will provide specialist SLT care to a complex paediatric caseload and level 3 Neonatal Unit (NNU) at University College London Hospital; dedicating your time across NNU and Acute Paediatrics services.
With support and development of your competencies, you will provide both in-patient and out-patient SLT expertise across the neonatal, child and teenage age range and be part of an innovative and expert SLT and multi-professional team within neonatal and acute paediatric specialities.
Main Duties
- With support from your senior colleagues, to deliver a specialist SLT service to the UCH Acute Paediatric In-patient Service and the Neonatal Unit: NICU, HDU, SCBU and TC.
- To deliver specialist SLT care to relevant out-patient clinics.
- Using specialist intervention, to support both feeding outcomes and early neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants and high risk infants on NNU, infants and children on the acute paediatric ward and more occasionally the teenage wards.
- To apply specialist SLT knowledge to inform service improvement and quality outcomes.
- To engage pro-actively in receiving expert supervision to support your clinical skill set and competency.
- To provide teaching/presentations to multi-professional, multi-levelled audiences.
- To support student learning both within the SLT profession and the wider multi-professional arena.
- To ensure optimum patient care and experience by engaging with the UCLH Trust values at all times.
- To facilitate effective and timely patient management and discharge as part of the multi-professional team, throughout their care pathway.
- To be an excellent team player with strong communication and negotiation skills, who thrives working within a large innovative MDT alongside many experts in this field.
- To liaise effectively with various agencies within a wide geographical area, including social services, schools, charitable bodies, health teams and other hospital departments including specialist and partnership services.
Essential criteria include:
- Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
- HCPC license to practice as an SLT
- Clinical experience working in a relevant specialist field (e.g.) acute SLT service, community paediatric dysphagia/feeding service.
- At least 2 years at specialist B6 level or above
- Detailed knowledge of and experience in multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of delivery of teaching and presentations
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate sensitive information to those in high levels of distress
- Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise own caseload
- Knowledge of and adherence to local and national clinical guidelines
Our Bank Staff are invaluable to us, so we provide the following advantages as a thank you for their dedication and commitment:
- Flexible working hours
- Access to free Bank Partners Core Skills training
- Weekly salary
- Opportunity to book and monitor shifts via online timesheet
- Priority of shifts over all agency workers
- Competitive pay
Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch shortly.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.