Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Adult Neurosciences

We require a specialist Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs) to join the Band 6 rotations at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN). The rotations are between stroke, neurorehabilitation, neurology, neuro-oncology and neurosurgery. Patients will have a wide range of acute, chronic and progressive speech, language and swallowing disorders. Candidates will ideally have post-graduate experience in adult neurology, rehabilitation, and dysphagia.

You will join a team of SLTs which has a well-established system for formal / informal support and clinical / professional supervision. The SLT service has a very high profile within the multidisciplinary range of services provided.

The post offers exceptional opportunities to use specialist clinical skills and contribute to the research and teaching programmes within this highly specialised patient population.

The Directorate is fully committed to research and development and actively supports and funds the continuous professional development of its staff. The department is committed to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion.

The rotational post manages and prioritises a defined SLT caseload within NHNN in one or two of the following in- or out-patient services: neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, stroke, neurorehabilitation, aphasia, neurology, and movement disorders. They will be supported by lead speech and language therapists and work together with the rest of the adult SLT team. The SLT works closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues across UCLH Trust. As such, the posts require people who demonstrate evidence-based practice within adult neurology and rehabilitation, sound clinical reasoning and decision-making in assessing and treating communication and swallowing disorders due to acquired and progressive neurological conditions, excellent communication and teaching skills, and effective team-working abilities.

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)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Simon Grobler Job title: Consultant Speech & Language Therapist Email address: [email protected]