BandLocum Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job Title: Locum Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Banding: 7

Location: London

Start: ASAP

Duration: Until 28 March 2025

Rate: £29 - £34

Working hours: Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 16:30

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Locum Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in London. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide essential clinical cover for general and cardio thoracic critical care units, as well as input across various acute hospital wards. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in managing a diverse caseload, ensuring the highest standards of care for patients with complex needs.

• Provide expert assessment and intervention for patients with dysphagia and communication impairments.
• Work autonomously to manage your caseload in general and specialist medicine, general surgery, and front door services.
• Work with patients who have tracheostomies and are ventilator dependent to meet their communication and swallowing needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Contribute to improving patient outcomes.

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registration with the HCPC
• Extensive experience in adult acute settings
• Specialist skills in dysphagia and communication impairments management
• Experience with tracheostomies and ventilator dependence
• FEES experience/desirable
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams
• Strong organizational skills
• Commitment to professional development

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