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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS
£42,471
Full-time
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** Please see Job Description for full details In collaboration with senior therapists based on the Guys site to provide independent, specialist clinical management of in-patients with disorders of swallowing and communication referred from ENT, Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, and Oncology Departments. To maintain close liaison with referring medical staff and nurse specialists to ensure optimum treatment and support for patients after laryngectomy/SVR and other head and neck surgery. To utilise a high level of interpersonal skills in helping patients adapt to changed circumstances / disability. To independently carry out and analyse videofluoroscopic examinations of swallow. To report findings to the MDT regarding implications for management, plus use findings to design specialised therapeutic programmes of care. To participate in the Surgical Voice Restoration programme at Guys Hospital and to provide specialist training in SVR for nurses and junior doctors.
Expiry date: 30/04/2024
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Company
NHS
Salary
£42,471
Job Type
Full-time
Location
London, SE19RT
Our Commitments
Disability Confident
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