About the role
Salary: £25.67 an hour
Why might this job interest you?
We have an exciting
opportunity for a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist specialising in
Dysphagia with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to join the Childrens Speech
and Language Therapy (CYP Therapies) team at Queensway Health Centre. You will
be responsible for providing highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy
input within your area of expertise, delivering child-centred and
evidence-based interventions and management programmes. You will work
autonomously while demonstrating effective leadership and management skills,
support and provide professional guidance to less experienced SLT staff,
contribute to the development and review of service policies and procedures,
and play an active role in service improvement in line with best practice, current
research and commissioning priorities.
As a
Paediatrics Speech and Language Therapist specialising in Dysphagia, you will
be responsible for maintaining your own continuous professional development
within your specialist area, including networking with other professionals at
regional and national levels. You will be managing differential diagnosis,
recognising your professional competencies and duty of care, and providing
professional supervision in accordance with local policies and procedures. You
will be supporting the development of skills across the SLT team and wider
childrens workforce through training and joint working, supervising and
allocating work to colleagues within the service where appropriate, and
contributing to the development of innovative approaches to enhance the
delivery of care.
Responsibilities of this job role