Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Head & Neck Oncology)
London, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 week ago
Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Head and Neck Oncology
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our well established head and neck oncology team.
We are looking a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist with specialist skills in the management of adults with acquired disorders of communication and swallowing, including management of patients with a tracheostomy and with experience of working with patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. You will have experience in undertaking videofluoroscopy, and knowledge and experience of interpreting and reporting FEES is desirable. You will also have a proven track record of working as a specialist speech and language therapist within a multidisciplinary team, and will have experience of delivering training and student supervision. Community experience is also desirable.
To provide a high quality specialist service to adult in-patients, out-patients and in the community referred mainly from the ENT, Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Oncology departments at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals with communication and/or swallowing disorders. This includes patients undergoing laryngectomy and surgical voice restoration, and other head and neck surgery/oncological treatment.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Clay Job title: Highly Specialist SLT (Head & Neck) Email address: sarah.clay12@nhs.net Telephone number: 020 7188 6233
Or Izzy Watts (CHANT SLT) 02030492350
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our well established head and neck oncology team.
We are looking a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist with specialist skills in the management of adults with acquired disorders of communication and swallowing, including management of patients with a tracheostomy and with experience of working with patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. You will have experience in undertaking videofluoroscopy, and knowledge and experience of interpreting and reporting FEES is desirable. You will also have a proven track record of working as a specialist speech and language therapist within a multidisciplinary team, and will have experience of delivering training and student supervision. Community experience is also desirable.
To provide a high quality specialist service to adult in-patients, out-patients and in the community referred mainly from the ENT, Oro-Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Oncology departments at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals with communication and/or swallowing disorders. This includes patients undergoing laryngectomy and surgical voice restoration, and other head and neck surgery/oncological treatment.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Clay Job title: Highly Specialist SLT (Head & Neck) Email address: sarah.clay12@nhs.net Telephone number: 020 7188 6233
Or Izzy Watts (CHANT SLT) 02030492350
