Speech and Language Therapist for FEES Training
Closing date: 01 May 2026.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic senior speech and language therapist with qualifications to train our team of speech and language therapists in a FEES service. This is a fixed‑term post for 3–4 months, part‑time (1 day a week) to ensure competence across our small team of four therapists.
Main duties of the job
A comprehensive set of responsibilities is expected, including clinical and administrative leadership, caseload management and service improvement.
* Maintain personal professional status in accordance with professional body regulations.
* Oversee clinical and administrative work of speech and language therapists, monitoring referrals and prioritising caseloads per Service Guidelines.
* Organise and operate the hospital’s speech and language therapy service efficiently, ensuring equitable, responsive and effective care.
* Handle initial verbal complaints sensitively, avoid escalation where possible, and record incidents as required by Trust policy.
* Ensure Trust and speech and language therapy policies are understood and observed.
* Provide high‑standard clinical work with adults having a range of acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.
* Perform assessment, diagnosis and planning of therapy interventions, including the use of low‑tech communication systems.
* Deliver group and individual therapy as required.
* Offer specialist advice, education and therapy programmes to patients, carers and health professionals.
* Manage patients’ and carers’ anxieties regarding intervention and prognosis.
* Evaluate treatment outcomes and discharge as appropriate.
* Develop highly specialist person‑centred programmes of treatment, staying abreast of advances through courses, conferences and critical appraisal.
* Maintain clinical records and produce timely reports and correspondence for multidisciplinary colleagues.
* Offer evidence‑based advice and second opinions on swallow management, including videofluoscopic &/FEES investigation.
* Contribute to interdisciplinary assessment and treatment programmes, negotiating case management in complex cases.
* Ensure patients are involved in care planning, facilitating meaningful participation.
* Provide clinical lead to the interdisciplinary team to promote best practice.
* Initiate and participate in clinical reviews and supervision with other therapists.
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) cares for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate and high‑quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave, a national programme that focuses on prevention, early support, and more joined‑up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.
We value inclusivity and offer development opportunities, flexible working and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
* Registered to practice with Health Professionals Council and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
* Post‑graduate training in dysphagia management and videofluoroscopy.
* Professional appraisal training.
* Clinical supervision training.
* Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters equivalent, including post‑graduate training in videofluoroscopy &/FEES.
* Member of relevant speech and language therapy Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs) or British Aphasiology Society.
* Management/leadership training.
* Training in research methodology.
Experience
* Experience working with a range of complex aetiologies including stroke, adult learning disability, head and neck cancers, neurological conditions, dementia, etc.
* Experience devising, implementing and evaluating training programmes for patients, carers and professionals.
* Experience working within an inter‑disciplinary team.
* Experience supervising students and assistants.
* Experience designing, implementing and making recommendations from audits.
* Experience partnering with the voluntary sector.
* Experience working with high‑tech augmentative communication systems.
* Experience participating in service planning and clinical governance groups.
* Experience managing junior colleagues.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
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