Children's Speech & Language Therapist Dysphagia Lead
Band 7
22.5 hours per week
£53,751 - £60,651 including HCAS pa pro rata
Due to an ever-increasing demand for our services, Bromley Healthcare's Children's SLT Service is continuing to expand our fantastic and supportive team. We are excited to be advertising this Dysphagia Lead for the service and look forward to hearing from SLTs with experience in this area keen to take their next career move.
What We Offer
* In-service training and the opportunity to apply for external courses
* Regular whole-team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups
* Regular line management as well as ad-hoc support from colleagues
* Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support
* Opportunities for career progression
* Admin support from our Care Co-ordination Centre
* Flexible working
* Opportunities for developing leadership skills
Interviews to be held week commencing 20th April 2026.
The post holder will work closely with the Service Lead for Children's Speech and Language Therapy and they will join the other highly specialist speech and language therapists in coordinating care across the borough. They will be able to offer support and specialist opinion appointments for therapists in their specialism. The post holder should have excellent skills in working with babies and children with dysphagia and a range of communication difficulties.
The post holder will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively and creatively within the Children's SLT team, with other health professionals and Tertiary Centres. She/he will be able to lead on new service developments in their field. The post holder will carry out duties as required, as outlined in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Inter-professional dysphagia framework - Specialist Dysphagia Practitioner level. External supervision from a consultant dysphagia practitioner will be arranged.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amber Copsey, Job title: Service Lead for Children's SLT, Email address: ambercopsey@nhs.net, Telephone number: 07738 119 786.
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