Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist ICU

What makes us different?

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment, where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties, and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission, Caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve, assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

As an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team, the Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist will assess, treat and manage their own caseload and provide highly specialist speech and language therapy skills to patients with speech, language and swallowing problems within the Intensive Care Unit and acute wards across the hospital (neurosurgical ward, acute admissions unit, Heart Vascular and Thoracic ward, Digestive Diseases ward). The neurosurgical ward is primarily patients on an elective neuro-oncology surgical pathway.

This role will report directly to the Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist and be part of a highly innovative, evidence-based, forward-thinking Speech and Language therapy team. This role will provide assessment and therapy provision to the Intensive Care Unit, neurosurgical ward, and wider acute wards of the hospital.

Some cross cover to Neurorehabilitation may be required, as well as working within the wider therapy team providing speech and language therapy expertise.

As an autonomous practitioner

within a multidisciplinary team, the Highly Specialist Speech and Language

Therapist will assess, treat and manage their own caseload and provide highly

specialist speech and language therapy skills to patients with speech, language

and swallowing problems within the Intensive Care Unit and acute wards across

the hospital (neurosurgical ward, acute admissions unit, Heart Vascular and

Thoracic ward, Digestive Diseases ward). The neurosurgical ward is

primarily patients on an elective neuro-oncology surgical pathway.

This role will report directly to

the Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist and be part of a highly

innovative, evidence-based, forward-thinking Speech and Language therapy team.

This role will provide assessment and therapy provision to the Intensive Care

Unit, neurosurgical ward, and wider acute wards of the hospital. Some

cross cover to Neurorehabilitation may be required, as well as working within

the wider therapy team providing speech and language therapy expertise.

With support from the therapy

leadership team this role will develop and progress education and research

within speech and language therapy. The role will motivate, empower, coach and

develop multidisciplinary team members and students through supervision frameworks.

independently responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and management of

complex communication, swallowing and tracheostomy weaning needs for patients

with multiple aetiologies and comorbidities across the intensive care unit,

requiring advanced clinical reasoning, together with integrated clinical

management with the wider MDT to enable optimal outcome

and act as a source of clinical expertise in speech and language therapy

management of neurological and medical patients to the MDT in relation to

communication and swallowing difficulties, whether they arise due to the nature

of the underlying medical conditions, are due to concomitant conditions or the

presence of equipment/technologies used to support life (e.g. intubation,

tracheostomy or ventilation)

for the Speech and Language Therapy Lead as required

and train Speech and Language Therapists and other MDT members with innovation

and passion around communication, swallowing and cognitive impairments in the

critically ill patient, the role of speech and language therapy and

rehabilitation

a proactive lead in using routine outcome measures to improve patient care at

both a local and national level

highly supportive supervision and coaching to other therapists

informed of evidence, changes to practice, relevant research and guidance to

discuss at regular opportunities to progress and develop own / MDT practice

small service development projects within own area of work

within published National Guidelines appropriate to role using these as a basis

for participation in the development of locally agreed, evidence-based

protocols, guidelines and pathways.

professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own

work, ensuring a high standard of care and actively encourage and motivate

others to do the same

areas of research and quality improvement relevant to critical

care/neurosurgery and add to wider therapy development strategy

in identification, mitigation and management of risks as part of clinical

governance

the Clinical Lead SLT in the recruitment of other caregivers as required

As a private hospital with no shareholders, we reinvest all profits back into our organisation. This allows us to provide meaningful, tailored support and development opportunities for our caregivers - alongside a range of benefits, including:

Who we are?

Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world, providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations. We employ over 80,000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare.

With over 100 years of history, our Patients First philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do.

Experience

Qualifications

Essential: - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent; - Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)