Speech and Language Therapist

Job Title:  Principal Speech and Language Therapist – Band 7 or 8a
Area:  South London NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  Principal Speech and Language Therapist required to start asap for 12 weeks. Long term conditions. JD available on request:

• At a Principal SLT level to assess, treat and discharge adult clients referred with communication and swallowing difficulties, specifically those with log with long term conditions, for example MND, Dysfluency in the main Croydon University Hospital Out-patient area and Community Adult SLT Teams.
• To hold an overview of the speech and language therapy needs of this population in Croydon and to develop skills and knowledge in order to become a source of expertise in this field for the service and for other colleagues working in the field.
• To liaise closely with the other agencies involved with this client group and others, including patients with progressive disorders to work as a member of the team, providing an efficient, effective and co-ordinated Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service in Croydon.

Working hours: Full time or Part time.
Code: U. M.O’H.005012.B13801