Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives \xe2\x80\x94 beginning with our own. That\xe2\x80\x99s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Summary

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Rehabilitation)



Who are we?

As a world-recognised centre of clinical excellence and research, Cleveland Clinic is expanding its global footprint to London. We have opened a brand new, state of the art, hospital in March 2022 and are seeking skilled and enthusiastic allied health professionals to grow our exceptional therapy team. Through collaboration and learning, Cleveland Clinic London will combine the best of Cleveland Clinic, with the best of UK Healthcare, ensuring holistic patient care and best possible patient outcomes.

What are we looking for?

As an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team, the specialist Speech and Language Therapist will assess, treat and manage their own caseload developing specialist speech and language therapy skills in neurosciences. The role will predominantly cover our neuro-rehabilitation and neurosurgery services providing highly effective, innovative and evidenced based therapy provision. It will also offer some clinical support to other specialties within Cleveland Clinic London. The role will have opportunities to develop clinical and non-clinical specialist skills as well as experience within research, service development and progression into future leadership. There is an expectation this role will complete weekend service provision, developing specialist skills along the way. The role will involve supported supervision of therapy assistants and have supportive individualised supervision and performance development with senior speech and language therapists. There will be opportunities to work within our \xe2\x80\x9cteam of teams\xe2\x80\x9d model of care alongside specialists within their areas.

What we need from you?

Degree in relevant AHP area

Post-graduation experience and education in speech and language therapy, including an understanding of tracheostomy care and the benefits of FEES and VFS in the assessment of speech and language therapy

Evidence of training / experience in appraisal, supervision of other Caregivers/students

Evidence of continuous professional / academic development relevant to clinical field

Evidence of training / experience in basic research skills ( critical appraisal, literature reviews)

Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy (RCSLT) desirable

Effective and adaptable communication using a variety of verbal and written techniques to the needs of the patient, family, carer and wider MDT

Ability to prioritise, delegate, organise and work effectively to a deadline

Knowledge of role of psychological effects on rehabilitation and management of effects

Knowledge of clinical governance including quality and effectiveness

Able to maintain high level of CPD and integrate this within daily practice

Experience as a qualified speech and language therapist in an acute hospital setting

Evidence of a broad based of qualified speech and language therapy experience across different clinical areas

Evidence of working within an multidisciplinary team including external multi agency

Experience of participation and presenting of in-service training

Previous senior speech and language therapy experience in relevant post desirable

To be able to assist in rehabilitation / manual handling of complex and potentially dependent patients with appropriate equipment and compliance with manual handling policies

To work in inpatient environment with potential interruptions such as acutely deteriorating patients requiring urgent review, emotionally challenging scenarios requiring intense focus and frequent exposure to potentially unpleasant materials such as bodily fluids.

What we can offer you?

We are offering an array of benefits to compliment working for a not-for-profit market leader, some of our benefits include:

25 days Annual leave plus 8 days Bank holiday a year

Auto-Enrolment of 5% pension - Cleveland contribute 10% through Salary Exchange

Private Medical Insurance and Private Dental Insurance

Life Assurance

Discounted gym facilities in our Admin Office Building

Employee Assistance Programme

Seasonal Ticket Loans

If you would like to know more, please email recruitment@ccf.org or click apply below.

Please see Important Information below:

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

CCL is committed to applying its Equal Employment Opportunity/Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy at all stages of recruitment and privileging. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to any Protected Characteristics. When aware of the need to do so and when required, CCL will make reasonable adjustments to its arrangements for interviews and to conditions of employment/engagement for disabled applicants to ensure, so far as practicable, that they do not place such applicants at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled applicants.

Cleveland Clinic London