Advanced Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Following the success of a project post an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to extend their skills further to work within our Head and Neck surgical oncology team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust., We are seeking to recruit a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the team for a one year fixed term post (with the potential to extend) working in the Head and Neck Cancer 2 week wait (2ww) clinic. The successful candidate will work alongside our Head and Neck Surgical Consultants and the Head and Neck Clinical Lead SLT to run SLT led clinics, including assessment and management of 2ww referrals.

Following completion of a head and neck cancer screening competency programme the successful candidate will act as an autonomous clinician in forming clinical decisions and management plans in the assessment and diagnosis of patients referred on the 2ww head and neck cancer pathway., The SLT will see all new patients referred on the 2 week wait pathway with the exception of those referred with a primary symptom of isolated otalgia, skin lesion or oral lesion.The role will involve examination of a diverse range of patients with a variety of symptoms, including voice and swallowing disorders, arising from benign aetiology as well as disorders/ presentations relating to a potential diagnosis of head and neck cancer.

The post-holder will have significant postgraduate specialist experience of managing patients with complex swallowing and communication disorders associated with a diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer. You will have the ability to perform flexible nasendoscopy for examination of the larynx and/or to undertake FEES and will also have a proven track record of working as an autonomous speech and language therapist within a multidisciplinary team.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

The head and neck cancer unit at Guy's Hospital is one of the largest tertiary referral base centres in the UK for Complex Head and Neck Oncological Surgery including Salvage Surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery, Thyroid and Salivary Gland Cancer. It is the regional specialist centre for head and neck cancer, providing inpatient and outpatient services to more than 400 patients within South East London each year. A specialist team including medical, nursing and allied health professional staff work within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to treat patients with head and neck cancer.