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Job Title: Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) - Head & Neck Cancer Team
Specialism: AHP - Speech & Language Therapy
Location: Camden, UK
Salary: £35.77 per hour

Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist within the Head & Neck Cancer Team in Camden, earning £35.77 per hour. This exciting ongoing locum opportunity offers full-time hours and the chance to work within a highly specialist service supporting patients affected by head and neck cancer. This rewarding role provides excellent clinical exposure and the opportunity to develop your expertise while working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

Perks and benefits:

• Full Time: Enjoy the stability and consistency of full-time hours while building valuable specialist experience.

• Hourly Pay: Earn a competitive rate of £35.77 per hour, recognising your expertise and commitment.

• Career Growth: Enhance your specialist clinical skills within the field of head and neck cancer and complex dysphagia management.

• Diverse Clinical Environment: Work alongside a wide range of healthcare professionals and support a varied patient caseload.

• Flexible Locum Working: Benefit from the flexibility and variety that locum work offers while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

• Professional Development: Gain exposure to advanced clinical pathways and specialist treatment approaches.

• Meaningful Impact: Make a real difference to patients experiencing communication and swallowing difficulties during challenging periods of their treatment journey.

What you will do:

• Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with head and neck cancer presenting with speech, voice, communication, and swallowing difficulties.

• Develop, implement, and review evidence-based treatment plans tailored to individual patient needs.

• Monitor patient progress and evaluate treatment outcomes to ensure interventions remain effective and goal focused.

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including oncologists, ENT specialists, dietitians, nurses, and other allied health professionals.

• Offer expert advice, education, and support to patients, families, carers, and colleagues regarding communication and swallowing management.

• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, case discussions, and treatment planning sessions.

• Maintain detailed, accurate, and timely clinical records in accordance with professional and organisational standards.

• Contribute to service development initiatives, audit