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Speech and Language Therapist • Croydon
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Thank you for your interest in the position of Speech and Language Therapist in Croydon with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

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First, we'll enable your camera & microphone and then ask you to record a short introduction about yourself, about 30 seconds long, to make sure your camera is working ok.

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1. Can you describe your experience in assessing and diagnosing communication and swallowing disorders? What approaches do you find most effective? Can you describe your experience in assessing and diagnosing communication and swallowing disorders? What approaches do you find most effective?

2. How do you ensure that you maintain a high standard of clinical documentation? Can you provide an example of how you've done this in the past? How do you ensure that you maintain a high standard of clinical documentation? Can you provide an example of how you've done this in the past?

3. What strategies do you employ to manage and prioritise your caseload effectively in a busy acute hospital setting? What strategies do you employ to manage and prioritise your caseload effectively in a busy acute hospital setting?

4. Can you tell us about a time when you had to make a difficult clinical decision regarding a patient's treatment? What factors did you consider? Can you tell us about a time when you had to make a difficult clinical decision regarding a patient's treatment? What factors did you consider?

5. How would you go about assessing a patient with complex swallowing difficulties? What specific assessments or tools would you use? How would you go about assessing a patient with complex swallowing difficulties? What specific assessments or tools would you use?

6. How do you communicate complex information related to a patient's condition to clients, families, and the multi-disciplinary team? Can you give an example? How do you communicate complex information related to a patient's condition to clients, families, and the multi-disciplinary team? Can you give an example?

7. Can you discuss your experience working within a multi-disciplinary team? How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration with other healthcare professionals? Can you discuss your experience working within a multi-disciplinary team? How do you ensure effective communication and collaboration with other healthcare professionals?

8. In your opinion, what role does empathy play in working with clients who have communication and swallowing difficulties? Can you provide an example? In your opinion, what role does empathy play in working with clients who have communication and swallowing difficulties? Can you provide an example?

9. This position provides opportunities for developing full dysphagia competencies. How do you approach continuous professional development in your field? This position provides opportunities for developing full dysphagia competencies. How do you approach continuous professional development in your field?

10. Can you discuss a specific instance where you undertook a challenging learning experience in your career? What was the outcome? Can you discuss a specific instance where you undertook a challenging learning experience in your career? What was the outcome?

11. Reflecting on your past experiences, how do you identify strategies to enhance communicative effectiveness for patients? Reflecting on your past experiences, how do you identify strategies to enhance communicative effectiveness for patients?

12. Tell us about a situation where you faced a challenge in meeting a patient’s needs. How did you address it, and what did you learn from the experience? Tell us about a situation where you faced a challenge in meeting a patient’s needs. How did you address it, and what did you learn from the experience?

13. What do you believe are the key components of providing a high-quality Speech and Language Therapy service in an acute setting? What do you believe are the key components of providing a high-quality Speech and Language Therapy service in an acute setting?

14. How do you stay informed about the latest research and best practices in speech and language therapy? How do you stay informed about the latest research and best practices in speech and language therapy?

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Role: Speech and Language Therapist in Croydon

Interviewed on Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 17:09.

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