Profile
About Me
I am a registered speech and language therapist with 15 years of experience. My clinical specialism is swallowing and speech difficulties secondary to oncological diagnoses, and I work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team to offer holistic, evidence-based and personalised care.
I
am able to assist with
- swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
- speech difficulties (dysarthria)
- jaw mobility and opening (trismus)
- secretion management
- surgical voice restoration / voice therapy post-laryngectomy
- electrolarynx
Education, Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor of Speech & Language Therapy (Hons) 2009
Massey University, New Zealand
Extensive post-graduate training
- Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
- Flexible Laryngoscopic Evaluation
- Videofluoroscopy
- Prophylactic swallowing rehabilitation
- Advanced surgical voice restoration
I have specialised solely in head and neck cancer over the last 10 years, and I have worked across a number of busy services in the south-east. I am also an experienced expert witness in medico-legal cases.
Professional Memberships
I am a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), and I am registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)