Job Summary
QEHB are seeking a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to cover a maternity leave- for a fixed term of 12 months.
Main Duties of the Job
This post is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and involves provision of Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapy to patients with swallowing, voice and communication difficulties, primarily but not limited to, pre- and post- head and neck cancer surgery, surgical voice restoration, laryngectomy, tracheostomy and non-head and neck cancer oncological treatments. This could include both outpatient and inpatient assessment, management and rehabilitation within the acute setting.
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- assessing and managing patients with dysphagia, communication disorders and/or altered airways in an inpatient and outpatient setting, including specialist clinics such as surgical voice restoration
- provision of rehabilitation
- training of junior colleagues and students
- working towards utilising specialist assessments such e.g. FEES, tracheostomy, videofluoroscopy
- working flexibly and thriving in a fast-paced environment
- supervision and service development responsibilities
- involvement in audit and research including attending or presenting at regional and national conferences
- attendance at MDT
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- A good standard of secondary education including A-Level or equivalent.
- BSc or recognised MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Membership of RCSLT.
- Registration with HCPC.
- Completed RCSLT Level C dysphagia competencies/Level 5 EDS competencies (or above).
Desirable
- Advanced dysphagia competencies e.g. FEES, VFS, tracheostomy, SVR.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload at a specialist level.
- Significant experience working within a head and neck cancer/oncology clinical setting.
- Significant experience of working independently within an acute hospital setting.
- Significant post-graduate training, through attendance at short courses and via personal study and practical skill development.
- Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstration of people management at either an individual or team level.
- Experience of training Speech and Language Therapy undergraduates and junior SLTs.
Desirable
- Post-graduate education or research.
- Experience of working with patients with laryngectomy and/or head and neck cancer.
- Membership of a relevant CEN.
- Knowledge acquired through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses which would be expected to be at Masters level or equivalent.
- Evidence of attendance at national conferences.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Keen to embrace change consistent with delivery of service whilst keeping the patient as an individual at the centre of care.
- Punctual and reliable in service delivery.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way.
- Excellent time management.
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- Thriving in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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