University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Neonate Speech and Language Therapist Advanced

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Job summary

UHB is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital is a busy 32 bedded unit, with 12 Critical Care cots and 20 Special Care cots. In addition 7 mothers can care for their babies on the Transitional Care Unit (TCU). The NICU is partnered with a 12 bedded Special Care Unit at Good Hope Hospital. Over 10,000 babies are delivered within the Trust a year with around 6500 deliveries at Heartlands site. Heartlands has a busy NICU, serving a diverse local population as it aims to provide the intensive and high dependency care for all 10000 babies born within the Trust. NICU sees around 850 admissions; providing medical care for babies of all gestations. The unit is the designated network cooling centre.

The post holder will work closely with members of the MDT team and also the West Midlands neonatal Operational Delivery Network. Although, predominantly based at Heartland Hospital however some travel to Good Hope Hospital will be required.

We are looking for a speech and language therapist with clinical experience in paediatric speech and language therapy who can demonstrate they can manage a caseload of patients within the neonatal service.

Main duties of the job

*To deliver an advanced Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) service (universal, targeted, and specialised) including assessment and management of neonates within the neonatal service. This will develop patient pathways, integrate with developmental follow up screening clinics and provide advice to the neonatal nursing outreach team service to support appropriate onward referrals.

*To be a source of expertise to fellow clinicians, multi-disciplinary team (MDT) colleagues, Trust managers, Healthcare Professionals, and other services internal and external to the Trust as required.

*To manage, supervise and appraise staff and students within the specialist neonatal service, as required.

*To lead in service development, education, training, and development of SLT clinical practice in the neonatal setting.

*To undertake clinical audits and evaluation of evidence-based practice, initiating/participating in research within specialist neonatal service locally, regionally, and nationally.

The team offers flexible working and will consider applicants requesting reduced hours.

We are committed to supporting ongoing personal and professional development and offer a wider variety of training opportunities.

For further information please contact: Katy Parnell, Senior Neonatal Speech and Language Therapist, katy.parnell@heartofengland.nhs.uk, or Claire Howell, Clinical Team Lead Specialist Assessment Service, claire.howell@uhb.nhs.uk

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

17 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-48610DO

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
*Health and Care Professions Council -- Licence to Practice(E)
*Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists(E)
*Evidence of relevant postgraduate training in neonates(E)

Desirable

*Postgraduate advanced accredited paediatric dysphagia training (D)
*Attendance at recent postgraduate specialist courses relevant to the clinical field(s) e.g., accredited courses, Masters level learning (or equivalent experience can be demonstrated) (D)

Experience

Essential

*Specialist level of clinical skills and knowledge in the assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of complex paediatric feeding, swallowing and communication disorders. (E)
*At least three years post-registration experience in dysphagia, including infants under 1 year, plus additional experience in core areas such as early communication (E)
*Relevant postgraduate experience in the assessment and management of neonates(E)
*Experience of SLT students at student clinical tutor and supervisor levels(E)
*Experience of leading audit(E)
*Experience of training staff groups at all levels(E)
*Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team (E)
*Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship, and appraisal skills (E)

Desirable

*Experience of conducting or being involved in research in the specialist area(D)
*Relevant postgraduate experience in the acute setting(D)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
*Health and Care Professions Council -- Licence to Practice(E)
*Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists(E)
*Evidence of relevant postgraduate training in neonates(E)

Desirable

*Postgraduate advanced accredited paediatric dysphagia training (D)
*Attendance at recent postgraduate specialist courses relevant to the clinical field(s) e.g., accredited courses, Masters level learning (or equivalent experience can be demonstrated) (D)

Experience

Essential

*Specialist level of clinical skills and knowledge in the assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of complex paediatric feeding, swallowing and communication disorders. (E)
*At least three years post-registration experience in dysphagia, including infants under 1 year, plus additional experience in core areas such as early communication (E)
*Relevant postgraduate experience in the assessment and management of neonates(E)
*Experience of SLT students at student clinical tutor and supervisor levels(E)
*Experience of leading audit(E)
*Experience of training staff groups at all levels(E)
*Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team (E)
*Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship, and appraisal skills (E)

Desirable

*Experience of conducting or being involved in research in the specialist area(D)
*Relevant postgraduate experience in the acute setting(D)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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UK Registration

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)