Job summary
Would you like to provide Speech and Language Therapy to people with swallowing and communication difficulties due to head & neck cancer and oncological diagnoses? Would you like experience in leading a team? Due to maternity leave we have an opportunity for you to be an integral part of an established oncology and head & neck cancer team working within outpatient SLT clinics, acute surgical and oncological caseloads, specialist ENT/SLT clinics, inpatient and outpatient rehab and surgical voice restoration.
We have a large yet close-knit, highly skilled team who contribute to our robust supervision structure Innovation, participation in research and clinical/professional development are actively encouraged. We have well-established SLT led Videofluoroscopy and FEES services so opportunities to access these instrumental assessments to help to shape your clinical practice would also be available.
The team offers:
* A full induction programme, robust supervision, regular team meetings & peer support
* A wide range of opportunities for career development
* Access to instrumental assessment and management modalities
* Modern facilities with good transport links
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would work within the Speech and Language Therapy team at QEHB serving a diverse clinical caseload across, primarily in outpatients with some inpatient provision. You would work closely with the inpatient H&N SLT Team Leader, Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and NQP Speech and Language Therapists to provide an excellent level of care to our patient group.
The successful candidate will have a clear passion in assessing and managing swallowing and communication disorders within the oncology and head & neck cancer cohort. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
*assessing and managing patients with communication and swallowing disorders in an outpatient setting, including specialist clinics
*assessing and managing patients with swallowing, communication and voice disorders due to head and neck cancer at any stage of their treatment
*working towards utilising specialist assessments and modalities such as nasendoscopy, FEES, VFS, SVR
*work as an integral part of specialist MDT clinics
*service development and audit
*training of junior colleagues and students
*working flexibly and thriving in a fast-paced environment
We have a large team who share a caseload of diverse patient cohorts so being a team player is essential.
We would welcome interested candidates to get in touch for an informal discussion. Please contact Georgie Harrington (georgette.harrington@uhb.nhs.uk) or 0121 371 3483.
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
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*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
- 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/Level 5 EDS dysphagia competencies (or above).
Desirable
- Willingness and capability to achieve SVR and FEES interpretation and scoping competencies.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload at a specialist level
- Significant experience of working with head and neck cancer/oncology caseload
- Significant experience of working independently within an outpatient setting
- Significant experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Significant post-graduate training, through attendance at short courses and/or via personal study.
- Evidence of attendance at national conferences or similar.
- Demonstration of people management at either an individual or team level.
- Experience of training Speech and Language Therapy undergraduates and junior SLTs.
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant CEN.
- Post-graduate education or research.
- Knowledge acquired through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses at Masters level or equivalent.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Membership of a relevant CEN.
- Post-graduate education or research.
- Knowledge acquired through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses at Masters level or equivalent.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
- 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.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way.
- Excellent time management.
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
Desirable
- FEES and/or VFS competencies.
- Tracheostomy competencies.
- Surgical voice restoration competencies.
- Skills in training students and peers including presentation skills.
- Able to manage and negotiate complex discussions or disagreements with patients, relatives and of professional colleagues in a professional manner independently.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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/Level 5 EDS dysphagia competencies (or above).
Desirable
- Willingness and capability to achieve SVR and FEES interpretation and scoping competencies.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload at a specialist level
- Significant experience of working with head and neck cancer/oncology caseload
- Significant experience of working independently within an outpatient setting
- Significant experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Significant post-graduate training, through attendance at short courses and/or via personal study.
- Evidence of attendance at national conferences or similar.
- Demonstration of people management at either an individual or team level.
- Experience of training Speech and Language Therapy undergraduates and junior SLTs.
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant CEN.
- Post-graduate education or research.
- Knowledge acquired through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses at Masters level or equivalent.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Membership of a relevant CEN.
- Post-graduate education or research.
- Knowledge acquired through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses at Masters level or equivalent.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
- 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.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way.
- Excellent time management.
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
Desirable
- FEES and/or VFS competencies.
- Tracheostomy competencies.
- Surgical voice restoration competencies.
- Skills in training students and peers including presentation skills.
- Able to manage and negotiate complex discussions or disagreements with patients, relatives and of professional colleagues in a professional manner independently.
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
