Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

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More detail about the role

We are delighted to be seeking a suitably skilled and experienced speech and language therapist to join our Ear Nose and Throat team. Based at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), you will support our head and neck or voice services (or both depending on your experience), honing your specialist skills with the supervision and guidance of our Lead SLTs.

You will be a core member of the head and neck cancer MDT and have strong links with ENT and psychology for your voice caseload. We work in partnership with people with communication and/or swallowing disorders to reduce the impact of these difficulties on wellbeing and enhance their ability to participate in daily life.

We are a strong, cohesive adult Speech Language Therapy service spanning acute, community and Adult Learning Disabilities, with excellent systems in place for supervision, support and continuing professional development.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 08:30-16:30

Interview Date: TBC

For further information please contact Marianne Bos-Clark, Lead Speech Language Therapist: ENT on 01392 402489 or mbos-clark@nhs.net

This is a fixed term contract for 9 months. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

We will work with you to help you be the best version of you at work.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, youll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, physiotherapy, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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Employer details

Employer name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5DW

Employer's website

https://royaldevon.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)