Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an SLT to join the Nottingham Children's Hospital SLT service (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - NUH) on a progression post.
We have a Clinical Specialist SLT post in the long term ventilation (LTV) service. This is being offered as Band 7 to Band 8a progression post, subject to Annexe 21 guidance on starting salary and pay progression. Starting as a Band 7 the progression period would be up to 24 months leading to transition to Band 8a, subject to attaining the required levels of competency. Training, support, and supervision would be provided.
This post sits within a growing SLT service to the Nottingham Children's Hospital, working alongside the Clinical Specialist SLT for acute paediatrics and the Neonate SLT service lead. The post sits in a friendly, dedicated, and ambitious MDT who are keen to welcome and support an SLT. There is strong support and supervision from the Long Term Ventilation MDT and from the large SLT service for adults and paediatrics across NUH, with opportunities for mutual mentoring and support.
This post is permanent and full-time, although part-time and flexible working would be considered
Main duties of the job
The Paediatric LTV service is a multi-disciplinary service with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals. This an established and growing specialist LTV service for children who require breathing support across the region including Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Lincolnshire. The post will cover inpatients with LTV needs at Nottingham Children's Hospital (Queens Medical Centre - QMC) as their tertiary centre. The post also provides community support based from QMC, attending patient homes and other locations, for example schools, across Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire linking with, and where necessary, supporting community and other colleagues.
The post holder will assess and advise on the eating, drinking and communication needs of children, young people, and their families with LTV and associated conditions. Applicants will work with professionals and agencies in tertiary, primary and secondary care to ensure they are updated and upskilled regarding the care of children receiving LTV around the eating, drinking, swallowing and communication needs. They will be able to work autonomously across acute and community settings providing specialist LTV care and training to a variety of children and young people with differing and complex LTV needs, their families/carers, and staff.
About us
NUH is one of the biggest and busiest acute teaching trusts in Europe. It delivers an exceptional range of care, teaching, and research including many tertiary and regional services.This post is part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary LTV team who are passionate about their patients, the quality of their care, and who enjoy working with each other. A key part of the ethos of this team is to offer training, guidance and support to all its team members.
In addition to working within this exciting multi-disciplinary team there is a Band 8a SLT for the Neonatal Unit, a Clinical Specialist SLT post for the broader acute paediatric service, and the post holder will work closely with these and the operational lead. The post holder will be involved in the future development of the paediatric SLT service structure, influencing the strategy of how we deliver these services, and influencing the development of the band 7 and band 6 SLTs in the service. The development of paediatric SLT is a key part of the AHP strategy set by the Chief AHP/Clinical Director for Therapies and Rehabilitation. The paediatric SLTs are now operationally managed by an SLT and benefit from the support available in the Therapies and Rehabilitation directorate around workforce development, training, and developing clinical roles and advanced practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the summary below please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert
To provide advanced SLT care and clinical leadership for Speech and Language Therapy to children and young people and their families with Long-Term Ventilation (LTV) needs. This role spans the Long-Term Ventilation service provided at Nottingham Childrens Hospital and provides outreach support across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire. The Speech & Language Therapist is a key role within the LTV team which is made up of Consultants, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Play Specialist and Psychologists.
To offer assessment and intervention of communication, eating, drinking and swallowing needs of children and young people (CYP) presenting with Long-Term Ventilation needs, including invasive (tracheostomy) and non-invasive ventilation needs. This will include, joint working and consultation with the wider medical and MDT teams to ensure assessment and intervention of one-way valve placement for children and young people requiring tracheostomy.
To work with children and young people with LTV needs across the acute setting including the Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU), wards and outpatient clinics, as well as providing expert clinical resource and support to community SLT working with our children with LTV need.
To deliver a high quality service by implementing evidence-based practice, demonstrating clinical effectiveness, and focussing on patient centred outcomes.
To provide training and supervision for less experienced SLTs and students
To deliver training and engage in inter-disciplinary learning with other SLTs and MDT colleagues
To develop and extend the scope of practice through service evaluation, audit, and research projects
To engage in continuing professional development and research opportunities, including attendance and presentation at local, national and international forums relating to long term ventilation
Job description
Job responsibilities
In addition to the summary below please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert
To provide advanced SLT care and clinical leadership for Speech and Language Therapy to children and young people and their families with Long-Term Ventilation (LTV) needs. This role spans the Long-Term Ventilation service provided at Nottingham Childrens Hospital and provides outreach support across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire. The Speech & Language Therapist is a key role within the LTV team which is made up of Consultants, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Play Specialist and Psychologists.
To offer assessment and intervention of communication, eating, drinking and swallowing needs of children and young people (CYP) presenting with Long-Term Ventilation needs, including invasive (tracheostomy) and non-invasive ventilation needs. This will include, joint working and consultation with the wider medical and MDT teams to ensure assessment and intervention of one-way valve placement for children and young people requiring tracheostomy.
To work with children and young people with LTV needs across the acute setting including the Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU), wards and outpatient clinics, as well as providing expert clinical resource and support to community SLT working with our children with LTV need.
To deliver a high quality service by implementing evidence-based practice, demonstrating clinical effectiveness, and focussing on patient centred outcomes.
To provide training and supervision for less experienced SLTs and students
To deliver training and engage in inter-disciplinary learning with other SLTs and MDT colleagues
To develop and extend the scope of practice through service evaluation, audit, and research projects
To engage in continuing professional development and research opportunities, including attendance and presentation at local, national and international forums relating to long term ventilation
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Recognized Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or must be able to meet requirements for registration, including English Language proficiency
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), or equivalent professional body
- Successful completion of post-graduate training in dysphagia
Desirable
- Evidence of advanced training in field of eating, drinking, swallowing and complex communication
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously with patients with complex communication, eating, drinking and swallowing problems
- Advanced / theoretical / practical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in the field of communication and swallowing
- Experience of working as a key member in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of training and supervising other SLTs
- Experience of developing and delivering training to a variety of audiences.
- Experience of measuring clinical outcomes, service evaluation, and audit
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute paediatric setting
- Experience of instrumental dysphagia assessment (ie VF or FEES)
- Competence to manage dysphagia in children and young people with complex eating, drinking and swallowing problems
- Competence to work with patients with long-term ventilation needs, including tracheostomy and non-invasive ventilation.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Able to communicate highly complex information which may be sensitive or contentious to all concerned where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. , psychosocial issues language barriers, speech problems, learning difficulties or where English is not the first language
- Ability to communicate and present highly complex information effectively, in written and verbal formats to individuals or groups of more than 20 people.
- Ability to motivate, train and teach own and other disciplines of staff.
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse, interpret and compare information e.g. interpreting results of investigations/ recognising the clinical need for onward referral, investigation, consultant opinion
- Ability to assess, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management, using highly specialist clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of treatment options
- Ability to critically appraise research literature and together with the team, implement evidence based practice in order to deliver an effective service.
- Provide critical evaluation of service delivery and facilitate necessary change
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise own workload, by using planning, organisational and time management. This requires flexibility to work over a number of different settings.
- Able to contribute to the overall service delivery with the multidisciplinary team in own work section/ department/ directorate.
Physical skills
Essential
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of service users
- IT and keyboard skills
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- full driving licence and access to car fully insured for business use
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Recognized Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or must be able to meet requirements for registration, including English Language proficiency
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), or equivalent professional body
- Successful completion of post-graduate training in dysphagia
Desirable
- Evidence of advanced training in field of eating, drinking, swallowing and complex communication
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously with patients with complex communication, eating, drinking and swallowing problems
- Advanced / theoretical / practical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in the field of communication and swallowing
- Experience of working as a key member in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of training and supervising other SLTs
- Experience of developing and delivering training to a variety of audiences.
- Experience of measuring clinical outcomes, service evaluation, and audit
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute paediatric setting
- Experience of instrumental dysphagia assessment (ie VF or FEES)
- Competence to manage dysphagia in children and young people with complex eating, drinking and swallowing problems
- Competence to work with patients with long-term ventilation needs, including tracheostomy and non-invasive ventilation.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Able to communicate highly complex information which may be sensitive or contentious to all concerned where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. , psychosocial issues language barriers, speech problems, learning difficulties or where English is not the first language
- Ability to communicate and present highly complex information effectively, in written and verbal formats to individuals or groups of more than 20 people.
- Ability to motivate, train and teach own and other disciplines of staff.
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse, interpret and compare information e.g. interpreting results of investigations/ recognising the clinical need for onward referral, investigation, consultant opinion
- Ability to assess, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management, using highly specialist clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of treatment options
- Ability to critically appraise research literature and together with the team, implement evidence based practice in order to deliver an effective service.
- Provide critical evaluation of service delivery and facilitate necessary change
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise own workload, by using planning, organisational and time management. This requires flexibility to work over a number of different settings.
- Able to contribute to the overall service delivery with the multidisciplinary team in own work section/ department/ directorate.
Physical skills
Essential
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of service users
- IT and keyboard skills
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- full driving licence and access to car fully insured for business use
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
Queens Medical centre
Derby Rd, Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2UH
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Employer's website
https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)