Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

NHFT we are an Outstanding Trust

Band 7 WTE 1.0, 12 months National funding allocated Money

£41,659- 47,672

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to develop your skills within the Adult Speech & Language Therapy Service.

We have a new fulltime post specializing in Head and Neck Cancer, complex airway management and surgical voice restoration.

We welcome applications from HCPC registered Speech & Language Therapists with significant experience in the field of adults with complex dysphagia and experience in Head and Neck Cancer.

The post is based within the Head and Neck multi-disciplinary team at Northampton General Hospital. The service provides Surgical and Oncological treatment for patients with head and neck cancer living in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. It is a specialist field and not all SLTs will have had a chance to develop skills in this area. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic SLT who wishes to develop skills in assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders related to head and neck cancer.

There is also the possibility of to take part in the National Pathos Control Trails phase 2/3 with Videofluoroscopy Carried out at Per/Post and 6 month intervals.

There is good professional support, regular clinical supervision, as well as strong links with the East Midlands H&N Cancer Advisory Group.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

18 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TD1002-ACS

Job locations

Highfield Clinical Care Centre

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BU

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

evidence of H&N experience
relevant experience

Desirable

Experience of Valve changes

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of complex dysphagia management

Desirable

Complex valve changes

working with others

Essential

experience of MTD working

Desirable

in depth experience of MDT working

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

evidence of H&N experience
relevant experience

Desirable

Experience of Valve changes

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of complex dysphagia management

Desirable

Complex valve changes

working with others

Essential

experience of MTD working

Desirable

in depth experience of MDT working

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).