Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Principle Speech & Language Therapist

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Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen through collaborative and partnership working with the acute trusts, which has resulted in a number of new posts being resourced within the service level agreement.

This exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8 Principal Speech & Language Therapist to join the Acute Team. You will join a team of speech and language therapists and Support practitioners who sit within the Acute team and cover the two Acute Hospital. This is a full-time substantive post of 37.5 hours per week across the two sites.

The post holder will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with highly specialist knowledge of differential diagnosis associated with complex tracheostomy and upper airway management.

Main duties of the job

Will independently manage and prioritise a complex, highly specialist caseload of ITU and Acute patients, including highly complex dysphagia and upper airway management.

Will support/mentor junior colleagues and provide expert opinions to others, including advice and support for colleagues referring to specialist services from outside Northampton.

Will provide clinical teaching of Speech and Language Therapy students and will develop and deliver specialist training to others in the area of clinical expertise.

Will initiate and undertake research/Clinical Governance/audit projects within area of expertise.

Will lead on development of care protocols/packages in relation to specialist area, in conjunction with principal/service manager.

To develop the ITU pathway in line with national developments and guidelines across Kettering General Hospital (KGH) & Northampton General Hospital (NGH).

To provide specialist treatment plans to inpatients and outpatients with tracheostomies/complex airway management and highly complex dysphagia.

To take the Speech and Language Therapy lead in multi-disciplinary clinics.To lead on the service within the specialist areas identifying development opportunities and issues, managing change and staffing alongside clinical demands.To work with the AHP Leads across the hospital sites, and ICB.

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.

Details

Date posted

20 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF369-ACS

Job locations

Highfield Clinical care Center

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

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.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • specialist knowledge in identified field
  • highly Complex air way management
  • Tracheostomy knowledge

Desirable

  • MDT air way management

Leadership

Essential

  • evidence of leadership skills
  • Service delevopment

Desirable

  • research
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • specialist knowledge in identified field
  • highly Complex air way management
  • Tracheostomy knowledge

Desirable

  • MDT air way management

Leadership

Essential

  • evidence of leadership skills
  • Service delevopment

Desirable

  • research

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.

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.

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Highfield Clinical care Center

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BU


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Highfield Clinical care Center

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BU


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Lead

Leonie Bird

Leonie.Bird@nhft.nhs.uk

03000270027

Details

Date posted

20 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF369-ACS

Job locations

Highfield Clinical care Center

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BU


Supporting documents

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