Job summary
Senior Speech and Language Therapist - Adult Service
Maternity cover - fixed term for 9 months
Band 6
Part time 27 hours, to be worked across 3, 4 or 5 days to suit your work/life balance.
Acute Inpatient caseload comprising of Dysphagia and Communication.
Role may include Head and Neck Cancer, Voice and Tracheostomy if you have the competencies.
Main duties of the job
We're a dedicated, warm, welcoming team looking for an enthusiastic, organised and pro-active Speech and Language Therapist, to deliver quality Speech and Language Therapy services for patients with communication disorders and dysphagia across all inpatient acute wards at Doncaster Royal Infirmary/Bassetlaw Hospital sites.
Outpatient Head and Neck, dysphagia and voice work may also be available, depending on your skillset.
About us
The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Adult Speech and Language Therapy team is inclusive and supportive with a higher than average, positive, staff survey.
The Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team are the current South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS Quality Improvement Award winners and the 2022 DBTH Star Awards Well Being Champion Winners.
We hold values which encourage team work, CPD activities, evidence based practice, audit, personal development, research, Qi, role development opportunities, leadership training, staff engagement, staff well-being, transparency and team consultation in wider team decisions and policy. The fixed term nature of this role might limit some of the full pursuit of these activities but we would hope the candidate would still develop experience and personal/professional growth from working with us on our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Adult Speech and Language Therapy service provides inpatient and outpatient services for patients with communication and dysphagia. The outpatient caseload is voice, ENT, head and neck, gastrology, respiratory and medically undiagnosed dysphagia. The inpatient caseload covers all acute wards. We have videofluoroscopy for inpatients and outpatients and accept referrals from Community SLT Trusts and Rampton Hospital. You will have access to this clinic. Our FEES Service has just started and is in progress.
You will work with the rest of the SLT team in assessing, treating and managing inpatients (including AMU, Critical Care, Frailty, Dementia, ENT, Surgical, Cardiology, and Respiratory wards) and be responsible for the organisation and efficient flow of caseloads, playing a key role in supporting the Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Team Lead with the operational management of the Adult Speech and Language Therapy service. There will be opportunity and requirement to support the hyperacute and acute inpatient stroke SLT service also:
If the candidate has the appropriate competencies, the role may include working with inpatients with tracheostomy and head and neck cancer as part of the Head and Neck multidisciplinary team. You will work in liaison with other members of the Speech and Language Therapy team and wider MDT members both at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and across our region. Our Trust participates in a weekly Regional Head and Neck MDT meeting, ongoing regional Head and Neck MDT development and a regional Head and Neck Speech and Language Therapy working group.
The role may involve delivery of wider MDT training/education in dysphagia and communication as needed.
The details of the job description, job responsibilities and person specification can be found attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Adult Speech and Language Therapy service provides inpatient and outpatient services for patients with communication and dysphagia. The outpatient caseload is voice, ENT, head and neck, gastrology, respiratory and medically undiagnosed dysphagia. The inpatient caseload covers all acute wards. We have videofluoroscopy for inpatients and outpatients and accept referrals from Community SLT Trusts and Rampton Hospital. You will have access to this clinic. Our FEES Service has just started and is in progress.
You will work with the rest of the SLT team in assessing, treating and managing inpatients (including AMU, Critical Care, Frailty, Dementia, ENT, Surgical, Cardiology, and Respiratory wards) and be responsible for the organisation and efficient flow of caseloads, playing a key role in supporting the Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Team Lead with the operational management of the Adult Speech and Language Therapy service. There will be opportunity and requirement to support the hyperacute and acute inpatient stroke SLT service also:
If the candidate has the appropriate competencies, the role may include working with inpatients with tracheostomy and head and neck cancer as part of the Head and Neck multidisciplinary team. You will work in liaison with other members of the Speech and Language Therapy team and wider MDT members both at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and across our region. Our Trust participates in a weekly Regional Head and Neck MDT meeting, ongoing regional Head and Neck MDT development and a regional Head and Neck Speech and Language Therapy working group.
The role may involve delivery of wider MDT training/education in dysphagia and communication as needed.
The details of the job description, job responsibilities and person specification can be found attached.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- RCSLT Membership
- Experience of working with adult acute care inpatients with dysphagia
- Experience of working with adult acute care inpatients with communication difficulties
- Post basic dysphagia - minimum of 1 year's post sign off dysphagia competencies
- Evidence of working with complex ethical issues regarding swallowing/nutrition/hydration
- Excellent written skills
- Evidence of ability to work under pressure
- Evidence of independent working
Desirable
- Evidence of work with patients with head and neck cancer
- Evidence of work with patients with tracheostomy
- Evidence of work in DCC, respiratory, ENT settings
- Evidence of experience of supervision of Students/other members of staff
- Evidence of leadership training/awareness
- Evidence of working with outpatient dysphagia caseload
- Evidence of working with a voice caseload
Essential
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy Degree/Masters with Certificate to Practice
- Valid HCPC registration
- Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills
- Evidence of ability to caseload manage
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- RCSLT Membership
- Experience of working with adult acute care inpatients with dysphagia
- Experience of working with adult acute care inpatients with communication difficulties
- Post basic dysphagia - minimum of 1 year's post sign off dysphagia competencies
- Evidence of working with complex ethical issues regarding swallowing/nutrition/hydration
- Excellent written skills
- Evidence of ability to work under pressure
- Evidence of independent working
Desirable
- Evidence of work with patients with head and neck cancer
- Evidence of work with patients with tracheostomy
- Evidence of work in DCC, respiratory, ENT settings
- Evidence of experience of supervision of Students/other members of staff
- Evidence of leadership training/awareness
- Evidence of working with outpatient dysphagia caseload
- Evidence of working with a voice caseload
Essential
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy Degree/Masters with Certificate to Practice
- Valid HCPC registration
- Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills
- Evidence of ability to caseload manage
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).
