Advanced SLT in ENT, Voice and Head & Neck
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a speech and language therapist with established skills in voice disorders and head and neck cancer who is looking to further develop in these areas. You will join a well established and respected speech and language therapy department comprising services across our hospitals. We place value on kindness, understanding, fairness, transparency, working together and excellence.
We will be delighted to welcome you to a supportive and innovative SLT team working closely with ENT services and multi disciplinary teams to deliver clinical services as per our Patient First programme.
Comprehensive supervision will be provided from the relevant clinical and service leads and there are excellent CPD opportunities. There will also be opportunities for training and supervising SLT and ENT colleagues.
We run clinics and inpatient services across all our sites and will be very happy to be as flexible as possible in finding a working pattern within this that best suits you.
Main duties of the job
This job involves participation in our regular Joint Voice and SLT led endoscopy clinics and participating in FEES and videofluoroscopy clinics. We are also developing a virtual service for a proportion of our Voice patients. There are opportunities to work in innovative ENT laryngology clinics alongside ENT colleagues and be involved in developing new projects in laryngeal dysfunction with the respiratory MDT. This post requires experience of independently managing a caseload of voice patients and you must have specific competencies in instrumental and perceptual assessment of voice and in evaluation of stroboscopic laryngeal images.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Date posted
22 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, Term time hours, Annualised hours
Reference number
279-6571122-AUG24
Job locations
Brighton
Brighton
BN2 5BE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address
Brighton
Brighton
BN2 5BE
Employer's website
https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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