Clinical Expert Speech & Language Therapist

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced acute speech and language therapist to lead and develop services in an in-patient setting. The post involves day-to-day planning, delivery and evaluation of SLT provision.

You will be based at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby or Scunthorpe General Hospital with cross-site travel, supporting wards and managing complex swallowing disorders, including FEES or Videofluoroscopy where possible.

Qualifications

• Acute careSLT knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate SLT service delivery in an acute setting.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate S services across wards.
• Support and supervise junior staff and liaise with medical/nursing teams.

Skills

Acute SLT practice

Leadership experience

FEES experience

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Tools

FEES equipment

Videofluoroscopy

Job description

This post has a cross-site responsibility for overall delivery and analysis of speech and language therapy (S This job requires the successful candidate to undertake the day-to-day planning, co-ordination, monitoring, evaluation and delivery of S services within the acute setting. To provide S provision on the wards and oversee Acute caseloads.

This post will be based at either Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby or Scunthorpe General Hospital with some cross-site travel/working expected.

You will be responsible for providing an element of team leadership alongside the existing Team Leads for this service and a high level of assessment and intervention to a range of individuals with acquired and often complex swallowing disorders.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced acute speech and language therapist to further develop skills in working with adults within an in-patient setting.

You will be based at either Scunthorpe General Hospital or Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and will support and deliver the service to in-patients with acquired swallowing disorders across multiple specialties, working alongside medical, nursing and other therapy colleagues.

Training and/or experience in management of patients with complex swallowing difficulties is required, including ideally instrumental assessment (FEES and/or Videofluoroscopy).

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.