Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

About
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.

Contact
Key details

Location

Site: Hull Royal Infirmary
Address: Anlaby Road
Town: Hull
Postcode: HU3 2JZ
Major / Minor Region: East Yorkshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Bank: 0 days (Maternity Cover)
Hours: 0 hours per week

• Part time
• Flexible working

Salary

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 7)

Job Overview
BANK CONTRACT
Maternity cover - highly specialist role

Do you have significant experience in working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties within acute settings including critical care?

If so we have an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills with the Acute Medicine and Neurosurgery Team at Hull University Teaching Hospital.

You will work clinically across neurosurgical, major trauma and acute wards, leading and supporting a small team. Tracheostomy competencies are desired for this role.

You will be involved in regular SLT-led Videofluoroscopy clinics, following the MBSImP protocol, and support our FEES service. We are a forward-thinking team in a large tertiary NHS Trust with close links to university partners and a passion for innovation.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria

• Speech & Language Therapy degree or equivalent
• Post-grad dysphagia qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience of VFS and/or tracheostomy

Registration
Essential criteria

• Registered with HCPC

Desirable criteria

• Member of RCSLT

Experience
Essential criteria

• Significant and detailed experience of working in adult acquired communication and swallowing disorders, particularly those relating to critical care
• Experience of Videofluoroscopy
• Tracheostomy experience
• Experience of working in critical care settings
• Proven experience of multi-disciplinary working

Desirable criteria

• Managing a team / others
• Member of communication and/or dysphagia CEN

Skills
Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills
• Able to deal with challenging situations
• Highly motivated
• Reliable
• Able to work as part of a team

Other Requirements
Essential criteria

• Ability to travel between hospital sites and/or in the community as required

Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Katherine Vickers
Job title: Operation Lead for SLT and Oncology
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01482604331

Need a chat?
Please contact Katherine Vickers (Operational Lead for SLT) on 01482 604331 or via email: [email protected]