Specialist Speech And Language Therapist

Lincolnshire Community Health Services Nhs Trust; Greater Lincolnshire; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is recruiting a specialist Speech and Language Therapist for the Head and Neck cancer service in ULTH, Lincolnshire. You will assess, treat and manage a caseload of head and neck cancer patients with speech, voice and swallowing difficulties, including tracheostomy and laryngectomy.

The post is fixed term for 18 months, full-time, with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and ongoing CPD.

Qualifications

• Recognised SLT degree or equivalent.
• HCPC registration is required.
• Postgraduate CPD in relevant courses including dysphagia.
• Evidence of skills in managing complex speech and swallowing conditions.
• Knowledge of clinical governance activities.
• Basic IT/computer skills.

Responsabilités

• Provide assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based management for adults with head and neck cancer, including MDT participation.
• Attend weekly MDT clinics and prioritise patients with high needs for SALT input.
• Develop specialist knowledge and CPD; engage in MDT working to improve outcomes.

Connaissances

SLT degree

HCPC registration

Postgraduate CPD

Dysphagia competencies

Complex case management

Clinical governance

IT skills

Teamwork

Caseload management

Negotiation

Formation

Speech and Language Therapy degree

Description du poste

Job summary

We are delighted to announce new posts in Head and Neck Speech and Language Therapy in Lincolnshire due to increased funding from the East Midlands Cancer Alliance. This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within the Head and Neck Cancer service in ULTH, assessing, treating and managing a caseload of patients with Head and Neck Cancer and a range of speech, swallowing and voice difficulties, including tracheostomy and laryngectomy.

This is a fixed term 18-month post.

This role provides great opportunities to work closely with colleagues within ENT, Maxillofacial and Oncology teams as well as colleagues in Dietetics, Radiology and CNS team to provide joint patient clinics in a supportive environment across the whole of the head and neck cancer pathway.

Please see our video of a day in the life of a current H&N SLT: Emily - SALT

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for a designated Head and Neck Cancer caseload, including attending weekly MDT clinics with teams from Lincoln and Nottingham present, offering outpatient appointments to assess and manage a range of speech, voice and swallowing difficulties at all stages of the head and neck cancer pathway and prioritising the patients with the highest level of Speech and Language Therapy needs for input.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev

Details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 18 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 818-CYP449

Job responsibilities

To provide assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based management in swallowing and communication to adult patients with a head and neck cancer, to develop own specialist knowledge and skills though ongoing CPD and engage in MDT working for best patient outcomes.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role.

• Jennifer Burnett, Adult SLT Operational Lead ([e-mail], 07840 842 081)

Person Specification

Essential

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
• HCPC registration
• Post graduate qualification and CPD in relevant courses/training including dysphagia competencies
• Evidence of skills in the management of complex speech and swallowing conditions
• Knowledge of clinical governance activities
• Basic IT/computer skills
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Having worked as an SLT for adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties, with in-depth knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and caseload management within a broad range of clinical areas and experience of working with more complex cases or those within a specialist area of interest
• Negotiation and problem solving skills
• Experience of managing and prioritising a busy caseload

Desirable

• Post registration qualifications in related clinical field
• Experience of working with head and neck cancer caseload
• Experience of supervising therapy assistants
• Knowledge and experience of AAC
• Registered Member of RCSLT
• Videofluoroscopy/FEES/trache competencies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. 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.

UK Registration

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