Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; West Carr; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Well-being services

Counselling

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Speech & Language Therapist to work in the Acute Medical wards at Hull Royal Infirmary. The role offers opportunities to develop specialist skills in areas such as respiratory care, frail elderly and critical care, including dysphagia and videofluoroscopy.

You’ll join a supportive team within a teaching and major trauma centre, with ongoing CPD and opportunities to shape service development and work with research colleagues.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered SLT with relevant clinical competencies.
• Experience with dysphagia management and FEES preferred.
• Familiarity with MBSImP and videofluoroscopy protocols encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient and effective SLT service to Acute Medical wards.
• Manage own caseload of inpatients with swallowing and/or communication disorders in acute medicine.
• Develop specialist skills in respiratory care, frail elderly and critical care.
• Participate in MDT meetings and contribute to service improvements and research opportunities.

Skills

Dysphagia management

FEES

Videofluoroscopy

MDT collaboration

MBSImP protocol

Education

HCPC registered

Tools

MBSImP protocol

Job description

You'll be working with an expert team of SLTs providing services to Acute Medical wards on the Hull Royal Infirmary site. You will have opportunities to gain specialist skills in areas such as respiratory care, frail elderly and critical care, (further) developing your experience in dysphagia, Videofluoroscopy and working closely with MDT colleagues.

You’ll join a dynamic, supportive and forward thinking team in a large teaching and major trauma centre with first class facilities. We run regular Videofluoroscopy clinics using the MBSImP protocol and have an established and very busy FEES service.

Continuing Professional Development is actively encouraged and there are ongoing opportunities to help shape and deliver service improvements and new ways of working, including opportunities to work with colleagues in research.

We pride ourselves on supporting flexible working patterns. The HUTH trust offers regular access to well-being activities and counselling services.

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 & 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.

Full time/Part-time/Flexible working options

Are you looking for the next step in your Speech & Language Therapy Career?

We actively consider applications from current Band 5s, with post basic dysphagia competencies, for career progression Band 5 to Band 6 posts – Our welcoming team would be very happy to support your development.

At Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust we've created stimulating and rewarding careers so excellent Speech & Language Therapists like you can join our innovative team.

To work within the Speech & Language Therapy Team to provide an efficient and effective service in line with the guidance of the Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapists for Acute Medical, the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

To manage own caseload of inpatients with an acquired swallowing and/or communication disorder in acute medicine