Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Part- Rotational)
The closing date is 19th Jan 2025
Job summary
Would you like to specialise but don't want to miss out on other opportunities? Would you like to build on varied experiences to become a well-rounded therapist? Our tertiary centre can offer the best of both worlds.
Due to service expansion, our supportive, innovative and forward-thinking SLT team at QEHB has the opportunity to welcome Band 6 Speech and Language Therapists which are partially rotational in nature.
All rotational Band 6s benefit from static days within the medicine team and the rotational element across many specialities including stroke, voice, surgery, and respiratory care.
We have a large yet close-knit, highly skilled team who contribute to our robust supervision structure. Innovation, participation in research, and clinical/professional development are actively encouraged. We have well-established SLT led Videofluoroscopy, FEES, and SVR services, so opportunities to access these instrumental assessments to help shape your clinical practice would also be available.
The team offers:
1. A full induction programme, robust supervision, regular team meetings & peer support
2. A wide range of opportunities for career development including research
3. Access to videofluoroscopy, FEES, SVR, and specialist voice clinics
4. Opportunities to develop your strategic and leadership skills
5. Modern facilities with good transport links
This role is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The successful candidate would be part of the Medicine team and benefit from 9-month rotations for the remainder of their working week.
Rotational specialities include Stroke, Head & Neck Cancer, Voice, Respiratory Support Unit, Thoracics, and Specialist Surgery.
The role is largely based on acute wards with opportunities for outpatient work through some of the rotations.
We have a large team who share a caseload of diverse patient cohorts, so being a team player is essential. Each team has a team leader, peer specialist SLTs, NQP SLTs, and SLTAs who are all supported by Clinical Leads, a Professional Lead, and a Consultant SLT.
We would welcome a candidate who has experience working with patients in the specialist areas, but our supportive team will be willing to support your development.
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
1. Assessing and managing patients with swallowing and communication disorders
2. Service development and audit
3. Training of junior colleagues and students
4. Working towards utilising specialist assessments such as FEES and tracheostomy
5. Working flexibly and thriving in a fast-paced environment
We would welcome interested candidates to get in touch for an informal discussion. Please contact Molly Metcalf (Inpatient Clinical Lead) via molly.metcalf@uhb.nhs.uk or 0121 371 3483.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination, and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions, and thrives in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Person specification
Qualifications
1. Professional knowledge acquired at degree level in Speech and Language Therapy
2. Postgraduate training/short courses relevant to working with adults with acquired communication/swallowing difficulties
3. Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
4. Current registration with HCPC
5. Evidence of continuing professional development
6. Advanced competencies such as tracheostomy, FEES, or video fluoroscopy
Experience
1. Experience of working within an adult inpatient setting
2. Experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload
3. Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team
4. Experience working with the speciality caseload
5. Experience of holding own clinical caseload
6. Membership of a relevant Clinical Excellence Network (CEN)
7. Experience supervising or training junior colleagues
8. Experience of working within the NHS
Additional Criteria
1. Theoretical and practical knowledge of dysphagia, dysarthria, dyspraxia, dysphonia, and dysphasia
2. Theoretical and practical knowledge of treatment and management of patients with a range of acute and/or long-term progressive conditions
3. Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information effectively
4. An awareness of the appropriate use of counselling skills
5. Excellent skills of persuasion, motivation, negotiation, and problem-solving
6. Effective communication skills with people who have significant and complex communication and/or swallowing difficulties
7. Ability to work independently and as part of a team
8. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
9. Ability and passion to be involved with service development
10. Ability and passion to support and supervise junior members of the team
11. Systematic and organised
12. Excellent written and spoken communication skills
13. Punctual and reliable
14. Ability to use required IT systems effectively
15. Keen to embrace change and work flexibly to support the patient caseload and wider team
16. Ability to work weekends as part of a 7-day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences)
17. In-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of treatment and management of patients with co-morbidities and long-term progressive conditions
18. Ability to communicate in more than one language (e.g., bilingual)
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
For help with your application, contact:
Molly Metcalf
molly.metcalf@uhb.nhs.uk
01213413804
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1091609
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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