Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Upper Airway
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Main area: Speech and Language Therapist
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 196-LIS9333
Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cross site role - Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals
Town: London
Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 PA incl HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/03/2025 23:59
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinical specialist speech and language therapist to lead our well-established and highly reputed upper airway service at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
This post sits in the Adult Lung therapy team (within Rehab and Therapies (R&T) and Heart Lung and Critical Care (HLCC) clinical group). It is based in the asthma and allergy service, overseeing service delivery to patients with breathing, voice and sensory changes, secondary to laryngeal dysfunction. The typical caseload includes assessing and managing ILO, chronic refractory cough, laryngeal hypersensitivity, and related voice and swallowing difficulties.
A core component of our service is the continuous laryngoscopy during provocation (CLP) clinic, which you will lead. The successful applicant should have significant experience in performing and interpreting laryngoscopies autonomously, often in challenging cases, to achieve accurate upper airway diagnoses and to aid in therapy progress. A laryngoscopy examination will typically form part of the interview process.
You will manage two upper airway speech and language therapists (Bands 5 and 6) and be a key member of the upper airway multidisciplinary team. Clinical development and supervision is provided by the wider SLT team across GSTT, and the asthma and allergy service. You will be expected to further our reputation as a leading centre for the treatment of upper airway disorders.
Main duties of the job
As the clinical specialist SLT in the upper airway (UA) service at RBH, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the UA SLT service ensuring the appropriate development of services in conjunction with relevant therapy and medical consultant leads and the Associate Director.
You will line manage and support the clinical development of the B5/6 SLTs. You will be jointly responsible for service planning related to speech and language services, deputising for the cross-site clinical lead SLT as required. You will maintain links and align services with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals as well as establishing strong links with other UA services nationally.
The post holder will demonstrate a passion for service improvement/ development, evidenced by previous successful completion and implementation of QI projects. An interest in research and developing a culture of research and improvement within SLT and the MDT is desirable.
The post holder will practice clinically undertaking regular outpatient clinics including the provision of diagnostic laryngoscopy. They will play a major part in the governance and quality of the service delivery in conjunction with the Associate Director, divisional clinical and consultant staff.
The job plan for this post will be split 75% clinical and 25% supporting professional activities (SPA) including service management, research and service improvement. This may need to be flexible depending on caseload and service priorities.
Person specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
* Degree accredited by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
* Registration with RCSLT and HCPC
* Advanced qualification and/or evidence of CPD in voice/ upper airway disorders
* Advanced qualification and/or evidence of CPD in endoscopic evaluation of the larynx
* Post-graduate qualification or completion of short courses in clinical, management or leadership skills equivalent to MSc, PgDip or PgCert level
* Post-graduate qualification or completion of short courses in working psychologically with UA and voice disorders
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
* Recent significant experience working with patients with upper airway and laryngeal dysfunction including chronic cough, ILO and vocal cord injury
* Clinical experience to include: respiratory conditions, laryngeal dysfunction, management of voice disorders
* Significant experience in a multidisciplinary voice clinic
* Significant experience in a team/ service or professional leadership position
* Evidence of completion of training in laryngeal palpation and laryngeal manual therapy
* Contributing to national professional networks, policies and documents
* Evidence of completion of training in research and/or QI methodologies
SKILLS & ABILITIES
* Ability to analyse data and make appropriate clinical decisions following specialist assessment
* Demonstrates skills in dealing with complex issues and able to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management
* Evidence of teaching at external courses/conferences
* Evidence of facilitating learning and teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate levels
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
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