Employer: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Town: Bristol
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/01/2025 23:59
Paediatric Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 7
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join the neonatal speech and language therapy (SALT) service in our L3 regional neonatal unit (St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol) and in a local L2 neonatal unit (Royal United Hospital, Bath). You will be part of the acute paediatric SALT team at Bristol Children’s Hospital (BRHC) and will be working with the Neonatal SALT Lead in Bristol. The post also covers the acute paediatric ward at the Royal United Hospital, working with their paediatric B7 SALT. There will also be the opportunity to cover some in-patient work at BRHC.
We are a friendly and dynamic Children’s SALT team consisting of 10 therapists, in the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. We offer a tertiary service for acutely sick babies and children from across the SW of England and South Wales and we are the regional centre for neonatal and paediatric surgery and cardiac disease. You will benefit from an extensive programme of staff support and training and the chance to develop your skills and interests.
Main duties of the job
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, supportive, and family-centred individual who enjoys working as part of a team. You will be working on the neonatal units with feeding, swallowing, and communication difficulties mainly with babies under the age of 3 months. There will also be some input to the acute children’s wards to assess feeding, swallowing, and acute communication difficulties. There may be some cross-site working, so flexibility will be required.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
(Job Overview Contd)
BRHC is part of the University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust and offers the chance to join a workforce committed to improving the lives of the people who use the hospital.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge and experience of working with babies and infants with complex feeding and communication difficulties as a result of their neuro-disability/prematurity
* Recent experience of working with babies and infants with complex medical and physical needs that affect feeding and swallowing
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary therapy team
* Experience of planning and implementing individualised therapy programmes
* Experience of working within a neonatal unit
* Knowledge and experience of working with children/babies born prematurely
* Experience of working within an acute hospital setting
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to review and reflect on own skills and knowledge and to lead own CPD in conjunction with supervisors and peers
* Ability to use a full range of diagnostic assessments, formal and informal, appropriate for this patient population
* Demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of paediatric patients
* Ability to recognise own professional boundaries and accept support/seek advice as appropriate
* Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
* Competent Information Technology skills, including use of MS Office tools, Outlook, Word, Excel
* Ability to work independently and prioritise caseload
* Responsibility for own decision making whilst working closely within an MDT
Qualifications and Training
* Recognised degree in speech and language therapy
* Registration with HCPC
* Registered member of RCSLT
* Post-graduate training in paediatric dysphagia
* Active member of relevant clinical excellence networks (CENs)
* Evidence of significant post-graduate CPD – to include paediatric dysphagia and neonatal dysphagia
* Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with a wide range of adults and children
* Ability to manage own time and to prioritise tasks and duties
* Highly developed ability to work as an integral member of the MDT
* Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
* Ability to negotiate and problem solve, often involving highly sensitive issues and problems
* Excellent organisational skills
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
#J-18808-Ljbffr