Job Title: Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist
Trust: Worcester Acute Hospitals Trust
Location: Countywide - Aconbury West, Worcester Royal Hospital & Blythe House, Alexandra Hospital
Ward: Acute Speech & Language Therapy
Shift Patterns: 5 hours per week on a weekday (flexible on day)
Main Duties of the Job
Why might this job interest you?
We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to work with Worcester Acute Hospitals to support the voice service by independently managing an outpatient waiting list and voice caseload. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and booking their appointments and therapy plans.
Job Responsibilities
In this role you will be required to:
* Provide leadership to a team of therapists responsible for the care of voice and/or upper airways patients who are under the care of an ENT Consultant at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust.
* Act as lead clinician for the voice service in the provision of outpatient care across the three hospital sites, ensuring equitable access to SLT.
* Act as a highly specialist clinician working with patients on the voice caseload.
* Contribute to service delivery and development with a view to providing a streamlined, evidence-based service, promoting the role of the SLT in early intervention and diagnosis of voice disorders.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
* Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC.
* Advanced ongoing postgraduate training in voice and upper airway disorders.
* Experience of conducting and interpreting EEL (Endoscopic Evaluation of the Larynx).
* Significant post-qualification experience of working proactively within a multidisciplinary team in ENT.
* Experience of leading teams and people management, as well as supervising assistants and students.
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.
Depending on experience Starting from £25.60 per hour.
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