To contribute to the provision of specialist SLT services within the SLT Adult Acute Service.
To provide specialist clinical input to a defined caseload, prioritising needs and managing workload independently.
To be proactive in developing specialist services offered to patients referred.
To contribute to the multidisciplinary management of patients, taking a holistic approach to care.
To cover for colleagues and line manager as required in service coordination and representation to relevant forums, e.g. Ward rounds, Clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings.
We are looking for an experienced Therapist to join our dynamic, supportive and friendly Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Services at CUH working in our Adult Acute Team.
With the support of your Team Lead and Advanced Specialist colleagues and as an integral member of the MDT, you will contribute to the provision of a highly specialist service to patients referred with communication and swallowing problems. You will also contribute to service development and help to ensure everyone referred to our service accesses the most effective and efficient care possible.
Experience and skills working with acutely ill patients with complex presentations, fast paced clinical decision making and strong MDT working skills are essential. Developing skills and experience in the use of instrumental dysphagia assessment such as VFS and experience managing tracheostomy would be an advantage. Supervisory experience, training development and delivery and experience of audit, service evaluation and / or project implementation is desirable.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.