Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Are you interested in working with adults? Do you want an exciting job that gives you an opportunity to develop skills in a major teaching hospital? We have just the job for you!

To work within the Speech & Language Therapy Team to provide an efficient and effective service in line with the guidance of the Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapists, the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT), the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

To manage own caseload of inpatients (with supervision from senior Speech & Language Therapists) who have an acquired communication and/or swallowing disorder as a result of a range of medical conditions (including stroke, neurological, respiratory and medical elderly).

At Hull University Teaching Hospitals we've created stimulating and rewarding careers so excellent Speech & Language Therapists like you can join us.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Main duties of the job

You'll be part of a team of clinicians working in stroke and neurology and get experience working within a close multi-disciplinary team. Post-graduate dysphagia training and competencies will be supported and as part of your rotations you will have on-going opportunities to observe and support our SLT-led Videofluoroscopy clinics and our established and developing FEES service.

You will be joining a dynamic, supportive and forward thinking department in a large tertiary teaching centre with first class facilities. You will have access to highly specialist colleagues in areas such as stroke, elderly medicine, head & neck, neurosurgery and critical care.

We will support you with completion of your NQP competencies, ensuring regular individual supervision as well as peer support and other CPD opportunities. We pride ourselves on supporting flexible working patterns. The HUTH trust offers regular access to well-being activities and counselling services.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in SLT or equivalent
• Registered with HCPC (or application lodged)
• Member of RCSLT
• Postgraduate qualification in dysphagia, or working towards

Experience

• Clinical experience of acquired communication and swallowing disorders
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of working in acute in-patient settings
• Member of communication and/or dysphagia Clinical Excellence Network (CEN)

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

• Good organisational skills
• Reliable
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to deal effectively with challenging situations

Other Requirements

• Ability to travel between hospital sites as directed
• Ability to work on any day of the week in future if required

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

• Highly motivated

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.