Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description
Band 7


Main area

  • Speech and Language Therapy

Grade

  • Band 7

Contract

  • Permanent

Hours

  • Full time hours per week

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Site

  • Queens Medical centre

Town

  • Nottingham

Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata


Salary period

  • Yearly

Closing

  • 10/09/2023 23:59
Job overview


We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to further develop their expertise in dysphagia and communication skills with us in the Paediatric SLT service at Nottingham Children's Hospital.

We have a full-time permanent Band 7 post within the acute paediatric SLT team. This team works across a range of specialities including Neurosciences, ENT, Oncology and Critical Care.

You will be working alongside Clinical Specialist SLTs for Paediatrics and Neonates and there is a Band 6 SLT in the team.

There is strong support from the MDT and well-established MDT services eg the Brain Injury Living Life (BRILL) Team and the long term ventilation team.

There will be supervision and training provided to develop both your clinical and your leadership skills. This service is evolving and growing and we are developing our national collaborations. We are looking for an individual who wants to help us grow and develop this service.

Part-time and job share would be considered

Main duties of the job


You would be part of a specialist Speech and Language Therapy team responsible for the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy service to the Nottingham Children's Hospital.

This involves the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of communication and feeding problems of paediatric inpatients, across the age range within Paediatrics, with a wide range of complex medical conditions.


You will be ward based at Queen's Medical Centre with opportunities to work on paediatric Critical Care through to ward level, providing early intervention and multi-disciplinary intensive paediatric assessment and management.

The SLT role is working with children during their inpatient admission, addressing their swallowing/eating and drinking difficulties and also their communication difficulties.

The role includes supporting the children and MDT colleagues for a well-planned and supported early discharge home and back into education.

The role also includes inter-disciplinary teaching and training of patients, families, and other professionals. There may be some opportunities in the future for some outpatient or MDT clinic work.

The post-holder will work with the Clinical Specialist to scope out future developments for the SLT role for these patients.

Working for our organisation

  • With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
  • Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification.
  • Additional postgraduate training up to master's degree or equivalent
  • Health and Care Professions Council License to Practice
  • Registered member of RCSLT
  • Advanced level dysphagia training
Desirable criteria

  • Accredited postgraduate training in dysphagia and feeding difficultie
Experience

Essential criteria
- post graduate experience within this specialist client group, working with dysphagia and communication difficulties autonomously and without direct supervision across a range of age groups and a range of aetiologies

  • Experience in evaluation of evidence based practice, audit, and benchmarking
  • Experience of service development and service planning
  • Experience of supporting and supervising less experienced staff
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and multiagency
Desirable criteria

  • Experience of working with children under the age of 1 year
  • VF competency
  • Tracheostomy competency
  • Evidence of working in an acute hospital setting
  • Competency working with ventilatordependent patients
Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

  • Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
  • Able to communicate complex condition related information to patients, relatives/carers and other clinical/social care
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