Clinical Specialist Speech - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Description

Band 8a

Main area

Speech & Language Therapy

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time hours per week

Job ref

Site

Queen's Medical Centre

Town

Nottingham

Salary
- £47,126-£53,219 per annum

Closing

06/08/2023 23:59

Job overview

We have created an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Respiratory and Lung Health.

This is a permanent part-time (3 days a week) band 8a post working within a large acute SLT department in a large teaching hospital.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to develop the speech and language therapy service for patients with respiratory disorders.

The post holder will be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the SLT service in close collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues within the service.

This will include taking a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty who may have highly complex needs, determine clinical diagnosis and SLT treatment indicated.

This post offers the opportunity to use and further develop skills in the use of instrumental assessments for this client group.

As a new role the post holder will be able to influence the scope and development of this post. They will be well supported by an excellent team with leadership and management support. There is support from within Speech and Language Therapy and the wider Therapies directorate and plenty of leadership development opportunities

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside the senior SLT leadership team to influence the strategy of how we deliver our services.

The post holder will work within the Specialist Medicine and Dementia SLT team leading our work across the acute speciality of respiratory and the Targeted Lung Screening Programme.

They will provide clinical leadership to the SLTs in that team and across the broader SLT service.

They will support the operational lead with the delivery of the service and a key role will be scoping out the role and the future needs of the service.

Applicants should have excellent organisation skills and be able to manage a caseload and set priorities. They will provide supervision and second opinions to less experienced members of staff. They will work closely with the multi-professional teams at NUH. They should have advanced skills working with swallowing and communication difficulties.

They will need excellent communication and leadership skills, be adaptable and confident to work autonomously and with other members of staff within a supportive team.

We would like the post holder to take part and support service improvements, audits and research projects.

We are looking for an SLT who is enthusiastic, motivated, able to evidence continuing professional development and keen to develop themselves and others.

Working for our organisation

NUH is a large teaching hospital, across 2 sites: Queens Medical Centre and City Hospital. The Speech & Language Therapy service works across both sites, working alongside a separate ENT service. We work within a very broad range of acute specialties including Healthcare of the older person, Respiratory, and Critical Care. NUH host a number of regional services including Neurosciences unit, Major Trauma Centre, a comprehensive Stroke unit, Trent Cardiac centre, Burns Unit and Upper GI services. We also have SLTs within the Neurorehabilitation unit, the MDT neurorehabilitation outpatient services, and an SLT service for Neurology outpatients.

Benefits include:

CPD opportunities, training and development in line with their yearly appraisal
There will be regular meetings to support staff to connect with fellow team members and share skills
Clinical and professional supervision
Support from the unit
Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
Health service discounts and online benefits
Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/
Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person specification

training and qualifications

Essential criteria

Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification
Registered with HCPC and RCSLT
Recognised postgraduate training relevant to specialty preferably including research skills to a Master's level.
Knowledge of National, Trust and Departmental policies, procedures and guidelines

Experience

Essential criteria

Require highly advanced / theoretical / practical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in field of communication and swallowing
Significant experience working with complex patients across a range of spe