Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Requirements
Candidates must have a Speech and Language Therapy degree and current registration with the Health Professions Council. Postgraduate clinical experience in relevant areas and competency in communication and dysphagia management are essential.
Job Description
An exciting new opportunity has arisen on our Good Hope Hospital sites to appoint to a full time Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within our dynamic and experienced acute Speech and Language therapy team on a permanent basis
This post will have a clinical focus on acute in-patient care across our general medical and elderly hospital wards on these hospital sites with some support also being provided to our off-site ward at the Norman Power centre. This is an excellent opportunity for a developing specialist with a clinical interest in acute care who is further wanting to advance and develop their skill set.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
You will be welcomed into a large and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist staff and have access to regular videofluoroscopy & FEES clinics. The successful candidate will have suitable post graduate clinical experience, demonstrable interest in acute care, with competency in both communication and dysphagia management.
We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce. This role can also lead to a range of career opportunities
Applicants must be organised, flexible and adaptable and able to problem solve and apply clinical reasoning effectively. Applicants must also have good experience of close multi-professional working and must demonstrate excellent communication skills. You must be able to manage and prioritise your own case load and have experience of supporting and supervising the work of therapy support workers/ assistants.
Participation in our weekend service will also be required.
Full-time and part-time positions are available, and we're open to discuss flexible working arrangements.
For Further Information Please Contact
Asfa Bashir -- Clinical Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy
0121 424 0432
asfa.bashir@uhb.nhs.uk
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of leadership training.
- Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.
- VF / FEES trained
Essential
- Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas
- Competence in advanced dysphagia and communication assessment and management
- Well-established knowledge of assessment tools and a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Experience of teaching SLT students
- Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff
- Experience of involvement in Clinical Governance/ Audit programme
- Awareness of national drivers, policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for SLT
- Awareness of current research relevant to the client group
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
Essential
- Experience of teaching SLT students
- Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff
- Experience of involvement in Clinical Governance/ Audit programme
- Awareness of national drivers, policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for SLT
- Awareness of current research relevant to the client group
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
- Demonstrate a professional attitude.
- An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
- Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
- Able to work cross site if the service requires
- Post holders will be required to participate in therapies 7 day working rotas.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Asfa Bashir
asfa.bashir@uhb.nhs.uk
01214240432
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9017810
Job locations
Good Hope Hospital
Rectory Rd
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7RR
Attachments
Job Description
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Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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