About this role
Job summary
Are you looking to begin your career as a Speech and Language Therapist working with adults with acquired disorders in acute and community settings? Or to further develop your existing skills within this area? Are you looking to become part of an established, friendly, supportive and sociable team?
Well we have an exciting opportunity for two full-time band 5 posts at Scunthorpe General Hospital and Diana Princes of Wales Hospital Grimsby, with the opportunity for some cross- site cover.
These post will give you the opportunity to work as part of our acute and community stroke team as well as provide input to more general caseloads with acute and community patients. We offer several specialist services including Rehabilitation Medicine, Head and Neck Oncology and Voice, with access to our SLT led Videofluoroscopy and FEES services. The caseload will involve rehabilitation for both swallowing and communication. Post qualification in dysphagia is desirable, however, training and supervision towards the management and treatment and of dysphagia will be offered. The applicant will need to have access to transport and the ability to safely transport themselves and equipment around the required geographical area during the course of their working day.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of Speech and Language Therapy service undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To work as a member of the Speech and Language Therapy team to provide a comprehensive therapeutic service for inpatients and outpatients. To manage a defined caseload of patients using evidence-based/patient-centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, including discharge planning and facilitation. To participate in providing a specialist service comprising assessment, management and treatment, to adults with disorders of communication. To participate in providing a specialist service comprising assessment, management and treatment, to adults with disorders of feeding and swallowing, when post-basic dysphagia level competencies have been reached. We also provide community services in North and North East Lincolnshire. We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; compassion, honesty, respect and teamwork. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
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 description Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
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We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
We recognise that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support them when preparing their application. Where AI is used, the information provided must remain an accurate and authentic representation of your own skills, knowledge and experience.
AI must not be used to provide false or misleading information or to generate examples that do not reflect your own experience. You should be able to discuss and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience included within your application during the recruitment and selection process.
Candidates may be asked to declare whether AI has been used in preparing their application and, where applicable, how it has been used.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
Degree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent) Registered with HCPC (or application lodged)
Desirable
Member of the RCSLT Experience in dysphagia and/ or qualification
Knowledge, Training and Experience Essential
Clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of adult acquired communication and swallowing disorders Experience of multi-disciplinary working Experience of working in acute settings
Desirable
Member of communication and/or dysphagia special interest group
Communication and Interpersonal Skills Essential
Highly motivated, reliable with excellent communication and organisational skills Able to work as part of of a team
Desirable
Able to deal with challenging situations
Other Requirements Essential
Ability to travel between hospital sites and/ or in the community as required.
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address Scunthorpe General Hospital
Cliff Gardens
Scunthorpe
DN15 7BH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)