About this role
Job summary
We are delighted to announce new posts in Head and Neck Speech and Language Therapy in Lincolnshire due to increased funding from the East Midlands Cancer Alliance. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to work within the Head and Neck Cancer service in ULTH, assessing, treating and managing a caseload of patients with Head and Neck Cancer and a range of speech, swallowing and voice difficulties, including tracheostomy and laryngectomy.
This is a fixed term 18-month post.
This role provides great opportunities to work closely with colleagues within ENT, Maxillofacial and Oncology teams as well as colleagues in Dietetics, Radiology and CNS team to provide joint patient clinics in a supportive environment across the whole of the head and neck cancer pathway.
Please see our video of a day in the life of a current
H&N SLT
Emily - SALT
Main duties of the job
The post holder will independently manage a Head and Neck Cancer caseload, including attending weekly MDT clinics with teams from Lincoln and Nottingham present, offering outpatient appointments to assess and manage a range of speech, voice and swallowing difficulties at all stages of the head and neck cancer pathway, inputting into instrumental dysphagia assessments (FEES and Videofluoroscopy) and prioritising the patients with the highest level of Speech and Language Therapy needs for input.
About us
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a clinical leader for the SLT service for H&N patients including those with complex dysphagia and voice and tracheostomy, to provide a full pathway of assessment including VF and FEES, management and rehabilitation, to identify and lead service improvement, provide clinical guidance and training for junior H&N staff and the wider team as needed.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Recognised SLT degree
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of postgraduate training in specialty to masters level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of skills in the management of complex speech and swallowing conditions
Desirable
- Member of relevant specialist group
- Registered member of RCSLT
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Speech and Language Therapist including experience in an area relating to the treatment of complications related to Dysphagia, Head and Neck/ ENT
- Experience of managing highly complex cases.
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of independent working and caseload management
- Experience of developing and delivering training in area of clinical expertise.
- Experience in carrying out instrumental Dysphagia assessments
- Experience of providing supervision to colleagues and students
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership/management experience
- Experience of working in primary care.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance activities
- Up-to-date knowledge base relating to specialist area.
Skills
Essential
- Competencies in instrumental dysphagia assessment (VF and/or FEES) and tracheostomies
- Basic IT skills
- Organisational and management skills
- Able to work flexibly including responding and adapting to changes
Desirable
- Ability to critically appraise and evaluate clinical research, reports or papers
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.
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
Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust
Address
Adult Speech and Language Therapy, Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)