About this role
Job summary Job Summary We are looking for a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to work with us at the Leeds site of the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service. This is a 9-month fixed term 0.6wte Band 7 post to cover a maternity leave vacancy. The post-holder will be based at Leeds General Infirmary. You will be working in a team comprising 4.7 wte SLT's who sit within the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service. Established in 2002 the service is commissioned to provide specialist therapy at a local level across the region in addition to performing our core duties as a designated regional centre.
The role will include responsibility for one or more designated localities within our region, undertaking a wide range of clinical assessments and specialist therapy, and providing training and support to community speech and language therapists. There will also be the requirement to participate in speech videofluoroscopy clinics, multidisciplinary clinics, and clinical discussion meetings. Our service delivery comprises both virtual and face to face clinics and meetings, so there will be an opportunity for the post-holder to work from home as well as from the hospital and outreach clinics.
Applicants must have a full driving licence with access to a vehicle and willingness to travel, current HCPC registration, and be able to show evidence of continuing professional development.
Main duties of the job Why you should join our Team Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest NHS Teaching Trusts in the UK, providing local and specialist services across multiple hospital sites including Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital. Within the Trust, Leeds Children's Hospital is a nationally recognised specialist Children's Hospital delivering expert care for children and young people from birth to adulthood across a wide range of regional and national specialist services.
The Trust is committed to delivering high-quality, patient and family-centred care through multidisciplinary teamwork, innovation, research and education, supporting staff to develop clinically and professionally within a forward thinking and compassionate organisation.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Samantha Calladine Position: Acting Lead Clinician & Lead Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Email: [email protected] Phone number: 0113 3923786
What you will bring to the role The post-holder will:
Provide highly specialist SLT diagnostic, assessment and therapeutic interventions across the Cleft Lip and Palate and related disorders care pathway as a core member of the MDT.
Manage own case load
Manage specialist therapeutic equipment.
Be involved in the provision of in-service training to healthcare staff, patients, care providers and SLT students.
Be a key member of the multidisciplinary care team providing integrated SLT care.
Shows initiative in assisting and supporting local SLT teams in designated areas of the network
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3EX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)