3522 - Highly Specialist SLT - ENT/Head & Neck Cancer

3522 - Highly Specialist SLT - ENT/Head & Neck Cancer

We are delighted to offer a one-year fixed-term or secondment opportunity for a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within our Head & Neck Cancer and Voice Outpatients Service, covering maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity for an established Band 7, or a highly experienced Band 6 ready to progress, to further develop advanced clinical, leadership and service development skills within a specialist and supportive environment.

You will provide clinical and professional leadership across Head & Neck Oncology and Voice outpatient services, working with adults and children with voice difficulties, adults with dysphagia of ENT origin, and patients with head and neck cancer.

A key aspect of the role is to develop, deliver and contribute to training and support for other professionals working with this client group, enhancing multidisciplinary knowledge and skills across the service.

The role includes line management and supervision of staff, leadership of service development and quality improvement initiatives, and close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to ensure excellent, patient centred care.

We offer robust supervision and opportunities for further training. Please get in touch if you would like any further information or to arrange an informal discussion about this role.

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service at Barnsley Hospital for adults and children with voice disorders, adults with dysphagia of ENT origin, and adults with head and neck cancer. This involves delivering advanced assessment, diagnosis and management, including responsibility for this complex specialist caseload. This role is primarily supporting patients in an outpatient setting, but will also include clinical highly specialist support for the acute inpatient service.

• Contribute to the development and delivery of training, education and professional support for colleagues and other professionals, and to the evaluation and development of the Speech and Language Therapy service through audit, outcome measurement and evidence based service improvement, in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• To lead and supervise members of the SLT team (and SLT students) in their development of knowledge and skills in relation to voice, dysphagia from an ENT origin and head and neck cancer.

About us

BarnsleyHospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work

We scored bestin the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionateleadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud ofthe commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable futureand our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has neverbeen a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a wecan do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

BarnsleyHospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants

Forindividuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health& care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advertto check your eligibility, please note that band 2 and 3 entry roles are nolonger eligible for sponsorship

Thecost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will onlybe met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

We reserve the right to close positions early

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification Skills and abilities

• Significant relevant clinical skills gained during a postgraduate period.
• Skills to promote the service to the public and other health, education and social service professionals.
• Understand the need for confidentiality.
• Awareness of health and safety requirements.

Experience

• Proven relevant continuous professional development in adults with head and neck cancer, voice difficulties and dysphagia
• Experience of working with children with voice disorders
• Experience of working with dysphagic adults in an acute inpatient wards setting

Knowledge and Awareness

• Highly developed Substantial specialist experience of a range of clinical protocols in adults with head and neck cancer, voice difficulties and dysphagia
• Proven clinical competence in the assessment, diagnosis and management of adults with head and neck cancer, voice and communication difficulties and dysphagia
• Experience co-ordinating the work of others
• Substantial experience in developing, writing, delivering and evaluating training to others including groups
• Substantial Knowledge of contemporary issues in the Health, and Social Care Community relevant to the client group.
• To demonstrate substantial and comprehensive skills in the field of, adults with head and neck cancer, voice difficulties and dysphagia including the provision of specialist programmes of intervention
• Substantial knowledge of the functions of related professions with this client group.
• Proven clinical competence in the assessment, diagnosis and management of children with voice difficulties
• Proven clinical competence of working with adults in an acute inpatient wards setting

Values

• Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important
• Please describe in around 100 words: How do you lead/manage a well functioning team?

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Pathology and Therapy, or equivalent.
• RCSLT Certificate to Practice as a Speech and Language Therapist
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Accredited Post Graduate training in Adult Dysphagia (or equivalent)
• Advanced Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Dysphagia

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.

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