Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
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FULL TIME 37.5 hours
Fixed term 12 months maternity cover – highly specialist role
Do you have significant experience in working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties within acute settings including critical care?
If so we have an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills with the Acute Medicine and Neurosurgery Team at Hull University Teaching Hospital.
Main duties of the job
You will work clinically across neurosurgical, major trauma and acute wards, leading and supporting a small team. Tracheostomy competencies are essential for this role.
You will be involved in regular SLT-led Videofluoroscopy clinics, following the MBSImP protocol, and support of our FEES service. We are a forward thinking team in a large tertiary NHS Trust with close links to university partners and a passion for innovation.
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 ยฃ1.3 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 further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Speech & Language Therapy degree or equivalent
- Post-grad dysphagia qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Experience of VFS and/or tracheostomy
- Registration
Essential
- Registered with HCPC
Desirable
- Member of RCSLT
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in adult acquired communication and swallowing disorders
Desirable
- Managing a team / others
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to deal with challenging situations
Desirable
- Highly motivated
- 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.
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
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