Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL1 1SQ |
| Company: | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6286853/241-404-IC-23 |
Summary
Bolton Adult Speech and Language Therapy Services are looking for a speech and language therapist to work within the community employed Bolton Foundation NHS Trust.
Your role will include managing a complex caseload providing a highly specialist service to patients with disorders of communication and swallowing primarily associated with head and neck cancer and ENT conditions. You will be supported by Clinical Specialist Nurses and ENT Consultants. Liaising with the wider multidisciplinary teams who support this patient group.
We are a dedicated team working across the hospital, community and voice service. There is a good skill mix and we have regular team meetings, monthly in-service training, clinical supervision and appraisal programmes in place. We support flexible working arrangements.
You will need to have a recognised Speech and Language therapy qualification and HPC registration and excellent team working skills.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to experience working in the field of head and neck cancer. Experience in Videofluroscopy is desirable and experience in Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing would be beneficial.
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.
In addition, we can offer you:
· 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS service)
· Eligibility for our NHS Car lease scheme
· Eligibility for our NHS Technology Scheme
· Access to on-site Gymnasium
· Various NHS Discounts
To provide highly specialist clinical input to patients with disorders of communication and swallowing associated with head and neck cancer and ENT conditions.
To be a member of the team based at Lever Chambers and the Royal Bolton Hospital providing a highly specialist service to adults with acquired speech and language difficulties, and dysphagia (swallowing problems), resulting primarily fromhead and neck cancer and ENT conditions.
To provide a highly specialist diagnostic and therapeutic service to patients with speech and language disorders and dysphagia who will be from a variety of ethnic and social backgrounds in the community and in a variety of settings including the Royal Bolton Hospital .
To liaise with, and train other health and social service professionals and to work in partnership with patients, relatives and carers, and external agencies to ensure the delivery of a high quality service.
To lead SLT led videofluroscopy clinics and/or fibre-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) examinations in accordance with RCSLT competencies and national and local guidelines.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of one's professional and clinical work, working to agreed national and professional standards.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024
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