Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is a large organisation, based in the vibrant city of Birmingham, now covering four busy hospital sites and a community service. This Adult Speech and Language Therapy position is a rotational post and will be based at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospital sites providing input to adult clients across in-patients including stroke, early supported discharge and ENT services.
We are pleased to offer this excellent opportunity to join our dynamic team and gain experience rotating through this broad spectrum of adult clinical caseloads and settings. Within our band 5 rotational structure there is the opportunity to work with communication, dysphagia and voice caseloads within both the hospital and community settings.
A desire to work with an adult caseload is essential and post graduate experience in the relevant clinical areas is desirable but not essential; however the successful candidate will have at least undergraduate experience in the relevant clinical areas. Dysphagia competence is desirable but training can be provided within post. You will be joining a large and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist staff and integrate into a variety of specialist multi-disciplinary teams.
The Trust provides a 7-day service. You will be required to participate in 7 day working rotas as required.
Main duties of the job
To provide a Speech and Language Therapy service across the full range of communication and swallowing impairments within the fields of general medicine, elderly medicine, acquired neurology, community and ENT/Voice with the support and guidance of senior Staff within the Trust.
The Trust is committed to providing a weekend therapy service. The role includes participation in a weekend service and local arrangements will apply dependent upon clinical need in the service area.
You must be a car driver in order to meet the essential travel requirements of the post.
For information please call
Laura Sinnott, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist on 0121 424 0432
Asfa Bashir, Clinical Team Lead Speech and Language Therapy on 0121 424 0432
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
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*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- * Current registration with Health Care Professions Council
- * Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential
- * Undergraduate clinical experience in relevant clinical areas
- * Competence in the management of communication disorders
- * Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
- * Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- * Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- * Awareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- * Awareness of communication, cultural and communication-impairment issues of clients from ethnic minorities.
- * Sound knowledge of IT
Desirable
- *Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills
- * Demonstrable ability to be adaptable and take initiative
- * Good analytical and reflection skills
- * Willingness to work in the field of dysphagia management
- * Prioritisation skills
- * Organisational skills
- * Ability to work through interpreters to gain information on communication impairment/ability
- * Able to adapt communication style to varied listen**ers
- * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- * Sound presentation skills, both written and verbal#
- * Good interpersonal skills -- including observation, listening and empathy skills
- * Appropriately assertive
- * Demonstrates good team working qualities and ability to function effectively in the multidisciplinary team
- * Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and positive attitude both in interactions with patients and colleagues and towards current/previous employers and clinical placements
- * Able to judge limits of skills/competence and professional boundaries.
- * Insight into own CPD needs and appropriate strategies for addressing them.
- * An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis
- * Car driver is essential as there is an element of cross-site working
- * Participation in trust 7 day working rotas.
Desirable
- *Competence in routine dysphagia management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- * Current registration with Health Care Professions Council
- * Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential
- * Undergraduate clinical experience in relevant clinical areas
- * Competence in the management of communication disorders
- * Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
- * Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- * Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- * Awareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- * Awareness of communication, cultural and communication-impairment issues of clients from ethnic minorities.
- * Sound knowledge of IT
Desirable
- *Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills
- * Demonstrable ability to be adaptable and take initiative
- * Good analytical and reflection skills
- * Willingness to work in the field of dysphagia management
- * Prioritisation skills
- * Organisational skills
- * Ability to work through interpreters to gain information on communication impairment/ability
- * Able to adapt communication style to varied listen**ers
- * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- * Sound presentation skills, both written and verbal#
- * Good interpersonal skills -- including observation, listening and empathy skills
- * Appropriately assertive
- * Demonstrates good team working qualities and ability to function effectively in the multidisciplinary team
- * Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and positive attitude both in interactions with patients and colleagues and towards current/previous employers and clinical placements
- * Able to judge limits of skills/competence and professional boundaries.
- * Insight into own CPD needs and appropriate strategies for addressing them.
- * An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis
- * Car driver is essential as there is an element of cross-site working
- * Participation in trust 7 day working rotas.
Desirable
- *Competence in routine dysphagia management
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
