Job summary
Would you like to work in of one of the largest Critical Care units in Europe caring for patients across a variety of specialities including neurology, trauma, respiratory, burns, ENT, transplant and The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine? Due to new funding, we are seeking a Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist keen to lead provision of SLT services for Critical Care patients in our specialist tertiary centre. This post is a fixed-term 12-month post with a view to become permanent if service KPIs are met.
The Critical Care SLT service includes this post, several Highly Specialist SLTs, a Team Lead SLT and a Specialist SLT. newly qualified SLTs supporting patients through the pathway from admission, treatment, acute inpatient management and rehabilitation. This role will benefit from operational support from inpatient and outpatient clinical leads, a Professional Lead for SLT and a Consultant SLT.
We have a large yet close-knit, highly skilled team who contribute to our robust supervision structure. Innovation, participation in research and clinical/professional development are actively encouraged.
The team offers:
*A comprehensive induction, robust supervision, regular team meetings & peer support
*A wide range of opportunities for career development including research
*Access to videofluoroscopy, FEES, SVR and specialist voice clinics
*Modern facilities with good transport links
*Encouragement to attend CPD courses both internally and externally
Main duties of the job
This role is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham within the Critical Care team. The successful candidate will have a clear passion in assessing and managing dysphagia, communication difficulties and tracheostomy within a critical care setting.
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
*working autonomously as a Clinical Specialist within the Critical Care service, taking clinical responsibility for the assessment and management of patients within these pathways
*driving key performance indicators (KPIs) and collaborating with the MDT and Clinical Service Lead with an aim to meet relevant national guidelines
*carrying a clinical caseload and work at an advanced level of clinical practice as the lead SLT providing a clinical specialist service for Critical Care, including with tracheostomy and ventilator requirements
*responding to Trust, regional and national initiatives and advising on clinical and professional strategy
*provide expert clinical advice and guidance on matters relating to SLT delivery
*leading audit and research projects to evaluate service delivery
*educating, training and developing staff within, and outside of, therapy services
*supporting clinical leads, professional lead and consultant SLT in operational management of the wider team as required
We would welcome interested candidates to get in touch: please contact Stef Smith (Professional Lead) via Stefanie.Smith@uhb.nhs.uk or 0121 371 3804.
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
Job responsibilities
*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
- *Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (BSc or MSc) with HCPC registration and RCSLT membership.
- *Evidence of leadership competencies and a comprehensive personal development portfolio.
- *Postgraduate specialist training at Master's level or equivalent, including substantial advanced courses and clinical skill development.
- *RCSLT Level C / EDS Level 5 dysphagia competencies (or above).
- *Competencies in FEES interpretation and/or scoping
- *Competencies in tracheostomy management.
Desirable
- *Ventilator competencies.
- *Qualification or development in research / staff development or other relevant area.
Experience
Essential
- *Significant experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload at a specialist level.
- *Significant experience working within a critical care or high-dependency clinical setting.
- *Significant experience working with patients with a tracheostomy.
- *Significant experience of working at highly specialist level independently within an acute hospital setting.
- *Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- *Substantial experience of leading and working proactively within multi-professional teams with evidence of influence in service development
- *Experience of higher-level training provision for Speech and Language Therapy undergraduates and junior SLTs.
- *Application of evidence-based practice principles and research methodology.
- *Substantial experience of leading and working proactively within multi-professional teams with evidence of influence in service development.
- *Teaching experience and ability to deliver high quality presentations
Desirable
- *Experience of working with patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
- *Experience of working with patients with laryngectomy and/or head and neck cancer.
- *Membership of a relevant CEN.
- *Experience of presenting at national conferences.
- *Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
- *Significant experience of people management including attendance, performance and strategy.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of assessment and management of dysphagia, voice and communication disorders.
- *Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- *Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information effectively and an awareness of the appropriate use of counselling skills.
- *Excellent skills of persuasion, motivation, negotiation and problem-solving skills with patients, colleagues in the department, the MDT and other professionals.
- *Effective communication skills with people who have significant and complex communication and or swallowing difficulties.
- *Well-developed perceptual and auditory skills.
- *Ability to absorb, interpret and summarise verbal information in a clinical environment.
- *Systematic and organised.
- *Able to manage and negotiate complex discussions or disagreements with patients, relatives and professional colleagues in a professional, supportive manner and able to support junior team members in this.
- *Able to complete audit and disseminate findings.
- *Ability to present on clinical topics to wide range of audiences.
- *Well-developed perceptual and auditory skills.
- *Keen to embrace change consistent with delivery of service whilst keeping the patient as an individual at the centre of care.
- *Punctual and reliable in-service delivery and excellent time management.
- *Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- *Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way.
- *Excellent time management.
- *Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- *Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- *Ability to be systematic and organised.
- *Substantial skills in training and supervision of junior and specialist colleagues.
- *Thriving in a fast-paced environment.
- *Ability to work weekends as part of a 7-day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (BSc or MSc) with HCPC registration and RCSLT membership.
- *Evidence of leadership competencies and a comprehensive personal development portfolio.
- *Postgraduate specialist training at Master's level or equivalent, including substantial advanced courses and clinical skill development.
- *RCSLT Level C / EDS Level 5 dysphagia competencies (or above).
- *Competencies in FEES interpretation and/or scoping
- *Competencies in tracheostomy management.
Desirable
- *Ventilator competencies.
- *Qualification or development in research / staff development or other relevant area.
Experience
Essential
- *Significant experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload at a specialist level.
- *Significant experience working within a critical care or high-dependency clinical setting.
- *Significant experience working with patients with a tracheostomy.
- *Significant experience of working at highly specialist level independently within an acute hospital setting.
- *Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- *Substantial experience of leading and working proactively within multi-professional teams with evidence of influence in service development
- *Experience of higher-level training provision for Speech and Language Therapy undergraduates and junior SLTs.
- *Application of evidence-based practice principles and research methodology.
- *Substantial experience of leading and working proactively within multi-professional teams with evidence of influence in service development.
- *Teaching experience and ability to deliver high quality presentations
Desirable
- *Experience of working with patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
- *Experience of working with patients with laryngectomy and/or head and neck cancer.
- *Membership of a relevant CEN.
- *Experience of presenting at national conferences.
- *Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
- *Significant experience of people management including attendance, performance and strategy.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of assessment and management of dysphagia, voice and communication disorders.
- *Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- *Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information effectively and an awareness of the appropriate use of counselling skills.
- *Excellent skills of persuasion, motivation, negotiation and problem-solving skills with patients, colleagues in the department, the MDT and other professionals.
- *Effective communication skills with people who have significant and complex communication and or swallowing difficulties.
- *Well-developed perceptual and auditory skills.
- *Ability to absorb, interpret and summarise verbal information in a clinical environment.
- *Systematic and organised.
- *Able to manage and negotiate complex discussions or disagreements with patients, relatives and professional colleagues in a professional, supportive manner and able to support junior team members in this.
- *Able to complete audit and disseminate findings.
- *Ability to present on clinical topics to wide range of audiences.
- *Well-developed perceptual and auditory skills.
- *Keen to embrace change consistent with delivery of service whilst keeping the patient as an individual at the centre of care.
- *Punctual and reliable in-service delivery and excellent time management.
- *Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- *Organisational skills with the ability to organise own workload and work in a systematic way.
- *Excellent time management.
- *Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- *Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- *Ability to be systematic and organised.
- *Substantial skills in training and supervision of junior and specialist colleagues.
- *Thriving in a fast-paced environment.
- *Ability to work weekends as part of a 7-day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
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).
