Job summary
We have an exciting position available for a Highly Specialised Speech and Language Therapist as Clinical Lead for Voice. This new post will include working closely with ENT and SLT colleagues, working in the joint consultant voice clinic with our Laryngologist and running SLT led Nasendoscopy clinics. There will also be an opportunity to carry out voice therapy clinics and to train in FEES for ENT dysphagia patients.
In addition, this post will include responsibility for coordination of outpatient services within SLT in the Care Closer to Home Centre. This will involve monitoring waiting lists for the voice, community and acute teams and ensuring response standards are met and ensuring we have efficient patient pathways and SOPs and policies to support the work within the outpatients service.
This is an opportunity to shape and develop the service and work with the wider SLT and ENT teams to provide an excellent comprehensive service for voice and its' related disorders.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be passionate about the clinical field of voice and outpatient services and the pursuit of best evidence-based practice in voice diagnostic assessment and management.
You will join a team of established voice therapists currently providing services across the county of Shropshire in a range of settings. You will take the lead in the following areas:
- Lead in voice competency development of other members of the team.
- Provision of expert second opinion in voice management for less experienced clinicians within the larger SLT team.
- Work alongside the consultant laryngologist to provide joint voice clinics.
- Independently run SLT led nasendoscopy clinics.
- Contribute to the ENT teaching programme.
- Monitor all SLT outpatient service lists in collaboration with the Therapy quality leads.
- Lead in the evaluation of our current voice service provision to make recommendations for service quality improvement and change.
About us
We are proud as a team to say that we value extremely highly the health and wellbeing of each other as much as we do the patients we care for.
We have regular professional meetings, clinical and management supervision sessions, monthly team meetings and regular CPD sessions.
Within the wider team we deliver services to acute and community stroke, acute wards and oncology, we provide a video fluoroscopy service and hope to develop and deliver a FEES service.
Our community team delivers a countywide service to three community hospitals and an orthopaedic hospital and a specialist spinal injury unit. We provide ward based, outpatient and domiciliary services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person Specification
General educational qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification
- Qualifications in English and maths
- Evidence of highly specialist Training appropriate for clinical role
- Registered with HCPC and RCSLT
- Competent to carry out nasendoscopy
- Active member of voice CEN
- Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice.
- Highly specialist level of knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice
- Organisation, planning, prioritisation and decision making skills
Work Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice - communication and swallowing disorders in ENT & voice
- Evidence of teaching / presentation experience
- Experience in audit and research
- Experience of integrated working
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist level of knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice
- Relevant evidence based practice.
- Significant understanding of Clinical Governance
- Competency in treating ENT/voice disorders
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
- Proven team leadership ability
- Highly specialist analytical and problem solving skills
- Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal skills
- Relevant IT Skills
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Person Specification
General educational qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification
- Qualifications in English and maths
- Evidence of highly specialist Training appropriate for clinical role
- Registered with HCPC and RCSLT
- Competent to carry out nasendoscopy
- Active member of voice CEN
- Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice.
- Highly specialist level of knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice
- Organisation, planning, prioritisation and decision making skills
Work Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice - communication and swallowing disorders in ENT & voice
- Evidence of teaching / presentation experience
- Experience in audit and research
- Experience of integrated working
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist level of knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice
- Relevant evidence based practice.
- Significant understanding of Clinical Governance
- Competency in treating ENT/voice disorders
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
- Proven team leadership ability
- Highly specialist analytical and problem solving skills
- Clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal skills
- Relevant IT Skills
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
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).
