Job 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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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 formaternity, neonataland 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 from head 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 from head 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited honours degree or equivalent Certificate to practice
- Registered with HPC
- Relevant Master's degree or equivalent experience evidenced by completion of postgraduate or highly specialist short courses eg advanced dysphagia ,
Desirable
- Member RCSLT
- Recognized postgraduate qualification in oncology
- Member relevant special interest group
- Tracheostomy management
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate clinical experience across a broad range of adult acquired disorder settings eg Community, General Medicine,HDU/ITU, Neurology, ENT
- Experience in adult oncology
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience leading/advising in videofluoroscopy clinics
Desirable
- oAttendance at conferences /courses in area of specific interest
- oExperience in FEES
- oExperience of supporting less Experienced staff/assistants
- oExperience with laryngectomy patients
Skills
Essential
- Highly specialist analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
- Highly specialist phonetic transcription skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent caseload management skills
- Ability and commitment to deliver training packages
Desirable
- Adjunctive skills in bedside swallowing assessment eg cervical auscultation
- Competency in interpretation/ undertaking fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)
- Counselling skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist theoretical knowledge of adult communication and swallowing impairments in relevant specialist area
- Highly specialist knowledge and use of up-to-date assessment procedures and therapy techniques
- Knowledge of relevant national and RCSLT policies on competencies/role of SLT in Head and Neck Cancer.
- Knowledge and understanding of the patho-physiology of cancer and its treatment
- Knowledge of government policy eg NICE guidance and how these impact on services
- Familiar with local Infection Control procedures
- Familiar with ionising radiation and medical exposure regulations
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent written and oral language skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills- flexible, empathetic, reliable Well developed analytical and reflection skills prioritisation and time management skills negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work both as part of a team and autonomously
- Sensitive to the pyschospiritual needs of those with cancer and willingness to refer to appropriate agencies eg chaplaincy, complementary therapy, counsellors
- Resilience and coping mechanisms to handle the demands of critically ill oncology patients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited honours degree or equivalent Certificate to practice
- Registered with HPC
- Relevant Master's degree or equivalent experience evidenced by completion of postgraduate or highly specialist short courses eg advanced dysphagia ,
Desirable
- Member RCSLT
- Recognized postgraduate qualification in oncology
- Member relevant special interest group
- Tracheostomy management
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate clinical experience across a broad range of adult acquired disorder settings eg Community, General Medicine,HDU/ITU, Neurology, ENT
- Experience in adult oncology
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience leading/advising in videofluoroscopy clinics
Desirable
- oAttendance at conferences /courses in area of specific interest
- oExperience in FEES
- oExperience of supporting less Experienced staff/assistants
- oExperience with laryngectomy patients
Skills
Essential
- Highly specialist analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
- Highly specialist phonetic transcription skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent caseload management skills
- Ability and commitment to deliver training packages
Desirable
- Adjunctive skills in bedside swallowing assessment eg cervical auscultation
- Competency in interpretation/ undertaking fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)
- Counselling skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist theoretical knowledge of adult communication and swallowing impairments in relevant specialist area
- Highly specialist knowledge and use of up-to-date assessment procedures and therapy techniques
- Knowledge of relevant national and RCSLT policies on competencies/role of SLT in Head and Neck Cancer.
- Knowledge and understanding of the patho-physiology of cancer and its treatment
- Knowledge of government policy eg NICE guidance and how these impact on services
- Familiar with local Infection Control procedures
- Familiar with ionising radiation and medical exposure regulations
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Excellent written and oral language skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills- flexible, empathetic, reliable Well developed analytical and reflection skills prioritisation and time management skills negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work both as part of a team and autonomously
- Sensitive to the pyschospiritual needs of those with cancer and willingness to refer to appropriate agencies eg chaplaincy, complementary therapy, counsellors
- Resilience and coping mechanisms to handle the demands of critically ill oncology patients
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).
