Job summary
We are a supportive, innovative team working with patients who have head and neck cancer, voice disorders, benign ENT, OMFS and airway disorders. Our team covers three sites - St Bartholomews, Royal London and Whipps Cross Hospitals to serve a large and diverse caseload. We have many established specialist clinics that the post holder will have the opportunity to be involved with and have long established working relationships with our ENT, OMFS and Oncology colleagues, along with the wider MDT and SLT team.
This post offers significant opportunity to develop skills and experience in a variety of settings across patient groups within the specialism. You will provide specialist inpatient and outpatient services to adults with a range of disorders arising from head and neck cancer, ENT, transoral robotic surgery, voice and airway conditions. You will have the opportunity to participate in a range of multi-disciplinary clinics such as head and neck cancer, joint voice clinics and radiotherapy.
The post holder will be able to offer independent assessment and management of acquired communication and swallowing difficulties and experience of working with inpatients or outpatients. Experience of ENT, head and neck disorders, tracheostomy or radiotherapy would be advantageous.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the Head and Neck and ENT Speech & Language Therapy team for Barts Health NHS Trust. The post holder will have responsibility for independently managing a caseload of adult patients with swallowing and /or communication difficulties related to the treatment of head and neck cancer and benign ENT disorders.
About us
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
Desirable
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks e.g. Voice CEN
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working with adults with acquired communication/swallowing disorders
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience working with clients from multicultural/lingual backgrounds and working with interpreters
- Independent management of adult dysphagia
- Experience in improving access/reducing barriers to SLT for patients from non-English speaking backgrounds
- Experience in participating in instrumental assessment clinics
- Experience in conducting teaching/training to other professionals
Desirable
- Specific experience within a H&N/Voice multi-disciplinary team
- Recognised competency in working with patients with tracheostomy
- Experience in working with patients with a laryngectomy, including communication, dysphagia, pulmonary rehabilitation and surgical voice restoration
- Completion of videofluoroscopy competencies
- Experience in devising or conducting training to H&N/ENT professionals
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of altered anatomy of the Head, Neck and Airways encountered in this clinical caseload
- Knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to communication/swallowing disorders in H&N/ voice disorders / benign ENT diagnoses
- Knowledge of national policies, procedures and current research relevant to Head and Neck Cancer and voice disorders / benign ENT diagnoses
- Post-graduate experience in working with complex dysphagia
- Able to demonstrate the principles of clinical governance /audit
Skills
Essential
- Ability to use problem solving and negotiation skills to aid conflict management or decision making
- Demonstrates appropriate self-awareness to aid development
- Ability to work independently and to take initiative
- Ability to appropriately prioritise clinical and non-clinical time
- Demonstrates appropriate degrees of flexibility as an individual to support functioning of team as a whole
- Ability to participate in emotive discussions with patients, demonstrating appropriate empathy
Desirable
- Ability to advocate in line with professional opinions within a formal multi-disciplinary setting
- Ability to diffuse conflict arising within the clinical envirionment successfully
- Emerging leadership skills, with demonstrable evidence of seeking additional responsibilities in this realm
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
Desirable
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks e.g. Voice CEN
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience of working with adults with acquired communication/swallowing disorders
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience working with clients from multicultural/lingual backgrounds and working with interpreters
- Independent management of adult dysphagia
- Experience in improving access/reducing barriers to SLT for patients from non-English speaking backgrounds
- Experience in participating in instrumental assessment clinics
- Experience in conducting teaching/training to other professionals
Desirable
- Specific experience within a H&N/Voice multi-disciplinary team
- Recognised competency in working with patients with tracheostomy
- Experience in working with patients with a laryngectomy, including communication, dysphagia, pulmonary rehabilitation and surgical voice restoration
- Completion of videofluoroscopy competencies
- Experience in devising or conducting training to H&N/ENT professionals
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of altered anatomy of the Head, Neck and Airways encountered in this clinical caseload
- Knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to communication/swallowing disorders in H&N/ voice disorders / benign ENT diagnoses
- Knowledge of national policies, procedures and current research relevant to Head and Neck Cancer and voice disorders / benign ENT diagnoses
- Post-graduate experience in working with complex dysphagia
- Able to demonstrate the principles of clinical governance /audit
Skills
Essential
- Ability to use problem solving and negotiation skills to aid conflict management or decision making
- Demonstrates appropriate self-awareness to aid development
- Ability to work independently and to take initiative
- Ability to appropriately prioritise clinical and non-clinical time
- Demonstrates appropriate degrees of flexibility as an individual to support functioning of team as a whole
- Ability to participate in emotive discussions with patients, demonstrating appropriate empathy
Desirable
- Ability to advocate in line with professional opinions within a formal multi-disciplinary setting
- Ability to diffuse conflict arising within the clinical envirionment successfully
- Emerging leadership skills, with demonstrable evidence of seeking additional responsibilities in this realm
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).
