Job summary
This is a newly created Band 7 Specialist Post. There are two additional Band 7 Specialist Critical Care and Acute Respiratory SLTs who have already been recruited to this team and there is recruitment underway for a Band 6 Critical Care SLT.
You will join a newly funded and AHP MDT for Critical Care and Acute Respiratory services.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist assessment, treatment, management & advice, within an MDT setting, for Acute Respiratory and Critical Care SLT inpatients across two sites.
To support provision of assessment, treatment, management & advice for patients within other acute inpatient areas including acute, stroke, elderly, surgical, respiratory & medicine when required and if needed (eg cover of annual leave or sickness absence) across two sites.
Provide leadership for your team in planning, co-ordinating, delivering & evaluating the SLT service provided to Acute Respiratory and Critical Care SLT patients across-site & maintaining equity of service.
To provide a lead role in teaching, supervising & appraising Band 6 SLT peer where applicable.
To deputise in the absence of the Adult SLT Professional Lead & Adult SLT Clinical Team Lead as required in both management & clinical areas.
To undertake supervision, mentoring & performance development plans to promote clinical & professional effectiveness of self & others. This includes performance management & any management of disciplinary issues in liaison with the Adult SLT Professional Lead.
Provide Videofluoroscopy services to the wider Adult SLT Team where applicable
Provide FEES services where applicable, both on Critical Care and in other areas of the FEES Service.
To provide Critical Care and Acute Respiratory CPD for the wider SLT team.
About us
The Adult SLT team is inclusive and supportive with a higher than national average positive staff survey.
We are the current South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS Quality Improvement Award winners and the DBTH Star Awards 2022-23 Wellbeing Champion Award Winners. We are currently nominated for a CAHPO award as part of an AHP-wide T-Level apprenticeship initiative. We have a member of staff working on the RCSLT Disabled Workforce Committee which won a Just Giving Award in September 2023.
We hold values which encourage team work, CPD activities, evidence based practice, audit, personal development, research, Qi, role development opportunities, leadership training, staff engagement, staff well-being, transparency and team consultation in wider team decisions and policy.
Doncaster is situated just off the M18. It is less than an hour to the Peak District, Sheffield and Leeds and 2 hours direct on the train to London.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are attached.
If you would like to call us, please do. You'd also be very welcome to come to see us to meet our team and have a look around our department. Please just call or email and we'll make arrangements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are attached.
If you would like to call us, please do. You'd also be very welcome to come to see us to meet our team and have a look around our department. Please just call or email and we'll make arrangements.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Flexibility to be able to fulfil all duties and responsibilities for the role
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise own caseload across sites and to delegate to others appropriately
- Ability to consider the needs of the wider service in organising own and workload, timetabling and scheduling of team
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information (verbal, non-verbal and written) in an accurate, clear and logical manner.
- Evidence of ability to negotiate and manage challenging interpersonal relationships and dynamics
- Evidence of ability to interact and negotiate with staff and management at all levels within the organisation
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to coordinate and work within an MDT
- Can demonstrate good analytical and reflection skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BSc/MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Valid HCPC registration
- RCSLT Membership
- Advanced Tracheostomy and airway management training including awareness of laryngeal vs respiratory weaning, PMV in line with ventilator and cuffed swallowing assessments/oral intake
- Advanced Dysphagia training in management of airways, spinal, neuro, head and neck, structural, respiratory and gastro dysphagia including a wide range of dysphagia therapy/rehab strategies
- Training in wide range of communication assessments and therapies ranging from disorders of consciousness to high level disorders, including a wide knowledge of appropriate low and high level AAC
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Advanced Dysphagia training in management of Primary Respiratory Dysphagia (dysphagia arising from dyspnoea secondary to a primary lung health issue, eg; COPD, Lung Ca, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis), Respiratory Component Dysphagia (dysphagia arising from dyspnoea secondary to a non-primary lung health issue, in absence of laryngeal hypersensitivity eg CCF, Oncology treatments, Neuromuscular disorders and Laryngeal Sensitivity (reflux) Dysphagia (dysphagia with dyspnoea related to laryngeal sensitivity changes, may be associated with reflux.
Desirable
- Voice competencies
- Nasendoscopy competencies
- FEES competencies
- Videofluoroscopy Competencies including MBSImp Certification
- Courses/study days completed in in dysphagia critical care and tracheostomy management, weaning, saliva management
- Member of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks
- Competent IT skills
- Awareness of management of delirium
Experience
Essential
- Sound knowledge and experience of the assessment, treatment and management of complex swallowing and communication difficulties resulting from a wide range of aetiologies in Acute Respiratory and Critical Care setting
- Ability to demonstrate highly specialised skills in assessment and treatment of patients in line with current practise and research in Acute Respiratory and Critical Care.
- Experience of advanced tracheostomy dysphagia management (including non-vented, in-line PMV vented and cuffed and tracheostomy for laryngeal vs respiratory disorders)
- Sound knowledge of national and local policy and speech and language therapy standards of care.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery and demonstration of evidence of application for service improvement
- Experience of leading staff with ability to demonstrate leadership, supportive and supervisory skills
- Evidence of teaching, training and presentation skills across different mediums.
- Experience of facilitation of communication for decision making
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession and their implications for practice.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Experience in supervision of speech and language therapy students
- Experience of working within an MDT
- Ability to work on own initiative
Desirable
- Evidence of service development experience
- Regional networking within specialist area
- Experience of Above Cuff Vocalisation
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Flexibility to be able to fulfil all duties and responsibilities for the role
Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise own caseload across sites and to delegate to others appropriately
- Ability to consider the needs of the wider service in organising own and workload, timetabling and scheduling of team
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information (verbal, non-verbal and written) in an accurate, clear and logical manner.
- Evidence of ability to negotiate and manage challenging interpersonal relationships and dynamics
- Evidence of ability to interact and negotiate with staff and management at all levels within the organisation
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to coordinate and work within an MDT
- Can demonstrate good analytical and reflection skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BSc/MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Valid HCPC registration
- RCSLT Membership
- Advanced Tracheostomy and airway management training including awareness of laryngeal vs respiratory weaning, PMV in line with ventilator and cuffed swallowing assessments/oral intake
- Advanced Dysphagia training in management of airways, spinal, neuro, head and neck, structural, respiratory and gastro dysphagia including a wide range of dysphagia therapy/rehab strategies
- Training in wide range of communication assessments and therapies ranging from disorders of consciousness to high level disorders, including a wide knowledge of appropriate low and high level AAC
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Advanced Dysphagia training in management of Primary Respiratory Dysphagia (dysphagia arising from dyspnoea secondary to a primary lung health issue, eg; COPD, Lung Ca, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis), Respiratory Component Dysphagia (dysphagia arising from dyspnoea secondary to a non-primary lung health issue, in absence of laryngeal hypersensitivity eg CCF, Oncology treatments, Neuromuscular disorders and Laryngeal Sensitivity (reflux) Dysphagia (dysphagia with dyspnoea related to laryngeal sensitivity changes, may be associated with reflux.
Desirable
- Voice competencies
- Nasendoscopy competencies
- FEES competencies
- Videofluoroscopy Competencies including MBSImp Certification
- Courses/study days completed in in dysphagia critical care and tracheostomy management, weaning, saliva management
- Member of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks
- Competent IT skills
- Awareness of management of delirium
Experience
Essential
- Sound knowledge and experience of the assessment, treatment and management of complex swallowing and communication difficulties resulting from a wide range of aetiologies in Acute Respiratory and Critical Care setting
- Ability to demonstrate highly specialised skills in assessment and treatment of patients in line with current practise and research in Acute Respiratory and Critical Care.
- Experience of advanced tracheostomy dysphagia management (including non-vented, in-line PMV vented and cuffed and tracheostomy for laryngeal vs respiratory disorders)
- Sound knowledge of national and local policy and speech and language therapy standards of care.
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery and demonstration of evidence of application for service improvement
- Experience of leading staff with ability to demonstrate leadership, supportive and supervisory skills
- Evidence of teaching, training and presentation skills across different mediums.
- Experience of facilitation of communication for decision making
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession and their implications for practice.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Experience in supervision of speech and language therapy students
- Experience of working within an MDT
- Ability to work on own initiative
Desirable
- Evidence of service development experience
- Regional networking within specialist area
- Experience of Above Cuff Vocalisation
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).
