Job summary
An exciting new opportunity is now available for a highly motivated, enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist wishing to develop and extend skills in assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders related to Head and Neck Cancer The post is based within the multidisciplinary Head and Neck Centre at University College Hospital. The post holder will join a team of 10 SLTs including specialists, a consultant speech and language therapist and a clinical academic for head and neck. UCH is a national tertiary referral centre for a range of specialties, including head and neck cancer and sarcoma. It has strong links with the UCL Medical School and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. UCH also functions as a District General Hospital providing a wide range of services to the local population in Camden and Islington. Camden and Islington are culturally diverse boroughs with many multiethnic, bilingual and multilingual speaking communities. The Interview date is 11th March.
Main duties of the job
As a specialist speech and language therapist, you will deliver a comprehensive and specialist service to patients presenting with communication and swallowing disorders related to head and neck tumours, including: o Input into multi-disciplinary meetings and clinics for management of patients undergoing surgery and/or chemo/radiotherapy o Assessment and management of patients with complex dysphagia including tracheostomy management o Participation in the use of instrumental assessment for dysphagia management, including videofluoroscopy and FEES o Participation in use of instrumental assessment for voice management, including VLE o Assessment and management of patients with complex communication impairments, including surgical voice restoration after total laryngectomy, speech and voice rehabilitation after treatment for head and neck cancer o Delivery of comprehensive rehabilitation for voice, speech and swallow o Participation in data collection for research and audit projects in line with the Trust research and development strategy, in consultation with the Consultant Head and Neck SLT. o Development and delivery of teaching and training, both internal and external
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Licence to practice as a Speech and Language therapist (HPC)
- BSc. Speech Path or equivalent (including Dip. CS
- Member of RCSLT
- Post graduate dysphagia trained
Desirable
- SSuccessful completion of highly specialist post graduate study relevant to ENT or head and neck cancer e.g. FEES, advanced dysphagia course including videofluoroscopy and tracheostomy management, surgical voice restoration
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience within an acute setting
- 1 years post registration dysphagia experience
- Experience of . Assessing dysphagia . Developing dysphagia management and rehabilitation programmes.
- Use of problem oriented medical records / SOAP notes
- Good understanding of the clinical governance principles (e.g. audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, patient and public involvement)
- Post-registration head and neck experience
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in clinical governance programmes including one or more of the following areas: . Audit and clinical effectiveness . Risk management . Public patient involvement
- Evidence of active participation in and/or experience in teaching in one or more of the following areas: . SLT in-service training . MDT in-service training . Student training . Internal/External courses . Joint sessions with junior staf
- Evidence of supervision experience with one or more of the following groups: . Band 5/6 SLT . SLT Assistants . SLT students
- Post-registration experience of assessing and treating voice disorders
- Post-registration experience of videofluoroscopy
- Post-registration tracheostomy experience
- Post registration experience in surgical voice restoration after total laryngectomy
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- communication :Demonstrates understanding of and ability to manage the needs of patients with head and neck cancer, including the use of counselling skills as appropriate
- Demonstrates sensitivity to the emotional needs of patients and carers and ability to use strategies to manage emotional behaviou
- Demonstrates professional and effective verbal and written communication skills including excellent negotiation skills with patients, carers and other health professional staff in complex case management, service delivery issues and conflict management.
- Demonstrates highly developed skills in multidisciplinary team working
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Proven ability to identify areas for own personal/professional development through highly developed reflective practice skills and integrate knowledge gained into own practice
- Effective time management and the ability to prioritise own SLT workload
Desirable
- Evidence of supervision skills
Health, safety and security
Essential
- Proven ability to identify equipment and resource needs within own area of workublic Sector Equality Duties
- Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to Infection Control and Health and Safety Guidelines when dealing with frequent unpleasant conditions relating to patient contact including moving and handling
Quality and service improvemen
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge and adherence to national and local clinical guidelines with reference to assessment and rehabilitation of communication and swallowing disorders in patients with head and neck cancer
- Proven ability to participate in the development of local policies and care protocols for rehabilitation of speech, voice and swallowing disorders, informed by a strong evidence base
- Proven experience in planning, reviewing and auditing uni- and multidisciplinary service delivery
- Proven ability to monitor equipment resources within own area of work
- Evidence of effective clinical reasoning in the management of complex communication and swallowing disorders
- Demonstrates knowledge of RCSLT and HPC's code of ethics and professional conduct
- Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate legislation affecting working practice, e.g. Working with Vulnerable Adults and Safeguarding Children
Information processing (IT skills)
Essential
Equality and Diversit
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to the Equal Opportunities Policy
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to express reasons for desire to work in this area
- A flexible approach to the changing service needs
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Licence to practice as a Speech and Language therapist (HPC)
- BSc. Speech Path or equivalent (including Dip. CS
- Member of RCSLT
- Post graduate dysphagia trained
Desirable
- SSuccessful completion of highly specialist post graduate study relevant to ENT or head and neck cancer e.g. FEES, advanced dysphagia course including videofluoroscopy and tracheostomy management, surgical voice restoration
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration experience within an acute setting
- 1 years post registration dysphagia experience
- Experience of . Assessing dysphagia . Developing dysphagia management and rehabilitation programmes.
- Use of problem oriented medical records / SOAP notes
- Good understanding of the clinical governance principles (e.g. audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, patient and public involvement)
- Post-registration head and neck experience
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in clinical governance programmes including one or more of the following areas: . Audit and clinical effectiveness . Risk management . Public patient involvement
- Evidence of active participation in and/or experience in teaching in one or more of the following areas: . SLT in-service training . MDT in-service training . Student training . Internal/External courses . Joint sessions with junior staf
- Evidence of supervision experience with one or more of the following groups: . Band 5/6 SLT . SLT Assistants . SLT students
- Post-registration experience of assessing and treating voice disorders
- Post-registration experience of videofluoroscopy
- Post-registration tracheostomy experience
- Post registration experience in surgical voice restoration after total laryngectomy
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- communication :Demonstrates understanding of and ability to manage the needs of patients with head and neck cancer, including the use of counselling skills as appropriate
- Demonstrates sensitivity to the emotional needs of patients and carers and ability to use strategies to manage emotional behaviou
- Demonstrates professional and effective verbal and written communication skills including excellent negotiation skills with patients, carers and other health professional staff in complex case management, service delivery issues and conflict management.
- Demonstrates highly developed skills in multidisciplinary team working
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Proven ability to identify areas for own personal/professional development through highly developed reflective practice skills and integrate knowledge gained into own practice
- Effective time management and the ability to prioritise own SLT workload
Desirable
- Evidence of supervision skills
Health, safety and security
Essential
- Proven ability to identify equipment and resource needs within own area of workublic Sector Equality Duties
- Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to Infection Control and Health and Safety Guidelines when dealing with frequent unpleasant conditions relating to patient contact including moving and handling
Quality and service improvemen
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge and adherence to national and local clinical guidelines with reference to assessment and rehabilitation of communication and swallowing disorders in patients with head and neck cancer
- Proven ability to participate in the development of local policies and care protocols for rehabilitation of speech, voice and swallowing disorders, informed by a strong evidence base
- Proven experience in planning, reviewing and auditing uni- and multidisciplinary service delivery
- Proven ability to monitor equipment resources within own area of work
- Evidence of effective clinical reasoning in the management of complex communication and swallowing disorders
- Demonstrates knowledge of RCSLT and HPC's code of ethics and professional conduct
- Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate legislation affecting working practice, e.g. Working with Vulnerable Adults and Safeguarding Children
Information processing (IT skills)
Essential
Equality and Diversit
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to the Equal Opportunities Policy
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to express reasons for desire to work in this area
- A flexible approach to the changing service needs
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
