Job summary
Are you excited by the prospect of leading and shaping an innovative new service at the hospital front door?
Are you a confident clinician with a passion for working with the MDT to ensure patients get the right care at the right time?
Would you like to work in the centre of the vibrant city of Bristol?
If so, this may be the post for you!
Due to additional investment in our services, this brand new post has been created to establish a speech and language therapy presence at the front door of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), including ED and assessment units. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic clinician to build strong relationships with the MDT and promote our role within front door services. The post holder will provide early identification and management of communication and swallowing difficulties, support patient flow, and contribute to decision-making regarding admission avoidance.
In addition to this post, the Trust is investing in a new SLT/dietetic support worker for the BRI front door and this role will provide leadership for that post. We also have new funding for front door posts at Weston General Hospital (one of our other UHBW sites), so there will be ample opportunity for close peer working.
Main duties of the job
- To manage a caseload of complex patients, utilising expert clinical reasoning strategies, treatment planning, and implementation of national and local clinical standards and evidence-based practice within the service.
- To provide leadership and responsibility for the speech and language therapy team within front door services, developing skills and knowledge across the team. To have specific responsibility for the development and coordination of a specialist, evidence-based SLT service, in line with national and local strategy.
- Raise the SLT profile within the Trust by contributing to organisational initiatives & reporting SLT successes and achievements from within the pathway.
You will be joining our large (and growing) team of 28 speech and language therapists working across UHBW sites. We are a friendly and inclusive team, focused on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for the communities we serve. We have a strong culture of support, development and leadership including:
- Support in accessing a wide range of training and CPD opportunities to ensure you flourish in your role
- A rolling in-service training programme with brilliant teaching from team members and multi-disciplinary colleagues
- Regular 1:1 and peer supervision
- Commitment to our flexi-time policy to support your work-life balance
- A wealth of wellbeing support and strong team spirit
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description and personal specification attached to this vacancy.
For more information about our service, please see our webpage:
https://www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-hospitals/other-services-in-bristol/speech-and-language-therapy/
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description and personal specification attached to this vacancy.
For more information about our service, please see our webpage:
https://www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-hospitals/other-services-in-bristol/speech-and-language-therapy/
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience working in an acute setting with general medical, progressive neurological and care of the elderly patients
- Significant clinical experience working as part of a multi-professional team
- Experience of training SLT students at all grades
- Experience of audit and/or quality assurance
- Experience of managing/supervising junior staff
Desirable
- Experience of producing protocols and procedures for use by others
- Experience or involvement of implementing guidance/policy
- Research and Development
- Experience using and interpreting instrumental assessment (videofluoroscopy and/or FEES)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Degree/postgraduate qualification in SLT
- Evidence of extensive postgraduate training
- RCSLT membership
Desirable
- Clinical supervisory skills course
- Postgraduate diploma/MSc or equivalent evidence of advanced SLT practice
- Current competencies in instrumental assessment
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings and to a variety of professional groups/grades
- Advanced communication skills at all levels - oral, written & interpersonal
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Computer skills i.e. Databases, Excel
- Advanced analytical and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable
- Counselling skills
- Evidence of published own work/articles etc
- Behavioural and motivational interviewing skills
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience working in an acute setting with general medical, progressive neurological and care of the elderly patients
- Significant clinical experience working as part of a multi-professional team
- Experience of training SLT students at all grades
- Experience of audit and/or quality assurance
- Experience of managing/supervising junior staff
Desirable
- Experience of producing protocols and procedures for use by others
- Experience or involvement of implementing guidance/policy
- Research and Development
- Experience using and interpreting instrumental assessment (videofluoroscopy and/or FEES)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Degree/postgraduate qualification in SLT
- Evidence of extensive postgraduate training
- RCSLT membership
Desirable
- Clinical supervisory skills course
- Postgraduate diploma/MSc or equivalent evidence of advanced SLT practice
- Current competencies in instrumental assessment
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings and to a variety of professional groups/grades
- Advanced communication skills at all levels - oral, written & interpersonal
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Computer skills i.e. Databases, Excel
- Advanced analytical and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable
- Counselling skills
- Evidence of published own work/articles etc
- Behavioural and motivational interviewing skills
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).
