Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to join our multidisciplinary Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This Team Lead post is full time, working 37.5 hours per week, but flexible working may be considered.
SLTs in this team provide an integrated therapy service together with Physiotherapy, Dietetic and Occupational Therapy colleagues in the following areas:
- Critical Care
- SurgeryAcute
- Respiratory Care (including Enhanced Care Unit)
The post holder will also work closely with SLTs based in other specialty areas at Barnet Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adults in the above areas with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties, and have opportunities to further develop this highly specialist SLT service. They will have experience in critical care and complex tracheostomy weaning. They will take a lead role within the hospital Tracheostomy Ward Round and MDT training and education. They will have excellent leadership skills, supporting more junior members of staff and deputising for the clinical lead(s) when required. They will provide and demonstrate specialist skills in instrumental assessment techniques (e.g. FEES, Videofluoroscopy,). They will also take an active role in the SLT bank holiday rota.
About us
If successful, you will be joining a supportive team of senior SLT's working within specialty groups that include Neurology, Head and Neck Cancer, Voice / General medicine /Health Services for the Elderly who provide a service across our Barnet and Chase Farm sites. We are part of a larger team of SLT's across the Trust sites. You will be well supported with opportunities for peer support and access to joint working with clinical leads. The Speech and Language Therapy team run both videofluoroscopy and FEES instrumental assessment clinics.
You will also be joining an established speciality Therapy Team of physiotherapists, Dietitians, SLTs, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Support Workers supported by a Clinical Lead Therapist and a Professional Lead SLT. You will have the opportunity to work with the Respiratory, ENT and Palliative Care Nurse Specialists, as well as the 'Patient At Risk and Resuscitation Team'.
You will be working in a challenging and rewarding clinical environment. The Therapies department at Barnet Hospital is committed to ensuring staff feel supported with career progression through regular supervision, appraisal, in-house / external training and leadership development. To support this, the trust has a well established in-house Leadership programme. We are a very friendly and welcoming service where staff wellbeing is a high priority. As part of this we continue to work towards achieving a fully inclusive department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/ graduate diploma or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a speech and language therapist
- Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas
- Membership of special interest group
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential
- High level of understanding of relevant clinical guidelines
- Broad range of clinical experience at a Band 6 level including within the relevant clinical specialty
- Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT (and outpatients as appropriate)
- Teaching/training of staff or students
- Presentations to a range of groups
- Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students
- Active participation in an audit or project work
- Computer literate, to include working knowledge of Microsoft office
- Evidence of CPD
- Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of complex patients in the critical care and acute setting including those with tracheostomies and on ventilators
Desirable
- Experience at band 7 within the clinical specialty
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Evidence of specialist clinical skills and advanced clinical reasoning within the speciality area including tracheostomy management with ventilation
- Ability to be proactive in service development
- Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
- Able to work autonomously and use initiative
- Ability to reflect on and appraise own practice
- Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues
- Effective written communication skills
- Good presentation skills
- Able to manage clinical caseload, prioritise effectively and support more junior staff to do the same
- Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary
- Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
- Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
- Competencies is instrumental assessment or working toward these
Personal Qualities/ Attributes
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness
- Ability to negotiate
- Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
Person Specification
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/ graduate diploma or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a speech and language therapist
- Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas
- Membership of special interest group
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential
- High level of understanding of relevant clinical guidelines
- Broad range of clinical experience at a Band 6 level including within the relevant clinical specialty
- Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT (and outpatients as appropriate)
- Teaching/training of staff or students
- Presentations to a range of groups
- Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students
- Active participation in an audit or project work
- Computer literate, to include working knowledge of Microsoft office
- Evidence of CPD
- Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of complex patients in the critical care and acute setting including those with tracheostomies and on ventilators
Desirable
- Experience at band 7 within the clinical specialty
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Evidence of specialist clinical skills and advanced clinical reasoning within the speciality area including tracheostomy management with ventilation
- Ability to be proactive in service development
- Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
- Able to work autonomously and use initiative
- Ability to reflect on and appraise own practice
- Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues
- Effective written communication skills
- Good presentation skills
- Able to manage clinical caseload, prioritise effectively and support more junior staff to do the same
- Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary
- Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
- Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
- Competencies is instrumental assessment or working toward these
Personal Qualities/ Attributes
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness
- Ability to negotiate
- Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
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).
