Job summary
The successful candidate will be passionate about their clinical field; especially the acute medical care of older adults and the promotion of the SLT role within the multi-disciplinary team. We have a strong aspiration to enhance patient and family experience through early intervention, integrated decision making and robust holistic assessment of needs.
We strive to deliver high quality care in line with current evidence base and are committed to providing regular supervision and CPD. We are a friendly, proactive and supportive team andare proud of our well well-established MDT relationships in this area.
Main duties of the job
To develop and provide a Speech and Language Therapy service to patients with a diagnosis of dementia and or being treated within the frailty/care of older people services.
To utilise highly developed specialist assessment skills and management of dysphagia and communication skills to patients with diverse and highly complex presentations within this speciality.
To provide line management, supervision, clinical education and senior clinical opinion to other members of the Speech and Language Therapy Team.
To contribute to the provision of instrumental evaluations of swallowing including Videofluoroscopy.
To lead in the evaluation of the SLT service to dementia and frailty patients, making recommendations for improvements and future design of services, in line with best practice and in collaboration with the SLT service lead.
To work as part of the integrated care of older people service multidisciplinary team to differentially diagnose, assess treat and manage swallowing and communication disorders within the specialty.
To take the lead in ensuring up to date skills and knowledge, local and National Policies within the specialty.
Provide expertise to Speech and Language Therapy and multi-disciplinary colleagues, patients and carers through specialist advice and education.
To contribute to maintaining and developing the Speech and Language Therapy service provision.
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.
In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training & Professional Development
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- RCSLT Level C dysphagia framework competency completion
Desirable
- Membership of relevant RCSLT Clinical Excellence Network
Experience
Essential
- Demonstration of significant post graduate clinical experience relevant to this area of clinical specialism
- Demonstration of clinical experience and competence within specialism sufficient to be able to undertake highly developed assessment and management of patients with diverse and complex swallowing and communication presentations
- Demonstration of clinical competence in the assessment of patients using Fibreoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing (FEES) and/or Videofluoroscopy
Desirable
- Policy/protocol development/evaluation
- Involvement in audit and research
- Clinical competence managing patients requiring tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation
Skills, abilities & knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of Speech and Language Therapy within specified clinical field acquired through post-graduate study/development and practical clinical experience
- Able to demonstrate understanding and application of current clinical evidence base in specialised area in order to deliver highly specialised programmes of care and lead on service improvement initiatives
- Demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance and its implications for Speech and Language Therapy service delivery
- Demonstrate ability to comprehend and work within the trusts policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patients
- Able to use Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) aids appropriately and where required for patient group
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training & Professional Development
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- RCSLT Level C dysphagia framework competency completion
Desirable
- Membership of relevant RCSLT Clinical Excellence Network
Experience
Essential
- Demonstration of significant post graduate clinical experience relevant to this area of clinical specialism
- Demonstration of clinical experience and competence within specialism sufficient to be able to undertake highly developed assessment and management of patients with diverse and complex swallowing and communication presentations
- Demonstration of clinical competence in the assessment of patients using Fibreoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing (FEES) and/or Videofluoroscopy
Desirable
- Policy/protocol development/evaluation
- Involvement in audit and research
- Clinical competence managing patients requiring tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation
Skills, abilities & knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of Speech and Language Therapy within specified clinical field acquired through post-graduate study/development and practical clinical experience
- Able to demonstrate understanding and application of current clinical evidence base in specialised area in order to deliver highly specialised programmes of care and lead on service improvement initiatives
- Demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance and its implications for Speech and Language Therapy service delivery
- Demonstrate ability to comprehend and work within the trusts policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the differing needs of patients
- Able to use Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) aids appropriately and where required for patient group
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).
