We are seeking to recruit a B6 specialist speech and language therapist to our adult acute inpatient speech and language therapy team

We require a dynamic resourceful and well-rounded SLT who is already experienced or ready for the next step in their professional career

You will be capable of providing high quality care across Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) including differential diagnosis/management of adult dysphagia and communication caseloads across LTHT

A core part of this role will involve working collaboratively other healthcare staff to optimise patient safety including provision of education and training to support excellent patient care and patient experience within LTHT

The Adult SLT service provides cross-site inpatient speech and language therapy input which covers Leeds General Infirmary St James's University Hospital and Chapel Allerton Hospitals

You will have the opportunity to develop skills as a core member of the Adult Speech & Language Therapy team

The adult acute inpatient team covers multiple hospital sites and work across a wide range of specialisms and wards including Neurosciences, ENT, Oncology, Head & Neck, General Medicine, Elderly Medicine, Acute Medicine, Cardiology, Vascular, Major Trauma, Respiratory and Critical Care, as well as providing access to weekly instrumental assessment including Videofluoroscopy (VFSS) and Fibreoptic Endoscopic evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) clinics

Expected shortlist date 1/10/24

Planned interview date 15/10/24

Main duties of the job

To fulfil this role, you will have excellent organisational and team working skills as well as experience of working within multidisciplinary teams. You will have experience of assessment, differential diagnosis and management of complex Swallowing and Communication disorders and developing and/or delivering accompanying training packages. If successful you will join a flexible, supportive, and innovative Speech and Language Therapy service comprising of over 40 SLTs.

The Department offers comprehensive supervision in conjunction with a well-established in-service training, supervision, support, and access to regular staff meetings.

These posts will involve flexible working and you will be included in bank holiday working rotas. Experience of VFSS and FEES competencies is desirable but not essential.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe, a regional and national centre for specialist treatment, a renowned biomedical research facility, and the local hospital for the Leeds community.

Every year, LTHT provides healthcare and specialist services for people from the city of Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond. The Trust plays an important role in the training and education of medical, nursing and dental students and it is a centre of world-class research, pioneering new treatments.

1.5 million patients are treated every year, including more than 200,000 emergency patients. The Trust spends around �1.34 billion of NHS money, treating illness and disease in Leeds and on specialised services for people across Yorkshire and the Humber and nationally. LTHT employs more than 20,000 staff and works with academia and industry to play a leading role in education, research and innovation.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To perform communication and swallowing assessment on patients with diverse presentations and complex neurological and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme. Provide equitable, evidence based input at the appropriate points along the care pathway ensuring all patients have opportunity to maximise their swallowing and communication function.

1 To work across a range of clinical settings.

2 To be responsible for their own continuing professional and personal development.

3 To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a senior Speech and Language Therapist is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.

4 To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner within this specialist field.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• significant post graduate clinical experience including relevant core areas

Desirable

• Experience of MDT working in specific clinical area

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent
• Health Professions Council Registration

Desirable

• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Professional, hard working and flexible with a positive attitude
• Confident and able to take appropriate responsibilities
• Use transferable skills to ensure effective patient care
• Ability to cope working in a stressful environment including the ability to impart information, on a daily basis regarding poor prognosis for rehabilitation.
• Able to deal with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.

Desirable

• Good presentation skills using various media

Other criteria

Essential

• Reliable work record
• Moving and handling patients and equipment is a requirement of this post
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

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