Due to a change in the way services are commissioned we are able to expand our current ENT/ Voice SLT service.

This is a new role with considerable opportunity to develop new and existing pathways of care, including clinic based interventions (eg injection medialisations) alongside ENT, SLT led endoscopy and inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) /Upper airway disorders. This role will be required to canvass current need versus what is available locally / regionally.

Whilst you will be part of a small specialist team working within the ENT MDT, you will also be part of a wider community of Speech and Language Therapists at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, where we provide adult inpatient and outpatient services.

Main duties of the job

The principal speech and language therapist has oversight of the ENT/Voice SLT service and is responsible for its clinical governance. You will have expert knowledge and skills in communication, swallowing and airway disorders as a result of benign voice disorders and their surgical and non-surgical management. They work within the ENT MDT across outpatient and clinic settings, including joint clinics with ENT.

This is a new role with considerable opportunity to develop new and existing pathways of care, including clinic based interventions (eg injection medialisations) alongside ENT, SLT led endoscopy and inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) /Upper airway disorders. This role will be required to canvass current need versus what is available locally/ regionally

About us

We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.

As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities
• Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays
• Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role
• Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment
• Access to our in-house physiotherapy service
• On-site canteens offering subsidised meals
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free)
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Qualification - Degree or equivalent.
• Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Post Graduate Dysphagia Qualification or equivalent in-house training to RCSLT Competencies or equivalent (level 7 or equivalent).
• Post graduate education in the assessment, treatment & management of communication and swallowing problems due to Voice / ENT/ upper air way disorders (Level 7 or equivalent)
• Post graduate Fibre-optic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)/ SLT led endoscopy training to independent level in both assessor and endoscopist roles.
• Post graduate Video-fluoroscopy (VFS) training to independent level

Desirable

• IR(ME)R Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive experience of working with a wide range of complex communication and swallowing disorders secondary to benign voice/ ENT disorders and its treatments, in a highly specialist clinical role
• Experience of managing others
• Experience of developing competence in others

Knowledge

Essential

• Expert knowledge of a broad range of approaches to the assessment and management of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties secondary to benign ENT/ voice/ upper air way disorders and its treatments.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the mental capacity act and the ethico-legal implications of speech and language therapy interventions/issues.

Skills

Essential

• Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton Gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

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