Speech & language Therapist

Band 6 WTE 1.0 Full time

Will consider Band 5 developing Band 6 role dependent on experience

Within the Head and Neck S& LT Team at Northampton General Hospitals

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen through collaborative and partnership working with the Acute trusts, which has resulted in a number of new posts being resourced within the service level agreement.

This exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join the Head and Neck Cancer S& LT team within Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital, as well as community H& N.

You will join a team of Speech and Language Therapists who are situated within the H& N S& LT team as well as a Larger countywide Team of Adult Speech & Language Therapist and Support Practitioners.

This is a substantive full-time post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with some specialist knowledge of the Head and Neck cancer pathway.

The post holder will work independently and manage a complex caseload comprising a range of adult clients with Head and Neck cancer.

The post holder will supervise SLT Support Practitioners and volunteers, as needed.

The post holder will provide clinical teaching of SLT students and will participate in the development and delivery of specialist SLT training to others.

The post requires significant inter-agency liaison.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of clinical exprerience in field of Head & Neck

Desirable

• extensive experience

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills

Skills

Essential

• evidence of completion of dysphagia course

Desirable

• Dysphagia skill within specialist area

knowledge

Essential

• demonstrates established knowledge in specialist field re relevant assessment tools

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates knowledge of clinical standards

Desirable

• Knowledge of National drivers and policies

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Highfield Clinical Care Centre

Cliftoville road

Northampton

NN1 5BU

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