Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced Speech and Language Therapist ready to further your career in an internationally renowned cardiothoracic centre rated as Outstanding across all domains by the CQC. If so, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to deliver a service to patients across critical care, cardiology, cardio-thoracic surgery, transplant, and respiratory medicine. We welcome applications from current Band 7's and experienced Band 6's with a passion for transplant and cardiac surgery, with experience in acute care across multiple specialities, who are motivated to learn and progress.

Main duties of the job

• Promoting person-centred, evidence-based care within a complex cardiothoracic setting.
• Case management and co-ordination.
• Education of students, MDT colleagues and support staff.
• Service evaluation and audit
• Deputising for the SALT team lead.

What We're Looking for from aspiring candidates
Essential:

• HCPC-registered Speech and Language Therapist
• BSc SALT / Grad.Dip.SALT / pre-reg MSc SALT
• Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study competencies.
• Tracheostomy competencies
• Level 2A FEES nasoendoscopsist competencies.
• Evidence of significant experience in speech and language therapy management of patients in critical care.
• Management of a complex dysphagia caseload.
• Evidence of excellent communication, leadership and management skills across the multi-professional team.
• Engagement in post-graduate education relevant to critical care including attending, presenting and organising relevant courses, study days and conferences.
• Experience in leading team and department audit / service improvement/ research projects

About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:

• BSc SALT / Grad.Dip.SALT / pre-reg MSc SALT with HCPC registration
• Post graduate education in relevant specialism
• MSc level (or equivalent level) training relevant to critical care
• VFSS competencies
• Tracheostomy competencies
• Level 2 FEES competencies
• Active participation and engagement within specialist interest group membership

Experience
Essential:

• Clinical Pillar
• Specialist SALT knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning in critical care, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and rehabilitation. Ability to support others to develop their knowledge.
• Evidence of significant experience in speech and language therapy management of patients in critical care.
• Experience in conducting comprehensive dysphagia and communication assessments using standardised tools and protocols.
• Evidence of development of scope of practice with new skills and support others to also develop.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise own and others workload and delegate effectively to others.
• Leadership Pillar
• Evidence of excellent communication, leadership and management skills across the multi-professional team.
• Evidence of excellent communication skills, including verbal, non-verbal and written, in difficult and challenging situations
• Ability to problem solve and make complex clinical and non-clinical decisions and support the team to also do so
• Education Pillar
• Engagement in post-graduate education relevant to critical care including attending, presenting and organising relevant courses, study days and conferences.
• Experience of teaching and presentation to peers, junior staff and students.
• Experience in education and advocacy of SALT across the multi-professional team
• Research Pillar
• Experience in leading team and department audit / service improvement/ research projects
• Utilisation of current evidence base to influence own and others clinical practice.
• Working knowledge of NHS and AHP priorities and initiatives

Additional Criteria
Essential:

• As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Role model and support others in demonstrating professionalism, resilience and reflexivity

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager Gillian Gatiss, g.gatiss@nhs.net, 01223639372