Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at University Hospitals Birmingham for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our supportive and innovative SLT team at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital to provide input to patients with head and neck cancer, voice and upper airway disorders within our ENT and severe asthma multidisciplinary services.

You will work with a highly experienced MDT supporting senior clinicians in the assessment and management of ENT, head and neck patients throughout their treatment. You will also work with the regional severe asthma service providing tertiary support to patients with inducible laryngeal obstruction.

Main duties of the job
This post would ideally suit an established band 6 wishing to expand and apply existing specialist skills in ENT. With support from highly specialist SLTs in ENT and Respiratory, you will train in surgical voice restoration, videofluoscopy and endoscopy for the purposes of FEES and upper airway assessments.

You will be welcomed into a large and supportive SLT team with excellent training and development opportunities, robust supervision and appraisal system.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
• Current registration with Health Professions Council
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership training.
• Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.

Experience
Essential

• Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas
• Competence in advanced dysphagia and communication assessment and management
• Well-established knowledge of assessment tools and a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)

Desirable

• Experience of teaching SLT students
• Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff
• Experience of involvement in Clinical Governance/ Audit programme
• Awareness of national drivers, policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for SLT
• Awareness of current research relevant to the client group
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Competence in assessment of mental capacity
• Negotiation and Problem solving Skills
• Good analytical and reflection skills
• Good organisational skill
• Good prioritisation skills
• Ability to work through interpreters to gain information on communication impairment/ability
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
• Demonstrate a professional attitude.
• An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
• Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
• Able to work cross site if the service requires
• Ability to travel independently across Trust sites and community locations as required by the role
• Post holders may be required to participate in therapies 7 day working rotas.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer.