Adult Speech & Language Therapist; Head & Neck, Voice, Trache, Acute

Job overview

We have a great job for an organised and efficient SLT with Voice, Head and Neck cancer, Tracheostomy and Acute Ward experience and skills. This will be primarily at Doncaster Royal Infirmary but may require some work at Bassetlaw Hospital as service needs and staffing require.

You'll be joining a warm and well established team which provides videofluoroscopy, FEES, has a developing funded Critical Care SLT / AHP team, a developing funded acute Respiratory SLT service, a twice monthly Joint Voice Clinic and SLT-led nasendoscopy biofeedback sessions.

Main duties of the job

You will provide :

Inpatient and outpatient Head and Neck SLT services alongside the Head and Neck MDT and the existing Head and Neck SLT Team members as well as being part of the Regional Head and Neck MDT.

Outpatient voice assessment, therapy and management on a face to face and telehealth basis

Inpatient and outpatient tracheostomy work as / if needed, alongside our Specialist Respiratory SLTs.

Inpatient acute ward sessions alongside the existing Acute Ward Team on a weekday basis.

Supervision and mentoring of our Band 5 team and Support Worker staff.

Working for our organisation

You'll be joining an SLT team who are the current South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICB Quality Improvement Award Winners and the Trustwide Stars 2022-23 Wellbeing Champion Winners. We work closely with the SSNAP A-rated Stroke SLT service who were selected for the REACT research study based on their best practice. Our team is flexible, inclusive and supportive with an above national average positive staff survey.

We hold values which encourage team work, a CPD programme and CPD activities, evidence based practice, audit, personal development, research, Qi, role development opportunities, leadership training, staff engagement, staff well-being, transparency and team consultation in wider team decisions and policy.

Doncaster is part of the South Yorkshire ICB, Stroke and Head and Neck Networks. It has rapid direct train links to London, it is situated off the M18 only a short drive from Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and it is less than an hour to the Peak District.

It’d be great to meet you and to show you around.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with adults with communication disorders caused by a wide range of aetiologies
• Experience of working with adult patients within specialisms of head & neck cancer, tracheostomy and dysphagia
• Experience of working in and managing caseloads in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Experience of working with dysphonic patients of varying aetiology
• Experience of working with complex ethical issues regarding swallowing, and nutrition and hydration including in palliative and end of life circumstances
• Experience of working as part of an MDT
• Experience of working in an acute ward setting
• Evidence of CPD
• Knowledge of national and local policy, speech and language therapy standards of care within specialisms

Desirable criteria

Organisational Skills

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Interpersonal Skills

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Qualifications

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