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Job summary

Main area
Speech and Language Therapy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
18.75 hours per week
Job ref
356-24-6539758
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hull Royal Infirmary
Town
Hull
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/09/2024 23:59

Employer heading

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Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Neonates/Acute

Band 7

Job overview

We have an exciting, newly-funded post to cover paediatric in-patient care, with a focus on neonates. You will be part of a newly-established MDT on the neonatal unit/s at Hull Royal Infirmary, working closely with other medical, nursing and AHP colleagues. You will provide autonomous specialist assessment, treatment and advice to inpatients for NICU, SCBU infants and ward based inpatients who present with feeding/swallowing or communication difficulties.

Please note, applicants with developing skills in acute paediatrics and neonates may be considered for a development band 6 to Band 7 role. 

This role will link closely with community paediatric services provided by colleagues working in Humber Foundation trust, and support and supervision will be enabled, as well as links to wider neonatal networks. 

Please make contact if you are potentially interested in this role and require more hours – there may be opportunities to explore additional sessions working in community.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Main duties of the job

To work within the Speech & Language Therapy Team to provide an efficient and effective service in line with the guidance of the Head of Speech & Language Therapy, The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT), the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

To coordinate and lead delivery of a highly specialist Speech & Language Therapy service in Neonatal care/acute paediatrics. To promote continuing professional development, evidence-based practice, clinical effectiveness, and audit/research activity. Advise and provide clinical support in the specialism to community SLTs and other professionals, as applicable.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Speech & Language Therapy (or equivalent)
  • Registered with HCPC
  • Post-graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification in Videofluoroscopy and/or tracheostomy
  • Member of RCSLT

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of working in paediatric and neonatal critical care settings
  • Proven experience of multi-disciplinary working
  • Experience in supporting/including leading Videofluoroscopy clinics
  • Supervision of junior staff
Desirable criteria
  • Member of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks (CEN)
  • Experience of managing staff
  • Tracheostomy experience

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential criteria
  • Highly motivated
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Reliable
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to deal effectively with challenging situations
  • Sound knowledge of relevant areas of Dysphagia and early feeding development and/or communication difficulties.
  • Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Hughes
Job title
Head of Speech & Language Therapy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482 604331
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