Role Overview
Are you a skilled and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist looking for a rewarding role in Head and Neck Oncology and Voice?
We have an exciting opportunity to join a well-established, supportive team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Based at Luton and Dunstable Hospital, the Cancer Centre for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, you'll be part of a specialist multidisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
* Provide an outreach SLT service to Bedford Hospital and the local community.
* Support head and neck cancer patients requiring palliative care.
* Independently manage and have day‑to‑day responsibility for a caseload of adults in acute, outpatient and community settings.
* Devise strategies for complex caseload management.
* Represent SLT at Bedford in matters relating to H&N Oncology with the support of the Macmillan Clinical Lead SLT based at the Luton and Dunstable (L&D) Hospital.
Qualifications
* Specialist skills in Head and Neck Cancer, Laryngectomy/Surgical Voice Restoration (SVR) and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) disorders.
* Expertise in complex dysphagia and communication disorders.
* Experience in managing caseload across acute, outpatient, and community settings.
* Supported by the Macmillan Clinical Lead SLT.
Trust Information
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
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