This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join a dynamic and innovative team within our Paediatric and Neonatal service at Nottingham Childrens Hospital SLT service (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - NUH).
Do you enjoy working with children and young people?
Do you thrive working alongside multi-disciplinary colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for the children and families you work with?
Are you an experienced band 5 or band 6 looking for your next challenge?
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you
This is a permanent full-time post however part-time working would be considered. We would also consider this as a band 5 to 6 progression post. This post is not part of a rotation.
You would be joining a friendly and supportive team with high level of clinical expertise. There is excellent interdisciplinary working with the therapies team and with the wider MDT and community SLT services. There will be opportunities to also get involved in projects, task and finish groups within the SLT service, and with delivering training.
You would be part of a specialist Speech and Language Therapy team responsible for the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy service to the Nottingham Childrens Hospital.
You will independently manage, triage and prioritise own caseload providing specialist SLT assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of communication and eating, drinking and swallowing needs for neonatal and paediatric inpatients.
You will be initially based at Queens Medical Centre and City Campus Neonatal units with potential opportunities to work in the Paediatric service as you develop. You will join a growing team of speech and language therapists and receive support from more senior members of staff and clinical specialists, as well as having peer support from other band 6 clinicians.
Benefits Include
CPD opportunities, training and development in line with your yearly appraisal
There will be regular meetings to support staff to connect with fellow team members and share skills
Clinical and professional supervision
Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
Health service discounts and online benefits
Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities
Nottingham University Hospital Trust is a large teaching hospital, with multiple sites, Queens Medical Centre, City Hospital and the National Rehabilitation Centre.
The Speech & Language Therapist Service for Adults and Children, works across the multiple sites, working alongside a separate ENT SLT service. We work across a very broad range of specialties, the Children's Hospital is a specialist tertiary unit providing services to children and young people across the region.
With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Please familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert
Knowledge, training and Experience
Degree in speech and language therapy
HCPC registration
Registered member of RCSLT
Completed RCSLT NQT competencies
Dysphagia trained.
Ideally previous paediatric experience.
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