Job overview
12 month secondment opportunity (maternity cover) to operationally lead and deliver the Voice service to outpatients (adults and children) with clinical voice disorders.
This is an ideal opportunity to develop a leadership portfolio and an experienced band 5 with relevant skills looking to grow their experience, are welcome to apply. Experience of working with upper airways conditions (e.g., chronic cough, laryngeal hypersensitivity, inducible laryngeal obstruction and Long COVID) is desirable alongside underpinning knowledge of neurology.
The well-established model of an 'ENT SLT' service at ELHT means that the successful applicant will be supervised and supported by the H&N and FEES Clinical team Leads and there may be the opportunity for the successful applicant to clinically contribute to these pathways.
Main duties of the job
* To provide clinical services to adults and children with acquired voice, communication and/or swallowing problems.
* To use evidence-based, specialist skills to undertake expert assessments and deliver appropriate interventions to and adult clinical caseload.
* To provide input into teaching, training and supporting junior staff (B5 rotation).
* To support the 'ENT SLT' team and engage and continue to be an active member of the wider ENT multi-disciplinary team
Working for our organisation
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
The SLT service has a well-established team of clinical leads - Critical Care, Dysphagia, Head & Neck, Stroke, FEES, Videofluoroscopy, Neurorehabilitation, Care Homes and Community.
Actively involved in a range of service and workforce initiatives across the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS and research including collaborations with ELHT & UCLan’s AHP Professor in Neurorehabilitation and Stroke.
The service is well equipped and is supported by a team of administrators, SLT Assistants and Therapy Assistant Practitioners. Regular team meetings, an annual SLT Showcase of best practice and SLT, Stroke and Neuro Improvement Showcase. Continual improvement is embedded in our daily work and service improvement initiatives. We are committed to continuing professional development and this is underpinned by supervision, regular line management and an annual appraisal system.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Please see attached job description for full details of the CTL Voice Lead role.
* Due to this post being a 12month fixed term contract and a recognition that elements of this role can be delivered remotely we would welcome applicants looking for part time hours and agile working (on site and at home).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Profession specific Diploma/ Degree or equivalent
* Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
* Member of relevant professional body
* Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Desirable criteria
* Involvement in Special Clinical Interest Group
Experience
Essential criteria
* Post graduate clinical experience
* Experience of delivering training to colleagues in health and/ or other relevant agencies
* Individual and group treatment skills
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Contribution to clinical education of junior staff/students/ assistants
* Experience of contributing to quality improvement projects for safe, personal and effective care
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Awareness of local and national NHS/Social Care agenda and its relevance to service area
* Awareness of local and national NHS/Social Care agenda and its relevance to service are
* Understanding of professional issues and their application to practices code of conduct/ethos
* Effective written and verbal communication skills to optimise patient management.
* Ability to manage risk in relationship to patient care