Job summary
A rare opportunity has arisen due to promotion in the team, to work in a centre of excellence in ENT with a large team of specialist SLTs and Laryngologists.
Are you an ENT specialist SLT looking for an exciting new challenge? Do you thrive working as part of a close-knit team, combining specialist knowledge with a creative approach to provide the best patient centred care?
We are offering a rare and exciting opportunity for a Band 6 to join the SLT team working in ENT SLT Services at University College London Hospital (UCLH). This is a 1.0 WTE full time post.
We are looking for an SLT who may have skills and experience in Voice and Upper Airway. We will offer excellent opportunities for support and supervision.
You will provide out-patient SLT expertise and be part of an innovative and expert multi-professional team, including 10 SLT's, and 4 Laryngologists delivering care at the forefront of innovative practice.
Main duties of the job
- You will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist Voice and Upper Airway SLT service to adults with complex ENT diagnoses.
- You will deliver SLT care adult patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, psychological, and emotional needs.
- You will be an excellent team player with strong communication and negotiation skills, who thrives on working as part of a large team alongside experts in this field.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
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Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in speech and language therapy or equivalent
- HCPC license practice in the area of speech and language therapy
- Evidence of working with the NHS
- Basic counselling skills
- Experience in clinical supervision of SLT students
Desirable
- Successful completion of specialist postgraduate training relevant to voice disorders at MSc level or equivalent
- Member of relevant CENs
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of two years' experience working in the area of Voice with adult patients
- Carrying out evidence based research projects
- Proven experience of utilising a range of assessment tools and procedures to evaluate voice and swallowing disorders in adult patients at a specialist level
- Supervising junior staff
- Proven experience at a specialist level of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults with voice and swallowing disorders, demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the area of dysphagia with adult patients
- Previous experience of working in the area of voice with children
- Delivering and evaluating training to a range of audiences
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
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Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
47-49 Huntley Street
London
WC1E 6DG
United Kingdom
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