Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Speech and Language Therapy Critical Care, Acute Inpatients and Acute Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Service runs Monday - Friday; working days can be agreed)
- Job ref
- 272-7195700
- Employer
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Doncaster Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Doncaster
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist- Critical Care and Acute Patients
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist with tracheostomy skills to provide maternity leave cover for 1 year across Critical Care, Acute Respiratory and Acute General Wards. We provide our services to two sites; Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw Hospital. You may be required to work on both sites as needed. There are five other SLTs and an SLTA contributing to the Acute Wards service ranging from Bands 4-7, including a Band 7 currently in post on Critical Care. You will be joining this existing team.
The Critical Care SLT service is part of a funded AHP MDT for Critical Care and Acute Respiratory services.
Doncaster is situated just off the M18. It is less than an hour to the Peak District, Sheffield and Leeds and it is 2 hours direct on the train to London.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist SLT assessment, treatment, management & advice for patients on Acute Wards, Acute Respiratory and Critical Care across two sites.
You will provide leadership for the team in conjunction with the existing Band 7 in planning, co-ordinating, delivering & evaluating the SLT service provided to Acute, Acute Respiratory and Critical Care SLT patients across-site & maintaining equity of service.
You will provide supervision and support to the wider team where applicable.
Where applicable, you will contribute to the provision of Videofluoroscopy services to the wider Adult SLT Team
Where applicable, you will contribute to the provision of FEES services, both on Critical Care and in other areas of the FEES Service.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Person specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience of tracheostomy and airway management including experience of weaning, PMV in line with ventilator and cuffed swallowing assessments/oral intake
- Knowledge and experience of dysphagia management with airways, spinal, neuro, head and neck, structural, respiratory and gastro dysphagia
- Broad knowledge of low and high tech AAC
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Experience of dysphagia management with primary respiratory disorders
- Sound knowledge of national policies and guidance and SLT standards of care
- Evidence of understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery
- Experience of facilitation of communication for decision making
- Competent with Electronic Patient Records and varying IT systems
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- BSc/MSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Valid HCPC registration
- RCSLT Membership
- Tracheostomy and airway management training
- Advanced dysphagia training
Desirable criteria
- Voice competencies
- Nasendoscopy competencies
- FEES competencies
- Videofluoroscopy Competencies including MBSImp Certification
- Awareness of management of delirium
- Member of appropriate Clinical Excellence Networks
- Training in a wide range of communication assessments and therapies ranging from Disorders of Consciousness to high level disorders
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of leading staff; able to demonstrate leadership, supportive and supervisory skills
- Experience of working within an MDT
- Ability to effectively communicate complex and sensitive information in multiple modalities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently under own initiative and as part of the team
- Demonstrate of sound analytical and reflection skills
- Demonstrate ability to organise, prioritise, delegate and effectively time manage
- Able to consider needs of wider service, organising own and workload and scheduling of wider team
- Flexibility to be able to fulfil all duties and responsibilities for the role
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of regional networking within area of expertise
- Demonstrate ability to negotiate and manage challenging behaviour
- Demonstrate ability to interact and negotiate with staff at all levels of the organisation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerry Turner
- Job title
- Professional Lead Adult Speech & Language Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01302 644218
- Additional information
Emma Thomas on 01302 644218 or [email protected]
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