Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist ENT / HNC

This is a 0.8 WTE band 7 fixed term post to cover maternity leave and an exciting chance to join our dynamic and busy ENT /HNC SLT Service.

You will be working with patients with Head and Neck Cancer across the patient pathway, from pre-treatment through to survivorship, and in our ENT clinics assessing and managing patients with voice and swallowing impairment.

We would love to discuss how you could join us and take advantage of the considerable opportunities for specialist training and professional development alongside our clinical experts. We offer flexible working patterns in a large teaching hospital., In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

To prioritise and manage a large and diverse caseload, ensuring practice is in line with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists' Position Papers and Quality Guidelines, and the HCPC professional regulations.

Demonstrate highly specialist dysphagia competencies / developing competencies and clinical practice in line with RCSLT competency framework, position papers and guidelines for FEES, videofluoroscopy and tracheostomy.

Demonstrate highly specialist clinical skills and decision-making in the management of complex communication and/or swallowing problems for in- and out-patients following surgery, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy related to HNC cancer and/or its treatment, and to non HNC patients being managed in the ENT department for a range of disorders (benign dysphagia; complex airway).

Demonstrate specialist clinical skills and competencies when assessing, treating and managing communication and swallowing problems after total laryngectomy, including surgical voice restoration and alternative communication methods (with training and supervision provided).

To be responsible for planning, provision, monitoring and evaluation of programmes of learning and development to other professionals within specialist clinical area.

The SLT ENT/HNC Service sits within the Surgery Division of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and is a stand-alone SLT service. We benefit from strong HNC / ENT Surgical Division leadership and support at NUH as well as close links with other SLT Services within the hospital and across Nottinghamshire.

With over 19,000 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.