Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Oncology and ENT

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge to develop your clinical and leaderships skills? We have an opportunity to join a dynamic, friendly team of speech and language therapists in Somerset. This is a full time post offering a rare opportunity to develop specialist skills in head and neck cancer and voice. Our team has a well established supervision and support network in place. We have access to a wide variety of CPD opportunities and we encouragement development of leadership skills alongside clinical skills from the start of your career journey. We value the importance of staff well-being and have appointed a well-being lead in the service to ensure all staff have access to well-being support alongside their one to one sessions and clinical supervision. We are looking for an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist who is passionate about delivering high quality evidence- based care. Main duties of the job You will be based at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton and you will working alongside an experienced team of therapists who will support your clinical development in the specialist areas of head and neck cancer, laryngectomy rehabilitation and voice rehabilitation. You will run outpatient clinics once or twice a week at various locations in Somerset, specialising in managing referrals for dysphagia and voice which are predominately from ENT (Ears nose and throat). Alongside developing specialist skills in head and neck cancer and voice, you will be a key member of the acute in-patient team, providing specialist assessment diagnosis and treatment to acutely unwell patients with a variety of medical conditions. There will be opportunities to develop specialist skills in videofluorscopy and later in FEES., 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 Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. . UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see Additional information 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 Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. . UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

• BSc in Speech and Language Therapy. Level 5 Dysphagia Competencies Full UK driving licence
Experience Essential
• Able to teach / supervise and support Speech and Language Therapy students. Previous experience working with in-patients in an acute Trust.
Desirable
• Previous experience working with patients with head and neck cancer Previous experience of managing patients with voice difficulties Experience of contributing to multidisciplinary team planning through discussion and negotiation therapy groups. Experience of running dysphagia training sessions. Experience of carrying out triage
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• BSc in Speech and Language Therapy. Level 5 Dysphagia Competencies Full UK driving licence
Experience Essential
• Able to teach / supervise and support Speech and Language Therapy students. Previous experience working with in-patients in an acute Trust.
Desirable
• Previous experience working with patients with head and neck cancer Previous experience of managing patients with voice difficulties Experience of contributing to multidisciplinary team planning through discussion and negotiation therapy groups. Experience of running dysphagia training sessions. Experience of carrying out triage
  
  As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan there is truly something for everyone!