Job summary University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is a large organisation, based in the vibrant city of Birmingham, now covering four busy hospital sites and a community service.
This Adult Speech and Language Therapy position is a 1 year fixed term post and will be based at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospital sites providing input to adult clients in outpatient and community settings for voice / ENT disorders.Due to internal promotion we are pleased to offer this excellent opportunity for a band 5 / newly qualified therapist to join our dynamic team and gain experience in voice / ENT caseloads.
You will be working alongside specialist therapists who run voice clinics / FEES / Videofluoroscopy services with recent funding for new equipment to further develop these services.
Main duties of the job A desire to work with an adult caseload is essential and the successful candidate will have at least undergraduate experience in the relevant clinical areas.
Post graduate experience in the relevant clinical area is desirable but not essential.
Dysphagia competence is desirable but training can be provided within post.You will be joining a large, enthusiastic and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist staff and integrate into a variety of specialist multi-disciplinary teams.The Trust provides a 7-day service.
The post-holder will be required to participate in 7 day working rotas as required.The post-holder would ideally be a car driver in order to meet the demands of this cross site post.For information please call:Suzi Germain, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist on 0121 424 0432Nicola Pargeter, Principal Speech and Language Therapist on 0121 424 0432 About us We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK.
Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.
This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
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We are taking action.
Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.
We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Person Specification Qualifications Essential *Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification *Current registration with Health Professions Council *Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Experience Essential *Undergraduate clinical experience in relevant clinical areas *Competence in the management of communication disorders *Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group *Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) *Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group) *Awareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit *Awareness of communication, cultural and communication-impairment issues of clients from ethnic minorities.
*Sound knowledge of IT Additional Criteria Essential *Negotiation and problem solving Skills *Demonstrable ability to be adaptable and take initiative *Good analytical and reflection skills *Willingness to work in the field of dysphagia management *Prioritisation skills *Organisational skills *Ability to work through interpreters to gain information on communication impairment/ability *Able to adapt communication style to varied listeners *Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
*Sound presentation skills, both written and verbal *Good interpersonal skills -- including observation, listening and empathy skills *Appropriately assertive *Demonstrates good team working qualities and ability to function effectively in the multidisciplinary team *Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and positive attitude both in interactions with patients and colleagues and towards current/previous employers and clinical placements *Able to judge limits of skills/competence and professional boundaries.
*Insight into own CPD needs and appropriate strategies for addressing them.
*An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis *Participation in trust 7 day working rotas.