Job summary 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'll 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.
About us 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 will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure 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 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!
Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential BSc in Speech and Language Therapy.
Level 5 Dysphagia Competencies 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 Additional Criteria Essential Full UK driving licence