Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in

6 months ago


Cheltenham, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist who loves voice work? We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist with a passion for delivering the highest quality of specialist care to adults.

We are an acute and community SLT team with drive and enthusiasm to make a difference to the people we serve and always striving to improve.

Coming to join us you will have support from SLT and ENT colleagues with regular supervision and excellent training opportunities as well as encouragement to take on service development projects.

The role includes a monthly voice clinic with an ENT consultant using videostroboscopy to help define more severe or persistent voice problems. You will be responsible for leading the SLT team in the recognition of ENT related difficulties and support colleagues to continually develop and grow their own skills.

Don’t delay; pick up the phone to chat to us about the role and opportunity to join our team

To provide specialist SLT services to people referred from the ENT department who have communication, voice and / or swallowing difficulties.

To work collaboratively with ENT Consultant within GHNHSFT to provide joint Voice Clinic services.

To provide second opinions to other SLT colleagues in specialist area.

To act as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Adult Physical Health Speech and Language Therapy Team, supporting the team to evolve and embed best practice in the field of Communication, Voice and Swallowing Disorders in the field of ENT.

To independently manage a highly specialist and complex caseload. Including screening, in depth assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and review of adults with acute, chronic and complex acquired disorders of swallowing, voice and communication.

To manage and prioritise own clinical workload as appropriate, working efficiently to manage professional time and delegate according to competency levels of other therapists.

Collaborate with the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide targeted management and rehabilitation for patients.

To supervise SLT assistants, newly qualified and experienced SLTs.

To work autonomously within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) policies and professional practice maintaining accurate and comprehensive electronic records.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.



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