Specialist Speech and Language Therapist: Dysphagia
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
We are offering an opportunity to join our Speech and Language Therapy service in Ipswich and East Suffolk, working as a specialist speech and language therapist with dysphagia across inpatient and community settings. This is a fixed term part time vacancy (30 hours) to cover maternity leave. The contract will be from 1st March 2025 until 31st July 2025. You will support individuals with swallowing difficulties, including those with complex needs. You will supervise and line manage staff, and will be required to contribute to our instrumental assessment provision, including videofluoroscopy and FEES. The integrated SLT service in East Suffolk delivers inpatient, outpatient and community services. Main duties of the job
Our team supports people who have a range of conditions including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, head and neck cancer, voice disorders, dementia, respiratory conditions, and frailty. We also offer a countywide service to adults with learning disability. We are a friendly team, and share expertise across the teams with our populations at the centre of service delivery. Our department sits within the Integrated Therapies division and therefore have excellent links to our MDT colleagues, including shared CPD opportunities. This service champions research, innovation and development. We are proud to be supporting two team members who are undertaking a pre-doctoral fellowship and Masters in Research. The service lead and member of the team were recently 'highly commended' in the Research Impact category of the CAHPO awards for a research project that they published using clinical data. The team are actively engaged in service improvement projects including the use of EMST, reviewing respiratory pathways and looking at service redesign. The Trust is committed to developing leadership skills for staff at all levels. About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. We welcome enquiries and would be happy to arrange an informal visit to the Department. Person Specification
Experience
Specialist experience of working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication disorders post registration Experience of neurological conditions, including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, dementia Experience of analysing and interpreting videofluoroscopy images Experience of teaching others on speech and language therapy related topics Experience of working in demanding settings, eg busy inpatient service, with patients with complex needs Experience of supervising junior SLTs, assistants and students Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience of multi-agency working Experience of supervising staff Experience of managing conflict Experience of co-ordinating areas of work Experience of working with people in acute distress Experience in supporting colleagues in stressful situations Experience of line managing staff Experience of working with people with altered airways, such as tracheostomy Experience of initiating and completing service development, audit and/or research Experience of leading teams Qualifications
RCSLT recognised degree or equivalent Eligible for registered membership of RCSLT HCPC membership Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses at a Masters degree equivalent (or an MSc if available in clinical specialism), particularly in dysphagia (eg Maggie Lee Huckabee training) FEES level 2 competency Ability to travel to different places of work/driving licence Membership of relevant CENs 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. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
We are offering an opportunity to join our Speech and Language Therapy service in Ipswich and East Suffolk, working as a specialist speech and language therapist with dysphagia across inpatient and community settings. This is a fixed term part time vacancy (30 hours) to cover maternity leave. The contract will be from 1st March 2025 until 31st July 2025. You will support individuals with swallowing difficulties, including those with complex needs. You will supervise and line manage staff, and will be required to contribute to our instrumental assessment provision, including videofluoroscopy and FEES. The integrated SLT service in East Suffolk delivers inpatient, outpatient and community services. Main duties of the job
Our team supports people who have a range of conditions including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, head and neck cancer, voice disorders, dementia, respiratory conditions, and frailty. We also offer a countywide service to adults with learning disability. We are a friendly team, and share expertise across the teams with our populations at the centre of service delivery. Our department sits within the Integrated Therapies division and therefore have excellent links to our MDT colleagues, including shared CPD opportunities. This service champions research, innovation and development. We are proud to be supporting two team members who are undertaking a pre-doctoral fellowship and Masters in Research. The service lead and member of the team were recently 'highly commended' in the Research Impact category of the CAHPO awards for a research project that they published using clinical data. The team are actively engaged in service improvement projects including the use of EMST, reviewing respiratory pathways and looking at service redesign. The Trust is committed to developing leadership skills for staff at all levels. About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. We welcome enquiries and would be happy to arrange an informal visit to the Department. Person Specification
Experience
Specialist experience of working with adults with acquired swallowing and communication disorders post registration Experience of neurological conditions, including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, dementia Experience of analysing and interpreting videofluoroscopy images Experience of teaching others on speech and language therapy related topics Experience of working in demanding settings, eg busy inpatient service, with patients with complex needs Experience of supervising junior SLTs, assistants and students Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience of multi-agency working Experience of supervising staff Experience of managing conflict Experience of co-ordinating areas of work Experience of working with people in acute distress Experience in supporting colleagues in stressful situations Experience of line managing staff Experience of working with people with altered airways, such as tracheostomy Experience of initiating and completing service development, audit and/or research Experience of leading teams Qualifications
RCSLT recognised degree or equivalent Eligible for registered membership of RCSLT HCPC membership Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses at a Masters degree equivalent (or an MSc if available in clinical specialism), particularly in dysphagia (eg Maggie Lee Huckabee training) FEES level 2 competency Ability to travel to different places of work/driving licence Membership of relevant CENs 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. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
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