Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Voice
Band 7
Main area Voice Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time Flexible working 15 hours per week Job ref 434-CR6858033 Site Amersham Hospital Town Amersham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/01/2025 23:59 Be part of our BHT family Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. We care for over half a million patients every year: Provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics. Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services. Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services. Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs. More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us. We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer. If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868. We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family. Job overview
The Buckinghamshire Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic therapist to join our voice service. You will be joining a friendly, integrated adult SLT team working across Buckinghamshire, delivering high-quality care. This part-time post (15 hours per week) offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with ENT colleagues in a joint voice clinic; to work with the SLT team on developing our ‘SLT as 1st contact’ pathway and to extend knowledge and skills in assessment and management of voice disorders. The post holder will benefit from the opportunity for agile working as the service offers a blended model of face-to-face and remote delivery to meet the service users’ needs. You may be required to work at Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe or Amersham hospital according to clinic locations, as well as the opportunity to work from home at times. We can offer training and development from within our team and this post could be considered as a band 6/band 7 development opportunity for the right person. In this situation the post holder would be supported to complete competencies related to the management of voice disorders, to progress from a band 6 to a band 7. Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide Speech and Language Therapy for voice patients across sites in Buckinghamshire. The post holder will: Use specialist clinical skills to manage a specialist caseload. Identify, assess, and diagnose communication and swallowing impairments and select appropriate therapy for effective treatment. Provide specialist input in a range of settings, primarily outpatient clinics and video clinics. Act as an advisor, providing specialist knowledge to a wide range of professions and agencies within Buckinghamshire. Take students on placement for clinical teaching. Take responsibility for implementing service-wide developments as appropriate. What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you? As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce. Why work for us? We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. What do we stand for? Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number. Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or Qualification Equivalent. Health and Care Professions Council Membership. Completion of accredited post-graduate qualification in dysphagia or equivalent. Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Evidence of successful completion of relevant specialist short courses. Membership of relevant specialist interest group/clinical excellence network. SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Well established knowledge of specialist SLT assessment and therapy tools relevant to a voice/ENT caseload. Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to SLT and voice disorders. Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and quality measures. Knowledge of the roles of other professionals involved in the relevant areas of patient care. Working knowledge of MS office applications and hospital electronic patient records. Skills in nasendoscopy, voice clinics and instrumental swallowing assessments. EXPERIENCE
A minimum of 4 years clinical experience as a specialist SLT in a relevant field. Experience working with patients who have voice disorders. Evidence of a high level of specialist knowledge/skills resulting from clinical experience and continuing professional development. Experience of the allocation of quality measures pertaining to SLT. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Ability to travel cross site as required and to work flexibly to offer remote consultations alongside face-to-face consultations as needed to deliver patient care. PPE requirements:
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures. COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations
remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended. If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document. Application deadline:
This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date. Contacting you:
We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly. Application information:
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Shortlisting:
The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into. Travel expenses:
It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed. Smoking:
All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Band 7
Main area Voice Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time Flexible working 15 hours per week Job ref 434-CR6858033 Site Amersham Hospital Town Amersham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/01/2025 23:59 Be part of our BHT family Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area. We care for over half a million patients every year: Provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics. Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services. Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services. Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs. More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us. We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer. If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868. We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family. Job overview
The Buckinghamshire Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic therapist to join our voice service. You will be joining a friendly, integrated adult SLT team working across Buckinghamshire, delivering high-quality care. This part-time post (15 hours per week) offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with ENT colleagues in a joint voice clinic; to work with the SLT team on developing our ‘SLT as 1st contact’ pathway and to extend knowledge and skills in assessment and management of voice disorders. The post holder will benefit from the opportunity for agile working as the service offers a blended model of face-to-face and remote delivery to meet the service users’ needs. You may be required to work at Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe or Amersham hospital according to clinic locations, as well as the opportunity to work from home at times. We can offer training and development from within our team and this post could be considered as a band 6/band 7 development opportunity for the right person. In this situation the post holder would be supported to complete competencies related to the management of voice disorders, to progress from a band 6 to a band 7. Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide Speech and Language Therapy for voice patients across sites in Buckinghamshire. The post holder will: Use specialist clinical skills to manage a specialist caseload. Identify, assess, and diagnose communication and swallowing impairments and select appropriate therapy for effective treatment. Provide specialist input in a range of settings, primarily outpatient clinics and video clinics. Act as an advisor, providing specialist knowledge to a wide range of professions and agencies within Buckinghamshire. Take students on placement for clinical teaching. Take responsibility for implementing service-wide developments as appropriate. What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you? As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce. Why work for us? We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. What do we stand for? Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number. Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or Qualification Equivalent. Health and Care Professions Council Membership. Completion of accredited post-graduate qualification in dysphagia or equivalent. Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Evidence of successful completion of relevant specialist short courses. Membership of relevant specialist interest group/clinical excellence network. SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Well established knowledge of specialist SLT assessment and therapy tools relevant to a voice/ENT caseload. Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to SLT and voice disorders. Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and quality measures. Knowledge of the roles of other professionals involved in the relevant areas of patient care. Working knowledge of MS office applications and hospital electronic patient records. Skills in nasendoscopy, voice clinics and instrumental swallowing assessments. EXPERIENCE
A minimum of 4 years clinical experience as a specialist SLT in a relevant field. Experience working with patients who have voice disorders. Evidence of a high level of specialist knowledge/skills resulting from clinical experience and continuing professional development. Experience of the allocation of quality measures pertaining to SLT. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Ability to travel cross site as required and to work flexibly to offer remote consultations alongside face-to-face consultations as needed to deliver patient care. PPE requirements:
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures. COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations
remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended. If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document. Application deadline:
This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date. Contacting you:
We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly. Application information:
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Shortlisting:
The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into. Travel expenses:
It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed. Smoking:
All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited. Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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