University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust
Lead Voice / ENT Speech and Language Therapist
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Job Description: Speech and Language Therapist
We are looking for a highly experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our supportive and highly skilled team of SLTs and assistant practitioners. You will be working with voice and upper airway patients across the care pathway, including supporting the delivery of our ENT-SLT Voice Clinic.
Key Requirements:
- Energy, vision, and clinical expertise within this field is essential.
- Nurture and encourage innovation and service development.
- Supported by the management team to identify and facilitate service development and quality improvement opportunities.
- Ongoing learning and development is a priority at UHCW and is actively supported by the Trust.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, co-ordinate, and deliver a high-quality, evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy service to voice patients, requiring a highly advanced level of knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Lead the development of an integrated voice and upper airway service pathway across acute and community settings, ensuring seamless patient care from referral through to discharge.
- Provide clinical supervision, training, and support to less experienced SLTs working in voice and dysphagia.
- Provide advanced speech and language therapy assessment and treatments and review for voice and patients referred into the service.
- Provide strategic clinical leadership in the evaluation and development of the voice service pathway, identifying areas for improvement and leading service transformation through innovative models of care, pathway redesign, and collaborative working with ENT and wider multidisciplinary teams.
- Support delivery of the Joint Voice Clinic at UHCW in collaboration with colleagues from ENT.
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Qualifications:
- A full UK driving license is essential for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.
Additional Information:
- Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
About the Employer:
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
- We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high-quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
- Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
- We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire
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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential, and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity, and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Contact Information:
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Isobel Chick
- Job Title: Adult Speech and Language Therapy Lead
- Email Address: isobel.chick@uhcw.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 02476 964081
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