Band 5 Speech & Language Therapist (Buckinghamshire)

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Aylesbury; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (HPFT) is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Community Learning Disability Health Team in Buckinghamshire on a 9-month maternity cover. The post will be based across Buckinghamshire with bases in Aylesbury and High Wycombe, with opportunities to work flexibly from home.

The successful candidate will work within an integrated MDT to assess and plan intervention for adults with learning disabilities, providing regular supervision and

Qualifications

• Newly qualified SLTs or Band 5 with an interest in Learning Disabilities.
• Experience supporting adults with Learning Disabilities with communication differences.
• Active CPD participation and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Carry out individualised assessments and intervention plans for adults with Learning Disabilities.
• Work as part of an integrated MDT and contribute to service development.
• Provide clinical supervision and support within the team as required.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

MDT collaboration

Assessment & intervention planning

Learning Disabilities experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

There is an exciting opportunity for a committed Speech and Language Therapist to join the Community Learning Disability Health Team in Buckinghamshire due to maternity cover. The service is based across Buckinghamshire, with a base in Aylesbury, a base in High Wycombe and opportunities to work flexibly from home also. The successful candidate will work as an influential and integral member of a diverse multi-disciplinary team and will join the well-established Speech and Language Therapy service. This is a 9-month fixed-term post and ideally suited to a Newly Qualified SLT or a more experienced band 5 interested in Learning Disabilities. You will support Adults with Learning Disabilities who have communication differences through individualised assessment and intervention plans. Service Users range from having a borderline Learning Disability, to having profound and multiple Learning Disabilities, in addition to comorbidities (such as Epilepsy, Dementia and acquired neurological conditions). You will receive regular clinical supervision and support from the members of the Speech and Language Therapy team, peer supervision and will be actively encouraged to participate in continuing professional development. You will have the opportunity to work creatively and support with service development. The team is an integrated MDT and joint working is typical of the team's working style and ethos. Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust (HPFT) is committed to providing excellent health and social care with the vision to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. The Trust has an outstanding track record of service delivery and quality. It provides services to over one million residents and is rated as “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission. Key goals for the Trust include being the provider of choice; delivering high quality integrated health services in collaboration with local people, to improve overall health and well-being. To deliver this the Trust is committed to employing the best workforce, recruiting individuals with the ability to provide care at the cutting edge of innovative practice. We have excellent development and training programmes which rank us in the top 20% of Trusts in the UK and a strongly embedded learning culture to support and facilitate staff to develop their potential and progress in their careers. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kelsey Bass Job title: Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07971 992076