Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Horwich; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening pay boost

Saturday pay boost

Sunday pay boost

Bank holiday pay boost

Annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced post holder for the Intensive Support Team working with young people. The role involves direct work with young people and indirect work with carers and professionals to support functional multi‑disciplinary assessment and intervention planning.

The post holder will contribute to training and supervision, handling high levels of risk in a collaborative, multi‑agency environment and will focus on reducing restrictions

Responsibilities

• Extensive experience with the client group and skills in specialist assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation.
• Experience of supervision, training and consultation.
• Ability to manage complex cases and risk in multi‑agency settings.
• Contribute to wider support plans for young people open to the service and provide wider consultative support and training for colleagues in relation to speech, language and communication needs.

Job description

Working alongside the local short breaks services, social care, education and other agencies, the Intensive Support Team will work together to create, instigate, and support person centred positive behaviour support plans with the aim of improving the quality of life and reducing any restrictions or restraints (in accordance with NICE guidance). To work closely when required alongside trust inpatient services for children and young people.

The post holder will have extensive experience working with this client group and have developed skills in specialist assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation. The postholder will also have experience of supervision, training, and consultation. The postholder will have the skills and experience to manage complex cases and risk and will have experience of working in multi‑agency settings. The post holder will contribute to the wider support plans for young people open to the service. Due to the level of independent working and management of high levels of risk, the postholder is expected to have considerable experience of working with this client group. The service provided will entail both direct work with young people and indirect work with their carers and involved professionals to contribute to functional multi‑disciplinary assessment and the development of intervention plans to support behaviours of distress. The post holder will also provide wider consultative support and training for colleagues in relation to speech, language and communication needs.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

• Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts