Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

North London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist on a fixed term basis for 12 months. You will work with a forensic team focused on adults with learning disabilities, contributing to assessment and intervention in community settings. The role involves mentoring junior staff and collaborating with mental health professionals, providing a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development. Competitive salary offered, with a focus on quality patient care.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
• Ability to teach and train others using complex materials.
• Experience in multidisciplinary team settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess and provide SLT intervention for service users.
• Mentor and support junior staff within the team.
• Collaborate with a range of mental health professionals.

Skills

Excellent written and spoken communication skills

Clinical leadership skills

Ability to work flexibly in a team

Skills in quality improvement

Education

Recognised degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy

Health and Care Professions Council registration

Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Tools

Computer based communication programmes

Job description

Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

We are advertising for a fixed term contract for 12 months (maternity cover) to work predominantly within the Choices Learning Disability Partnership team which is a forensic team working with adults and older people with LD in the community.

The post holder will be responsible for assessing and providing SLT intervention to service users in the community LD pathway and working with the team and support staff to support

The successful Speech and Language candidate will contribute to mentoring and support for more junior staff within the team particularly the B5 SLT and B4 SLT assistant working on inpatient LD wards. Some SLT support to inpatient adult MH wards to be offered in addition.

The successful applicant will work within a multi-disciplinary team comprising of a range of mental health professionals. There will be regular professional supervision and they will join a team of SLTs within the forensic pathway and access wider support, liaison and CPD via network of SLTs working in forensic services across East, North and West London.

Main duties of the job

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Please note that whilst dysphagia competencies are desirable they are not essential. The candidate should have experience of working with adults with intellectual disability.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1.We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2.With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3.We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4.We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places .

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Recognised degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Health and Care Professions Council registration.
• High level post-graduate courses in related area of expertise
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Good IT skills and experience of using computer based communication programmes

Experience and Knowledge

• Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and clinical skills for working with people with mental health conditions and/or learning disability
• Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within professional settings
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of work-based learning to demonstrate clinical skills within a range of clinical settings
• Experience of working within mental health, CAMHS, secure care or learning disability environment

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills and ability to communicate sensitive and complex information.
• Demonstrable clinical leadership skills, able to develop, lead, manage and support staff
• Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team
• Skills in quality improvement and experience of previous QI projects

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Ability to be flexible, engaging and approachable and can work quickly and responsively with both service users and the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work autonomously as well as under supervision and with colleagues.
• Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems and where there is a history of violence.

Other Requirements

• Understanding of clinical risk management and the ability to manage this

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.

NLFT Chase Farm Hospital (Forensic and tertiary division)

£53,751 to £60,651 a yearPer annum pro rata inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Reference number

455-NLFT-0590

Job locations

NLFT Chase Farm Hospital (Forensic and tertiary division)