Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

NHS Discount

Pension scheme

Lease car

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff networking

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join a multidisciplinary team within a forensic mental health setting. The role focuses on adults with complex communication and dysphagia needs across secure inpatient services, with opportunities to influence care planning and risk management.

You will work across medium and low secure wards in Oxford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury, providing specialist assessment, intervention and consultation, while

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, intervention and consultation for patients with communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Work across forensic mental health wards in Oxford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury.
• Support patients to engage in their care, maximise independence and recovery goals.
• Collaborate with carers and colleagues across disciplines to inform care planning and risk management.
• Contribute to service development, staff training and quality improvement initiatives.
• Opportunities for leadership and continued professional development.

Job description

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking to develop your expertise in a rewarding and specialist forensic mental health setting? We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team within the Thames Valley Forensic Mental Health service, part of the For Me Provider Collaborative. This is an exciting opportunity to work with adults presenting with complex mental health needs, neurodevelopmental conditions, communication difficulties and dysphagia across a range of secure inpatient services.

In this role, you will work across medium and low secure forensic mental health wards in Oxford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury providing specialist assessment, intervention and consultation for patients with communication and swallowing difficulties. You will support individuals to engage in their care, maximise independence and achieve their recovery goals. You will work collaboratively with patients, carers and colleagues across a variety of professional disciplines, contributing your specialist expertise to inform care planning and risk management.

The successful candidate will be a confident and autonomous practitioner with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills. You will have opportunities to contribute to service development, staff training, quality improvement initiatives and the continued development of speech and language therapy within forensic mental health inpatient services.

We offer a supportive and innovative working environment, regular clinical supervision, opportunities for leadership and service development, and access to continued professional development.

If you are passionate about reducing communication barriers, promoting patient voice and delivering high-quality, person-centred care within a specialist forensic setting, we would love to hear from you.

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Values

“Caring, safe and excellent”

Benefits

• Opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jenny Guest Job title: Professional Lead for AHPs and Social Work Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07771890077

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.