Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Milton Keynes

NHS; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity supporting brain injury recovery in Milton Keynes seeks a Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to provide professional leadership in a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation environment. The role includes assessing communication needs, developing management plans, and enhancing therapy services. Candidates should possess a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and relevant experience, with a competitive salary and excellent benefits offered.

Benefits

38 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Group life assurance

Free parking

Company Pension

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex dysphagia within an adult neurology caseload.
• Specialist knowledge of SaLT models and interventions in acquired brain injury.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
• Assess communication and implement management plans for complex cases.
• Manage time and caseload in a pressurized environment.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to formulate rehabilitation goals.

Skills

Autonomy

Team collaboration

Communication assessment

Management planning

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Registered with the HCPC

Achieved Dysphagia Competencies

Minimum 4 years qualified experience

Job description

Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Milton Keynes

Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Milton Keynes

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do — you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

The Service:

In Milton Keynes, Thomas Edward Mitton (TEM) House is a specialist residential centre that provides continuing rehabilitation, specialist care and support for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Main duties of the job

The Role:

Brainkind is looking for a Senior Specialist SaLT who wants to develop their experience by working in our highly regarded service at TEM House; providing strategic, professional leadership to the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Work as autonomous speech and language therapist within your multidisciplinary team
• Assess how a person’s communication impacts on their day to day life and provide intervention as appropriate
• Work with the person and their social network to problem solve and overcome barriers
• Assess communication and provide a management plan and rehabilitation (as appropriate) seeking specialist assessments as required
• Provide training to staff and our service users’ social network
• Be integral to service and organisational development

About us

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do — you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Rewards:

• You can look forward to excellent benefits:
• • A competitive salary of £47,810 - £54,710 DOE FTE
  • 38 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Excellent training and support
  • Group life assurance
  • Eye voucher scheme
  • Free parking
  • Company Pension
  • Long Service and Staff Awards

Job responsibilities

Clinical / Professional Practice

To apply the neurobehavioural approach to brain injury, demonstrating knowledge of current research findings, and best practice in the field.

To manage and prioritise a caseload of People We Support with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.

To use evidence-based practice, service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention.

To undertake comprehensive assessments, considering environment, context and future plans, of People We Support in order to formulate appropriate rehabilitation goals, care plans, communication and dysphagia therapy programmes, and referrals.

To overcome barriers in communication in order to actively engage People We Support in assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning to gain valid informed consent. Where necessary, work within a legal framework with People We Support who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

To seek consent from People We Support or advocate to include and share information with family, carers and other stakeholders, respecting everyone’s right to confidentiality.

To provide information about service users’ communication abilities and support needs.

To complete swallowing assessments, providing recommendations, care plans, onward referrals and training for all staff in the safe management and rehabilitation of dysphagia.

To effectively manage time and caseload, prioritising workload within a potentially pressurised and restrictive environment.

To write and verbally present reports, care and rehab plans which reflect People We Support needs, impact on functioning and summarising findings, providing recommendations and referral when appropriate.

To maintain and produce accurate, professional up-to-date documentation, ensuring effective reporting is complete and consistent with legal and organisational standards.

To be aware of and comply with responsibilities regarding risk management and safeguarding and look for ways to improve, taking action as required, helping others to do same.

To complete risk assessments and find ways to improve health and safety within work area if required.

To exercise duty of care in all aspects of role.

To maintain the equipment and inventory within the area of work, informing the service manager of any replacement needs.

To maintain registration with the Health and Care Professions Council, complying with their requirements in compiling portfolio.

Leadership

To work flexibly and creatively as an autonomous clinical professional in a specialist area, potentially as a sole clinician.

To exhibit confidence and integrity, being prepared to face challenges and stand up for own viewpoint.

To promote and support quality, effective working, continuous improvement and change management through own behaviours.

To develop excellent working relationships through a collaborative, multi/interdisciplinary model while respecting professional boundaries.

To lead in the planning, development and evaluation of speech and language therapy services within a designated area/team.

To gather, collate and analyse information needed to solve a variety of clinical and professional problems.

To develop networks with other local services to support referrals as well as act as a resource for signposting others.

To participate in clinical governance and quality assurance, evaluating own work and that of others, taking action as required.

To actively act as a role model, accepting professional accountability and responsibility.

Evidence, Research and Development

To undertake research and/or audit projects relevant to speech and language therapy, as well as the service and organisation.

To actively participate in the ongoing sustainability of the service and organisation.

To make recommendations on speech and language therapy related issues.

To participate in appropriate meetings both clinical and developmental to ensure effective collaborative communication and decision making.

To ensure appropriate liaison with relevant clinical teams, departments, support networks and special interest groups.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered with the HCPC
• Achieved Dysphagia Competencies
• Specialist knowledge of SaLT models and interventions in ABI e.g. social communication, cognitive communication, communication partner training
• Able to manage complex dysphagia within an adult neurology caseload
• Minimum 4 years qualified experience encompassing complex case management

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.