Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the NHS is seeking a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join their Mental Health team. This role involves managing a specialized caseload focusing on patients with complex needs, including those with Huntington's Disease. The successful candidate will benefit from professional development opportunities and a supportive working environment. We invite applications from dysphagia-trained therapists looking to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 5 or Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist required.
• Knowledge of mental health and communication needs.
• Dysphagia training is essential.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage complex caseloads and provide assessments.
• Support planning and delivery of Speech and Language Therapy services.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team activities in the mental health context.

Skills

Dysphagia training

Mental health understanding

Communication skills

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Job Overview

We have an excellent opportunity for a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Mental Health. If you are a dysphagia trained therapist, with experience of working as a Band 5/6 or someone looking for a career in mental health, then this is the role for you!

Job Overview

We have an excellent opportunity for a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Mental Health. If you are a dysphagia trained therapist, with experience of working as a Band 5/6 or someone looking for a career in mental health, then this is the role for you!

Our Speech and Language Therapists work with people who have various mental health needs including personality disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis and Huntington's. We work across acute, forensic and rehab mental health wards. We also cover the Liaison and Diversion Service.

You will independently manage a complex caseload, providing assessment and therapy. You will be a core part of the MDT and be responsible for the SALT input on allocated wards and another specialist area (Huntington's Disease or Liaison and Diversion).

We value CPD and offer various training, such as ADOS, Decider Skills and Counselling. We have a well supported clinical supervision structure. You will have access to reflective practice and formulation meetings, led by a psychologist.

We would also consider a band 5/6 development.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

To work as a specialist clinician supporting the planning and delivery of high-quality Speech and Language Therapy services to the client group in the Huntingtons Disease and inpatient mental health services.

The post holder will work to facilitate optimum communication skills and safe eating and drinking in adults with Huntingtons Disease and mental health needs in the inpatient service and community.

The post holder will work independently with support from senior colleagues for more complex cases. They will take full student placements, supervise volunteers and assistants and demonstrate skills and knowledge in relation to Huntingtons Disease and Mental Health.

You will contribute to the delivery and development of the Mental Health, Forensic, Challenging Behaviour and Eating and Drinking care pathways and the Communication Strategy.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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