Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Banks; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD support

Clinical supervision

Flexible working

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist for the Community SLT Team covering Sefton. The post is 12-month fixed-term and part-time, with a complex caseload involving adults with communication and swallowing difficulties. Based at Zetland Street, you will supervise assistants and deputise for the clinical lead.

HCPC registration is required; role involves clinics, homes and care homes, and supervision of junior staff within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience supervising junior staff

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat adults with communication and swallowing difficulties, including dysphagia, dysfluency, voice and high-level language
• Deliver treatment in clinics, inpatient settings, people's homes, nursing homes and residential homes
• Hold and manage own caseload, write and review care plans
• Act as care coordinator, ensuring access to generic services
• Complete intake assessments and help prioritise waiting lists
• Provide clinical advice to staff, families and other professionals
• Provide knowledge on augmentative communication systems and ensure access
• Allocate work to and supervise SLT assistants
• Run training sessions for staff on communication strategies
• Deputise for the clinical lead and coordinate caseload
• Support service improvement and innovation

Education

BSc in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist post in the Community Speech and Language Therapy Team covering Sefton, based at Zetland Street, on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The work is assessment and treatment of adults with communication and swallowing difficulties, in clinics, their own homes and care homes. This part-time post carries a complex caseload of people with long-term conditions, and includes supervising assistants and deputising for the clinical lead. HCPC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose and treat adults with communication and swallowing difficulties, including dysphagia, dysfluency, voice and high-level language, using evidence-based methods
• Deliver treatment in clinics, inpatient settings, people's homes, nursing homes and residential homes
• Hold and manage own caseload, writing and reviewing care plans regularly
• Act as care coordinator where needed, making sure clients can reach the generic services they require
• Complete intake assessments for the team and feed back to the multidisciplinary teamHelp prioritise the speech and language therapy waiting list
• Give clinical advice on clients' communication needs to day centre and residential staff, families and other professionals, and resolve conflicts
• Provide specialist knowledge on alternative and augmentative communication systems and make sure relevant agencies can access them
• Allocate work to and supervise speech and language therapy assistants
• Run training sessions for staff teams on individuals' communication to devise strategies and management plans
• Deputise for the clinical lead and coordinate caseload across the team
• Take an active part in service improvement and innovation, and support team members

Qualifications

• Accredited speech and language therapy qualification (BSc)

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Providing supervision and delegation to junior staff
• Using outcome measures for clinical evaluation

Skills & knowledge

• Demonstrated understanding of equality and human rights
• Conveying information and skills to direct care staff
• Good time management and organisation
• Flexible approach to service change, demands and pressure
• Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication and dysphagia
• Person-centred, empowering approach to service delivery

  Checks & eligibility

  • Driving licence

  Other

  • Understanding of current NHS changes
  • Basic IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams)
  • Commitment to the trust values of continuous improvement, accountability, respect, enthusiasm and support

  Nice to have

  • Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
  • Postgraduate training or qualification in dysphagia
  • Experience of providing clinical supervision to students or speech and language therapy staff

  What’s offered

  • Support for continuing professional development
  • Robust clinical supervision and appraisals
  • Flexible working requests considered