Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the Specialist Forensic Intensive Recovery Support team. The role involves providing evidence-based interventions and managing complex caseloads, ensuring that individuals' communication needs are met. The successful candidate will be passionate about forensic mental health and committed to delivering high-quality clinical care.

Benefits

Regular supervision

Professional development via appraisal system

Access to generous CPD fund

Annual leave increasing with service

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Options for flexible working

Free car parking at all trust sites

Qualifications

• Evidence of extensive post-registration experience including working with adults experiencing communication issues.
• Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Providing a communication service to the case load of FIRST.
• Managing a complex caseload and responsible for clinical supervision.
• Delivering Speech and Language Therapy assessment and interventions.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical Supervision

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Health and Care Professions Council Registered

RCSLT Registered

Job description

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Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Specialist Forensic Intensive Recovery Support team (FIRST) provide support to ensure the delivery of evidence-based interventions and outcomes as part of this service. Working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to support communication needs and interventions across the case load.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Specialist Forensic Intensive Recovery Support team (FIRST) provide support to ensure the delivery of evidence-based interventions and outcomes as part of this service. Working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to support communication needs and interventions across the case load.

We are currently looking to recruit a highly skilled and enthusiastic speech and language therapist to join our FIRST team. We are looking for someone with an interest in forensic mental health, experience working with adults with speech, language and communication needs and a commitment to high quality clinical care, who is looking for the next opportunity in their career development.

The post will be working across the case load using a blended approach of face to face and remote working, providing innovative treatment to bring about long-lasting change and recovery for patients.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated and innovative individual with a genuine interest in working in the specialist field of forensic mental health to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of the service.

Main duties of the job

You will be working closely with the multi-disciplinary team (including Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, and medics)

You will be responsible for providing a communication service to the case load of FIRST

You will be responsible for managing a complex caseload and as an advanced speech and language therapist responsible for clinical and caseload supervision, training of other team members and on occasion external partners

You will be responsible for providing specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment, interventions and advice in the clinical area of communication needs.

You will be part of the AHP team in forensics made up of Speech and language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy.

You will be making a difference to the experience of our service users through supporting their speech, language and communication needs.

You Will Be Offered

• regular supervision.
• regular team meetings,
• professional development via our appraisal system; and access to a generous CPD fund
• in-service training and excellent library facilities.
• Membership of an active trust wide Speech and Language Therapy network.
  
  

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
  
  

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

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Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The post will lead the Speech and Language Therapy contribution to: assessment, interventions, care planning and evaluation. The overall purpose of the post is to ensure that individuals who are under the care of the FIRST team are able to access a Speech and Language Therapy service to ensure communication needs are understood and supported. Provision of interventions and recommendations based on needs identified. The Speech and Language Therapist will incorporate this into an overall formulation of need and appropriate plan of care. The post holder will be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the FIRST team and other areas of the Trust and external partners (e.g. housing providers) where identified as appropriate.

Person specification

Qualifications And Training

Essential criteria

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Health And Care Professions Council Registered Speech and Language Therapist
• RCSLT Registered
• Evidence of Continued Professional development
• Practice Placement Educator
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Higher Level Degree
• Leadership qualification
• Post Grad Training in Mental Health Issues Learning disabilities , and challenging behaviour
• Member of RCSLT, regional clinical Excellence network appropriate to specialist area of post.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of extensive post registration experience including working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties, , communication issues and cognitive impairment.
• Experience of implementing best practice and ability to carry out clinical audit
• Experience of integrating care delivery across multi disciplinary /multi agency teams
• Experience of training and development of other Speech and Language Therapists / support staff Experience of presenting at local/national level
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Extensive experience of working in mental health and or learning disabilities
• Experience working in community services

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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