Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Leyland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health trust is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join its Community Forensic Service in Leyland. The role involves working with individuals with learning disabilities facing criminal justice risks, providing essential assessments and therapy, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. With support and opportunities for development, this position is ideal for qualified professionals looking to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Direct experience working with adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Experience facilitating groups and delivering training for staff.
• Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment and management of a clinical caseload.
• Develop Communication Treatment and Care plans.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on support plans.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Supervision

Assessment Skills

Time Management

Teamwork

Education

Accredited Speech and Language Therapy qualification (BSc)

Registration with HCPC

Post graduate training/qualification in Dysphagia

Tools

Microsoft Software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams)

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to our established Community Forensic Service (we would also consider appointment to a Band 5 development role with the expectation that the successful candidate would work towards specific Band 6 competencies).

The post will be as part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Community Forensic Learning Disability Service (CFLDS) based in Leyland working with people who have a learning disability who have offended or are at risk of offending. The service provides additional support to those who are at risk of contact with the Criminal Justice System or Hospital admission.

Main duties of the job

The CFLDS is a multidisciplinary team consisting of Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, Psychiatry, Nursing and Support Workers.

You will be expected to work in all areas of Lancashire and South Cumbria and liaise with the local learning disability and mental health services to develop proactive and preventative risk mitigation support.

You will have the opportunity to work with in a team of skilled Speech and Language Therapists who have developed a core and specialised role within the team.

You will receive regular clinical supervision from the lead Speech and language therapist in the CFLDS and will also have access to wider peer supervision opportunities with other speech therapy teams within Merseycare NHS Trust as well as strong links with the Clinical Excellence Networks.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job responsibilities

1. Under the direct or indirect clinical supervision of the highly specialist speech and language therapist you will undertake the following duties:a. To assume responsibility and accountability for people identified with speech and language therapy needs holding the duty of care and prioritising and managing the caseload independently based on the principles of risk and clinical risk, liaising with and referring to senior clinicians and relevant agencies as appropriate.

b. Be responsible for assessment and management of a clinical caseload with speech and language therapy needs.

c. Undertake comprehensive speech and language therapy assessment using investigative and analytical skills, to formulate an appropriate hypothesis and to determine a diagnosis and to determine a therapy management plan.

d. Provide a comprehensive assessment and management plan of service users clinical risk.

e. Work with the individual and their care team to develop Communication Treatment and Care plan and integrate these into Positive Behavioural Support plans.

Person Specification

Knowldge and Experience

• A philosophy and approach that empowers people.
• Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication and dysphagia.
• A person-centred approach to service delivery.
• Understanding of current NHS changes.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary Team Experience with provision of supervision and delegation to junior members of staff.
• Experience of use of outcome measures for clinical evaluation.
• Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Software: Excel, World, Power Point, MS Teams)
• Driving Licence
• Direct experience of working with adults with communication and Swallowing disorders.
• Experience of inter agency working.
• Experience of designing and delivering training for staff groups.
• Experience of using iPads and other forms of technology to support communication.
• Experience of facilitating groups.

Qualifications

• Accredited Speech and Language Therapy qualification (BSc)
• Registration with HCPC
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist (RCSLT)
• Post graduate training/qualification in Dysphagia.

Skills

• Ability to convey information and skills to direct care staff
• Flexible approach skills towards service change, demands and pressure
• Good time management and organizational skills
• A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision (to students or SaLT staff

Values

• Accountability
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

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.

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist