Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to work in Portsmouth. The successful candidate will have at least 2 years of SLT experience and a postgraduate qualification in dysphagia. They will manage a varied caseload of adults with communication and dysphagia difficulties, collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team and contributing to client care and project initiatives. Join an innovative team making a difference in the community by providing expert communication solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of postgraduate Speech and Language Therapy experience.
• Hold a postgraduate qualification in dysphagia.
• Proven skills to manage a varied caseload.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of adults with complex communication difficulties.
• Develop care plans using specialist SLT knowledge.
• Provide advice regarding communication and dysphagia management.
• Contribute to MDT by engaging service users in assessment.
• Evaluate intervention outcomes and demonstrate clinical effectiveness.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Communication skills

Dysphagia expertise

Clinical judgement

Education

Postgraduate qualification in dysphagia

Minimum 2 years postgraduate SLT experience

Job description

The Portsmouth Integrated Learning Disability Service (PILDS) is recruiting a dynamic, enthusiastic and skilled full-time Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join their innovative multi-disciplinary team (MDT). The service is nationally recognised for its fully integrated approach to health and social care support for adults with a learning disability, rated outstanding in its last two CQC inspections. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years postgraduate SLT experience, hold a postgraduate qualification in dysphagia, with skills and competence to provide a specialist communication and dysphagia service. They will work as an autonomous practitioner, managing a varied caseload, assessing, diagnosing and providing timely management of communication and dysphagia. As a core member of the ILDS, they will work on an array of exciting projects, making a real difference to the local community. They will co‑develop creative initiatives to maximise positive outcomes and clinical excellence. They will provide clinical support, as appropriate, and deliver diverse training, guidance and effective SLT solutions. Come and join this amazing team by the sea!

Main duties of the job

• To manage a caseload of adults with learning disabilities with complex communication difficulties and/or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
• To develop care plans and provide appropriate intervention using specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements and decision‑making.
• To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of clients with communication and / or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
• To play a central advisory role within the multidisciplinary team regarding creative ways to involve service users and other parties in assessment and support.
• To demonstrate strong communication and negotiation skills to develop effective working relationships with clients, carers and their families, and contribute to inter‑agency / multi‑disciplinary team working.
• To evaluate outcomes of intervention and demonstrate clinical effectiveness, including evidence‑based practice and effective outcome measures.
• To manage and prioritise own workload, demonstrating an ability to be flexible.
• To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the multi‑disciplinary team and other agencies to deliver a coordinated service.
• To contribute to formal and informal training, within the MDT, with other professionals and services.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined‑up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community‑based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute‑level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.