Speech and Language Therapist

The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan; Billericay; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare trust as a Senior Speech and Language Therapist, supporting adults with learning disabilities. This role involves developing therapy treatments, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to community care initiatives. Enjoy benefits like NHS discounts, flexible working, and excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Day One Flexible Employer

Qualifications

• Experience with adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to assess and implement therapy treatments.
• Knowledge of communication difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Assess, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy Treatments.
• Contribute to positive behaviour management plans.
• Provide professional advice regarding patient management.

Skills

Effective negotiation skills

Evidence-based practice

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Senior Speech and Language Therapist and SLT apprentice, supporting adults with a learning disability. The post is based at Heath Close in Billericay working with patients in their own home, preventing admissions into assessment and treatment units. The post holder will also be supporting the team offering an SLT provision into the assessment and treatment unit for those patients that require inpatient care- with the aim of supporting discharge back to their community provision . A care driver is essential as the role will require traveling to patients home and day opportunities covering Southend, Basildon, Brentwood, Wickford and Thurrock.

You will be working alongside Nursing and Occupational Therapy colleagues during your shifts, as well as Consultant Psychiatry.

The team operates between 8am-8pm Monday and Friday and 9-5 Saturday, Sunday and Bank holidays (on a rotational basis). You will be given a shift pattern at least 12 weeks in advance.

To assess, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy Treatments to Adults with Learning Disabilities.

To be involved in the development and implementation of Inclusive Communication within South Essex.

To contribute Speech and Language Therapy advice to positive behaviour management plans in the community

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To be an active member of the Team.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

To write reports reflecting knowledge of communication difficulties.

To provide appropriate intervention and evaluation of outcomes.

To provide professional advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication difficulties.

To demonstrate effective negotiation skills particularly in relation to case management issues with carers, service users and others involved.

To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.

To undertake joint assessments with other Speech and Language Therapist’s and/or other professionals within this specialist area of ALD.