Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting role as a Speech and Language Therapist is available within a dedicated team focused on supporting individuals with autism in mental health crises. The position offers opportunities to collaborate with various professionals and provide specialized interventions aiming to prevent hospital admissions. You will be involved in clinical assessments and training for families, and contribute to a compassionate care environment that prioritizes mental well-being.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts with retailers

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge and skills relevant to children’s and/or adult SLT.
• SLT clinical experience working with children & adults with neurodevelopmental disorders/mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and develop communication plans.
• Provide autism-informed interventions to reduce hospital admission risk.
• Work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Communication plans

Clinical assessments

Specialist speech interventions

Job description

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Speech and Language Therapist

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Job summary

Do you want to work with individuals in mental health crisis who have a diagnosis of Autism? Then please read on...

Base: Wayside House; but will be required to travel across Coventry and Warwickshire

Full-time/part-time hours considered - to support young people at key times; some work may be required outside of usual office hours.

Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to be part of our Autism Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire.

If you are driven, passionate, and want to work with Autistic adults in mental health crisis at risk of hospital admission, then we want to hear from you.

The team is a specialist, multi-disciplinary team currently consisting of Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nursing and Therapy Assistants, and Assistant Psychologists.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical assessments
• Communication plans
• Specialist speech interventions
• Reviewing targets
• Autism-informed interventions to reduce the risk of hospital admission due to mental health crisis
• Creating autism profiles as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Providing individualised training to families and care providers

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability, and autism services, serving communities across Coventry, Warwickshire, and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is central to everything we do. We care for our staff and colleagues and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement, increasing with service
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching, and mentoring
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars/vehicles, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym memberships, and more
• Discounts with retailers, restaurants, and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• Wellbeing support, including in-house counselling, external helpline, and more
• Staff networks and support groups

We're always looking for people who share our passion for improving community wellbeing and our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.

Job responsibilities

As a team, we work systemically to understand and support the challenges faced by adults with autism in mental health crisis and their families.

We collaborate with the individual's network (e.g., Adult Mental Health, Social Care, Education) and work closely with commissioners. As a Speech and Language Therapist, you will have experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, attending and chairing regular MDTs, CETRs, and EMDTs.

You will visit individuals at their home, school, or appropriate settings multiple times a week to conduct assessments and interventions.

This is an exciting time to join our expanding team as we continue to seek innovative ways to support families. If you are passionate, motivated, and driven to prevent hospital admissions for individuals with autism and mental health needs, we want to hear from you.

We have drop-in sessions over Teams in the coming weeks; if interested, please email us to book a slot.

Person Specification

• Proven knowledge and skills relevant to children’s and/or adult SLT.
• SLT clinical experience working with children & adults with neurodevelopmental disorders/mental health issues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to check for any criminal convictions.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust