Speech and Language Therapist

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da vaga

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Band 8a Speech and Language Therapist to work 22.5 hours per week across the Bluebell Inpatient Unit and the Deaf Adult Community Team. You will lead assessments and interventions for Deaf adults, emphasizing communication and language development.

The role requires at least three years post-qualification experience, ideally in acute settings, with strong SLT skills and a commitment to Deaf culture.

Qualificações

• Minimum of three years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in acute healthcare or comparable specialist settings is desirable.
• Demonstrated strong SLT skills with commitment to Deaf people and complex mental health presentations.

Responsabilidades

• Lead assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of communication, language, and language deprivation difficulties.
• Manage eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties as part of the role.

Conhecimentos

Speech and language therapy

Deaf culture awareness

BSL experience

Descrição da vaga

We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants who have experience of working with Deaf adults and an understanding of Deaf culture and community. Proficiency in British Sign Language (BSL), ideally at Level 3 or above, would be highly advantageous.

Adult Deaf Services is a national tertiary service providing specialist assessment, treatment, and support for Deaf adults across the south of England. We are committed to delivering high-quality, integrated health and social care in partnership with local community mental health teams and other services involved in an individual's care.

Our specialist inpatient unit provides 14 beds for Deaf adults requiring intensive assessment and treatment within a fully accessible communication environment.

The multidisciplinary team provides access to a wide range of specialist interventions, including psychiatric, psychological, occupational therapy, social work, nursing, neuropsychological, and speech and language therapy assessment and treatment.

Our team includes Consultant Psychiatrists, Specialist Community Psychiatric Nurses, Inpatient Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychological Therapists, Clinical Neuropsychologists, and experienced British Sign Language Interpreters who have extensive expertise within mental health settings.

This Band 8a Speech and Language Therapy post is offered on a part-time basis of 22.5 hours per week (three days) and involves working across both the specialist Bluebell Inpatient Unit and the Deaf Adult Community Team.

The successful applicant will bring a minimum of three years' post-qualification experience, ideally gained within acute healthcare or comparable specialist settings. We are looking for a clinician who can demonstrate strong Speech and Language Therapy skills alongside experience, interest, or a commitment to working with Deaf people and complex mental health presentations.

Experience of BSL and direct communication with Deaf service users would be beneficial and would support the delivery of assessments and interventions in the client's preferred language. An understanding of the impact of language deprivation and reduced access to early language development would also be valuable. However, experienced interpreters are available to support communication where required, and the team actively supports further professional development in these specialist areas.

The post holder will take a lead role in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of communication, language, and language deprivation difficulties within this highly specialist client group. The role will also include assessment and management of eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nathalie Mills Job title: Clinical Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0203513 6701