Speech and Language Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to provide specialist assessment and treatment for autistic adults at risk of admission. The role includes crisis response, collaboration with treating teams, and supervision of trainees within a small multidisciplinary service across inpatient and community settings.

Based in the Transforming Care Autism service, the post offers flexible working arrangements discussed at interview, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist eligible for registration with HCPC.
• Proven practice in speech and language therapy with neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, treatment, planning and monitoring of outcomes for autistic adults.
• Assess and manage risk, and develop risk management plans.
• Deliver specialist training to other mental health services and professionals.
• Provide crisis response for service users at risk of admission; collaborate with treating teams.
• Offer clinical supervision and supervise trainees after supervision training.
• Allocate and supervise paid assistants when required.
• Document reports and formulations for referrers and service users/families.
• Deliver culturally appropriate interventions and support for carers and families.
• Liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals to develop care plans.
• Engage in service evaluation, audit and research; maintain clinical records.

Skills

Multidisciplinary working

Communicating with clients & carers

Risk assessment

Teaching & training

Audit & research

Education

Entry-level SLT qualification meeting registration requirements

Professional doctorates or MSc with supervised practice

HCPC registration or equivalent

Job description

This Band 7 post sits in the Transforming Care Autism service at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, with work across the Trust. The speech and language therapist provides specialist assessment and treatment for autistic adults at risk of admission, gives a crisis response alongside treating mental health teams, and trains mainstream adult mental health services. The role is part of a small multidisciplinary team and involves visits to inpatient and community settings, with flexible working discussed at interview. Fit depends on a qualification accepted for registration and experience of neurodevelopmental conditions.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist assessment, treatment, planning and monitoring of outcomes for autistic clients
• Assess and manage risk, drawing up risk management plans
• Offer specialist training to mainstream mental health services and other professions
• Provide a crisis response for named service users at risk of admission, working with treating teams
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation, and supervise trainees after completing supervision training
• Allocate and clinically supervise a paid assistant where required
• Write reports with formulation for referrers and, where appropriate, service users and families
• Deliver culturally appropriate interventions and psychological support for carers and families
• Liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals to develop and review care plans
• Undertake and disseminate service evaluation, audit and research
• Keep clinical records to Trust and professional standards, including electronic data entry
• Obtain, store and maintain therapy materials and equipment within budget

Qualifications

• Entry-level qualification in speech and language therapy accepted for registration, such as a professional doctorate or an MSc with supervised practice or additional training
• Demonstrable practice in speech and language therapy

Registration & licences

• Registration with the relevant professional body, such as HCPC

Experience

• Working with individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions
• Working with diversity in local communities, including within a multicultural framework, gained through work, research, volunteering or lived experience
• Assessing and treating clients with complex psychological needs
• Developing and carrying out audit or research projects
• Multidisciplinary working

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of therapeutic ideas, approaches and systemic models relevant to the discipline
• Communicating complex and sensitive information skilfully with clients, carers and colleagues, overcoming barriers including sensory, emotional, cultural and hostile responses
• Providing teaching and training to other professional groups

What’s offered

• Career progression pathways, with support to develop management and leadership skills
• Ongoing training and development, including weekly Education and Research meetings
• Flexible and agile working, with core hours of Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and opportunities outside these hours