Speech & Language Therapist

Integrated Care System; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider is seeking a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to deliver community-based support to adults with learning disabilities. The role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to implement effective care plans and resources. Candidates should have recognized qualifications in speech and language therapy and relevant community experience. The position offers a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum, pro rata.

Benefits

NHS benefits

27+ days' annual leave

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist registered with HPC.
• Experience relevant to community settings and Learning Disabilities.
• Able to develop and implement accessible communication resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based Speech and Language Therapy to adults.
• Support clients with communication or eating and drinking needs.
• Implement person-centred care plans in a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Community working experience

Experience with Learning Disabilities

Auditory and perceptual skills

Augmentative and alternative communication

Resource development

Education

Recognised qualification in speech and language therapy

Registration with Health Professions Council (HPC)

Experience managing dysphagia

Job description

The Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health (ALDH) Service is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs. We cover 3 localities where multidisciplinary teams enable our service users to access health services through direct care, liaison with other services and offeringsupport and training on how to work with people who have a learning disability and how to make reasonable adjustments.

The service prides itself on delivering high quality support to service userswith a variety of physical and mental health issues alongside their Learning Disability.

The supportive and innovative Speech and Language Therapy team are looking for a Band 5 therapist passionate about working with adults with a learning disability to join our team. We provide opportunities to develop skills in Signing, Talking Mats, using Visual communication strategies, developing accessible information, delivering training to support teams and working collaboratively with our MDT colleagues.

Main duties of the job

• To provide community-based Speech and Language Therapy to adults with a learning disability.
• To support adults with Learning disabilities (LD) who present with communication and/or eating and drinking needs.
• To work within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) towards a person-centred approach and to implement and evaluate appropriate care plans to improve positive health outcomes.
• To work as part of an MDT to develop, deliver and implement resources and training to care providers and mainstream services to promote inclusion and improved outcomes for people.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in speech and language therapy
• Registration with Health Professions Council (HPC) and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT);
• Recognised qualification and experience of managing dysphagia in the community

Experience

• Experience relevant to community working
• Experience of working with/involving people with an LD
• Able to employ auditory and perceptual skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment
• Awareness of/experience of using augmentative and alternative communication systems
• Experience of developing accessible resources

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Clinical Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum, pro rata