Speech & Language Therapist - Adult Learning Disabilirties

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist to provide coordinated therapy services for patients with learning disabilities. The role includes assessing patient needs, managing caseloads, supervising students, and working collaboratively with a dedicated team in the community. This position offers a supportive working environment with various benefits aimed at promoting staff wellbeing and development.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Proactive health and wellbeing support

Development opportunities and training

Welcome payment for new hires

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Experience in working with young people with learning disabilities.
• Ability to manage and deliver community-based therapy services.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage speech and language therapy for patients.
• Supervise pre-registration students and support team members.
• Provide a coordinated therapy service in the community.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Supervision

Risk management

Education

HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Position Overview

• The post holder will be a HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.
• The post holder will support peers and the team leader, work as an effective team member on their own initiative, supervise pre‑registration students, and commit to collaborative working with other health and social professionals and agencies.
• As a member of the Community Learning Disability Team, the post holder will provide an efficient, effective and coordinated speech and language therapy service.
• The post holder will take a lead role for their clinical area, overseeing the entire caseload and providing clinical support to team members.
• Lead the team working with young people in transition with learning difficulties, providing clinical support to team members.
• To assess, develop and implement speech and language therapy treatment and management for adults with learning disabilities who also have communication, eating and/or swallowing difficulties, and may also have challenging behaviour, delivering the service across Redbridge in a community person‑centred domiciliary role.
• Organise and prioritise own and others’ workload in the day‑to‑day allocation of work.
• Provide accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• Ensure effective risk management at team level through accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk, and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.
• Work as part of an integrated community learning disability team, contributing to coordination of case management across various health and social care disciplines.
• Apply organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures, particularly moving and handling.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High‑Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High‑Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941) pro rata for part‑time staff.

Certificates of Sponsorship

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Benefits and Support

• A long‑standing and award‑winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long‑term/chronic conditions, and LGBT staff.
• Support for achieving work‑life balance through flexible working opportunities and support for working parents and carers.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Flexible working options such as job share, part‑time hours or other flexible patterns.
• Support for the Armed Forces community through the Armed Forces Covenant, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses, and additional leave for reservists.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment within NELFT, a CQC‑rated Good service, with community and mental healthcare services across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway.
• Well‑designed development opportunities, staff networks and training, and a commitment to embedding a just and compassionate culture.
• Incentive “Welcome to NELFT” payment: a lump sum of 10% of the agreed basic salary, subject to a minimum of £4,000 and a maximum of £10,000 of the full‑time basic salary (pro rata if part‑time). Payment of the incentive is applied with 50 paid at the end of the probationary period and the remaining 50% at the end of year two. This welcome package is applicable to external candidates only.