Employer Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Greenacres
Town Ashington
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 03/04/2025 23:59
Advanced Speech and Language Therapist
Band 7
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist to join the Adult Mental Health Community Treatment Team in Central Northumberland. The post will be based at Greenacres in Ashington Northumberland and is a full-time role; there is the ability to flexibly consider this as a part-time role.
We are interested in appointing a dedicated and committed individual that possesses a desire to work with adults with mental health and who can demonstrate their ability to engage and work collaboratively with others/partner agencies and understand complex systems in order to support effective pathways.
The post holder will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have the skills and knowledge to develop the delivery of Speech and Language Therapy within this service whilst providing excellent, high-quality input.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with a small caseload to ensure that communication and emotional literacy needs have been thoroughly assessed and that clients have a comprehensive care plan to meet their individual needs.
The aim of the interventions will be to support the client’s independence in their ability to manage their mental health and to also support them/their secondary care team to communicate effectively so that they can deliver optimised care. This may involve therapeutic intervention to assist in skill and knowledge building regarding communicating their mental health needs or working with the secondary care team to adapt care plans.
The post holder will need to be confident in providing high quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions and have an understanding and experience of working with people with a range of complex issues from a variety of settings and environments. Liaison with community teams, other organisations, families and carers will be a significant part of this role.
The post holder will possess excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work independently. The post holder will support the continued professional development of the team and advise specifically around communication and emotional literacy.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
* Recognised SALT degree or equivalent
* Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
* CPD to Masters level equivalence
* Registration with HCPC.
Skills and Competencies
* Specialist communication skills, considering a variety of strategies to support adults with complex communication/cognitive needs
* Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management
* Evidence of effective organisational skills and ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous records
* Expert supervision skills and experience to support others
* Knowledge of RiO data systems and IT skills
* Experience of conducting and evaluating clinical audit
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working at post graduate level as a speech and language therapist with a similar patient group
* Commitment to and experience of partnership working both multi-agency and multi-disciplinary
* Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services
* Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required
* Experience of working within the community as part of a clinical team
* Experience of delivering appropriate specialist assessments and evidence based interventions to service users with communication and/or swallowing disorders
* Knowledge and an understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
* Advanced knowledge and skills in the management of Adults with complex mental health conditions and/or challenging behaviour
* Experience of providing clinical supervision to clinical staff and undertaking JDR
* Experience and ability to work within MDTs, share knowledge and skills specific to communication to others
* Experience of developing and providing patient-centred, goal-orientated programmes and interventions to meet the specific needs of adults with mental health
* Experience of delivering training relevant to SALT
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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