Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Learning Disabilities
Band 6
Main area Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Grade Band 6
Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Covering Maternity cover - could also be secondment)
Hours Part time - 26 hours per week (Hours of the service are Monday to Friday, hours within this are negotiable apart from a Tuesday would need to be worked)
Job ref 201-25052
Site Carew House
Town Bodmin
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Pro Rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 29/01/2025 23:59
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Job overview
The Cornwall Adult Learning Disability Team is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, to join our friendly and supportive team.
The post holder will work alongside a cohesive, innovative and dynamic MDT to improve quality of life and reduce health inequalities for adults with Learning Disabilities with communication and dysphagia needs. The post holder will autonomously manage a caseload of adults with complex needs who are referred to the service, there will also be some opportunities to be involved with service development.
The post holder will provide communication and dysphagia assessment and interventions using core SLT skills for individuals with a learning disability e.g., Keyword signing, Intensive Interaction, high-tech AAC and mealtime assessment. This includes monitoring health outcomes and progress through review care plans.
The post holder will need to be IT literate and have experience of adapting their communication appropriately.
The successful candidate will have post graduate experience at band 5 and/or band 6 level or equivalent. Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities, skills for delivering training, and dysphagia competencies are preferred.
This post is based is covering maternity leave in East Cornwall.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will offer a service to a caseload of adults aged 18 and over with learning disabilities, who are referred to the service.
To provide supervision within the team.
A key aspect of the role is delivering training programmes relating to communication needs and dysphagia.
Deliver training with presentation and communication skills.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644
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