Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
About
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust provides physical and mental health care, learning disability and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis including perinatal, eating disorder and forensic services. We deliver out-of-area sexual health services, and our Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
* Putting people at the heart of what we do
* Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
* Delivering better health, better care in partnership
Key details
Location
Site: Friary Centre Lichfield / Flanagan Centre Stafford
Town: Stafford / Lichfield
Postcode: ST16 3AG
Major / Minor Region: Staffordshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Monday – Friday 9am-5pm
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Specialty
Main area: Speech and Language Therapy
Job overview
Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist
37.5 hours a week
Exciting opportunity to join the South Staffordshire Community Learning Disability Team.
We are seeking a highly motivated, person centred individual with excellent communication skills to work with us in our well established Community Learning Disability Team.
We aim to provide high quality, community based, integrated services for adults with learning disabilities. As such, we are seeking a specialist Speech and Language Therapist with a passion for working within and improving learning disability services.
You will have experience of completing assessments with people with learning disabilities in a variety of settings and of working with people who have complex mental and/or physical health needs, autism and complex behavioural needs. You will be an experienced practitioner who relishes multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, who can work creatively to secure good outcomes and embrace new ways of working. Experience and competence in completing dysphagia assessments. You will benefit from the support of a number of highly talented, enthusiastic and friendly Speech and Language Therapy colleagues. The Specialist Learning Disability Directorate (which covers both South Staffordshire and Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin) meet regularly for joint CPD events and facilitate a number of local special interest groups.
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JOB PURPOSE:
To provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment programmes to individual adult clients with complex learning disabilities, some of whom have physical disabilities and/or autism. To be an autonomous practitioner, holding a small mixed clinical caseload of those with swallowing and communication needs; working without direct supervision within the context of a multi-disciplinary team.
To support less experienced staff and students and colleagues deliver the Trust contracted services.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Obtain and record informed consent from clients at each contact in accordance with Trust policy.
2. Carry out comprehensive specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessments for complex learning disabilities, some of whom have physical disabilities and/or autism. Interpret clinical information and data related to clinical parameters along with non-clinical information and use clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans.
3. Provide specialist advice to other professionals or assessments to meet clients’ holistic care needs.
4. Formulate and deliver individual treatment plans based on specialist knowledge, evidence-based practise, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques (eg. 1:1 interventions, carer education, patient education).
*Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details*
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing needs of clients with learning disabilities.
Desirable criteria
* Worked as part of multidisciplinary team
* Worked in the community.
* Supervised others.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates knowledge and skills that are necessary to work with people with learning disability regarding communication and swallowing difficulties.
* Knowledge around wider health inequalities that affect people with a learning disability.
* Knowledge of the MCA.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Well-developed clinical reasoning skills Evidence of CPD.
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of the current policy content and relevant legislation for people with a learning disability and complex behavioural and/or forensic needs; including DSR processes, CTR/CETR & LAEPs.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Marie Parker
Job title: Clinical Team Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0300 790 7000
Additional information: Or Keli Hopgood on 0300 790 700 0 email [email protected]
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