Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Buckinghamshire)
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Due to the internal movement of staff members, there is an exciting opportunity for a committed Speech and Language Therapist to join the Specialist Learning Disability Service in Buckinghamshire. The service is based across Buckinghamshire, with a base in Aylesbury, a base in High Wycombe and opportunities to work flexibly from home also. The successful candidate will work as an influential and integral member of a diverse multi-disciplinary team and will join the well-established Speech and Language Therapy service.
You will be forward thinking and able to demonstrate clinical knowledge in the area of adult learning disabilities based on current evidence. You will autonomously undertake specialist assessments and interventions with individuals with communication difficulties. The person successful in their application will be an essential member of the MDT, working alongside Psychiatry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Arts Therapies, Physiotherapy and Social Care colleagues to support our service users achieve their goals.
The post offers good links with SLT colleagues throughout HPFT services, with regular supervision, opportunities for CPD and training. There is a strong ethos of Continuous Quality Improvement throughout the service and the Trust as a whole, creating possibilities for developing and extending knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
* To provide high quality, comprehensive speech and language therapy assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities with communication difficulties
* To manage a caseload using evidence-based, person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in community settings
* To provide this service to those who present with communication difficulties
* To undertake supervision of junior staff and students as required
* To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
* Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
* State registration with HCPC
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Member of the RCSLT
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
* Specialist knowledge and application of speech and language therapy assessments and interventions
* Detailed knowledge of evidence based practice and its contribution to practice governance
* Planning and coordination of treatment packages
* Experience of working within a learning disability setting
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY/PHYSICAL
* Clear and effective communication through written, verbal and non-verbal modes
* Broad knowledge of current best practice in SLT and mental health
* Understanding of team dynamics
* Computer literacy / basic word processing
* Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities
* Application of health, safety and risk management policies
* Working with service users with barriers to understanding
* Ability to critically appraise own performance
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.
Salary and Contract Details
Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
£37,338 to £44,962 a year (Per annum Pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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