Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Rampton Hospital
Town: Retford
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro-rata for part time) + £7,000 High Secure Allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 17/12/2024
Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are seeking a full-time band 5 Speech and Language Therapist, with an interest in working within the Forensic setting. This is a 1-year fixed term post.
You will work within the Women's and Personality Disorder Services to support patients with mental health difficulties and communication needs to access high quality rehabilitation. You will work directly with patients to understand their communication strengths and needs, provide direct treatment to improve communication skills, support patients in accessing other therapies, and work with teams to deliver best communication environments.
You will have support from a Clinical Lead SLT, a Day Service Manager, and will work with SLT assistants, apprentices, and other SLTs. You will work with strong Therapies and Education teams to address communication needs in a variety of clinical settings.
We are looking for someone who works passionately to:
* Support and advocate for people with SLCN
* Identify SLCN, and link to risk
* Deliver person centred care
* Develop goals and interventions that are functional and patient led
* Influence and work effectively with the MDT
* Resolve conflict skillfully
* Manage communication and dysphagia needs in a wider context including influencing individuals and teams, and adapting environments for better quality care
Main duties of the job
Direct care duties will include:
* Facilitating and interpreting assessments of SLCN
* Supporting junior colleagues’ clinical practice, and providing second opinions
* Providing written information regarding patients' SLCN in the form of reports, care plans, and easy read information
* Engaging in joint goal setting with the patient and wider MDT
* Accurate record keeping and caseload administration
* Appropriate understanding and management of any safeguarding concerns
* Directly providing, or developing and supporting other staff to deliver, direct interventions to address SLCN and dysphagia. This may be through 1:1 or group interventions
* Supporting offender/psychological programmes to optimise accessibility
Indirect duties will include:
* Working in a manner informed by key care drivers for people with mental health needs, such as Trauma Informed Care, reducing restrictive practices and person centred care.
* Supporting the Clinical Leads in identifying and addressing service development needs
* Advising on environmental adaptations and good practice in regards to SLCN and dysphagia
* Actively seeking CPD and self-directed learning
* Sharing knowledge and skills to assist with workforce development
* Delivering training for other staff on SLCN
* Prioritising and balancing direct patient care and administrative duties
* Modelling good communication practices and supporting others in implementing the same
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire, we are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service, and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network, Health and Wellbeing Champions Network, and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of patients with SLCN, under the supervision of a clinical lead SLT. You will ensure that communication goals are embedded within the MDT and support the MDT to implement communication support strategies.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa. Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances, the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here.
Person specification
Physical requirements
* To undertake relevant mandatory training and engage in the management of violence and aggression.
* Ability to escort and maintain custody of patients both within and outside of secure environments.
* Ability to respond to serious and emergency incidents.
Qualifications
* Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
* Registration with HCPC
* Evidence of CPD
* Post-graduate dysphagia training at a basic level or supervised experience of treating dysphagia
* RCSLT membership
Experience
* Experience of working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
* Experience of adults with special needs i.e. Learning Disabilities or Deaf patients
* Experience in delivery of structured groups
* Experience of working with patients with mental health problems
Knowledge
* An awareness of issues regarding challenging behaviour
* Ability to evidence knowledge of communication problems in Mental Health or Learning Disability
* An awareness of relevant legislation e.g. Mental Health Act
* Knowledge of clinical evidence base and relevant literature
Skills
* Ability to work effectively as part of a team
* Ability to communicate effectively with other professionals and carers
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to recognise conflict and generate potential solutions.
* Good time management
* Able to prioritise workload
* Adaptability in response to others
* Research and/or clinical audit skills
* Skills in developing/delivering structured groups
* Developing negotiation skills, management of conflict, and the ability to generate solutions
Additional Information
* The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
* We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
* Communication regarding your application will be sent via email therefore, please ensure you regularly check your spam/junk folder.
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* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Sally Wood
Job title: Speech and Language Therapy Professional Lead
Email address: sally.wood3@nottshc.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01777 248321
Additional information: x7909
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