Are you a Speech and language Therapist looking for an opportunity to widen your experience and develop a Specialism working with Adults who have Learning Disabilities?
We can offer you the opportunity to develop your skills working within a Multidisciplinary Community Learning Disability Health Team including nurses, psychologists, OTs, Physios and Psychiatrists in the Chorley South Ribble, Greater Preston and West Lancashire areas.
The post holder will work alongside other Speech and language Therapists and receive clinical supervision from a Highly Specialist Speech and language Therapist to deliver SLT intervention to meet the communication and dysphagia needs of adults who are referred to the team.
The post offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills across a range of clinical areas including dysphagia, AAC, Total Communication and high level language difficulties with clinical supervision from SLTs across the teams. There will be opportunities to develop your leadership skills and take an active role in service development including training, outcome measures and research. The Trust is actively exploring links with HEIs and supporting the development of AHPs into Advanced Clinical practitioner roles and Masters Programs.
The post holder will join a network of SLTs who work in Learning Disability across LSCFT and meet on a monthly basis to provide clinical supervision and develop good practice. The trust recognises and values the role of AHPs and you can follow the active membership on Twitter @LCSFTAHPs.
If you are interested in a post with the CLDHT but would like to work in East Lancashire (Blackburn, Burnley, Ribble Valley) or the Bay localities (Lancaster and Fylde and Wyre) please contact us to discuss as there other SLT opportunities available in LSCFT. Please note the main base will be Chorley.
Working Pattern (Hours): Full Time
Hours/ Sessions per week: 37.5 Hours per week
• To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the MDT in order to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency service and to facilitate and
maintain good working relationships.
• As a member of the team, to establish effective communication networks as appropriate in
the wider multi-disciplinary team, social services, third and private sector agencies
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
• To work closely with Highly Specialist Speech and Language therapist, Operational Leads
and Professional Leads to provide efficient and effective SLT service.
• To communicate and facilitate the communication of highly sensitive and distressing
information to the individual and their family / carers, regarding the service user’s complex condition, diagnosis / prognosis and the intervention required.
• Present complex and sensitive clinical information in an informative and professional manner, with other workers involved in a Service User’s care and respecting the need for confidentiality.
• Work closely and in partnership with the Service Users / carers and the multidisciplinary team and all agencies involved in the care of the individual negotiating and agreeing decision-making relevant to the service user’s management to deliver treatment based on and in response to needs
• To contribute to clinical teams both multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary by discussing own and others input around a service user’s needs, ensuring a well-co-ordinated care plan.
• Articulate the complex ideas regarding speech and language therapy practice and contribute to team discussions regarding service developments.
• To establish and maintain relationships with speech and language therapists and with AHPs across the network.
• Ensure that up-to-date written and electronic records, and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards, and that sensitive information is held securely.
• Provide timely professional reports demonstrating an experienced and informed analysis of specialist assessment findings, plans for interventions, service user’s progress, and recommendations and/or advice for other workers.
• Contribute as required to reports concerning service delivery/need demonstrating knowledge of available relevant literature/guidance to inform decision making and planning.
• Use effective and professional presentation skills to convey information and lead teaching / training sessions for multi-disciplinary colleagues and other staff as appropriate.
• To monitor and report on progress against set objectives and targets to the Integrated Team Leader/Governance team etc.
• To work with the Highly Specialist SLT to contribute to the regular production, dissemination and utilisation of caseload / population profiling information that will contribute to the wider public health intelligence and influence the appropriate commissioning and provision of service
• Ensure that clinical supervision, CQC and other quality standards are embedded within practice and support clinical incident reporting/investigation and discussion of significant events within the business unit
• Promote health education and healthy lifestyles within the scope of practice/caseload setting including use of negotiation skills where appropriate.
• Provide advice and supervision to others across the team to support them in taking up the duty of care.
To employ excellent communication skills, including presentation skills
• To form empathetic and productive relationships with service users who have diagnosed speech, language and communication difficulties, their carers families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved; forming such relationships with others who may be under stress and where there are barriers to understanding and challenging communication difficulties
• To work closely with service user’s carers and families, facilitating decision –making relevant to the individual’s management
• To demonstrate skills in motivating service users and/or carers to engage in the therapeutic process
• To communicate complex clinical information from assessment to service users, carers, families and members of the multidisciplinary team and other professions
• To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible
Please see full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy for the full responsibilities of this role
This advert closes on Monday 21 Apr 2025