An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of a Community Learning Disabilities team.....
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of a Community Learning Disabilities team delivering Speech and Language Therapy input to the Integrated Community Services, Community Learning Disabilities Service. Previous experience of working with Adults with Learning Disabilities is essential.
To participate in the organisation, delivery and development of Speech and Language interventions around communication and Dysphagia
To carry a clinical caseload in communication and dysphagia providing specialised Speech and Language Therapy to adults with a learning disability with a range of highly complex needs in a variety of settings.
To provide specialist clinical support and supervision to other Speech and Language Therapists, assistants, students and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The role involves close collaborative working with multi-disciplinary colleagues in the community setting, completing assessments, planning interventions for adults who have a learning disability, identifying and meeting training needs and providing specialist advice.
Essential Requirements include:
RCSLT membership and HCPC registration
Excellent communication skills
Experience of working with people with a learning disability in the community
Driver with access to independent means of transport
Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care. To work within the professional body’s code of conduct and scope of practise.
Obtain and record informed consent from patients/clients’ at each contact in accordance with Trust policy.
Carry out triage, comprehensive specialist assessments for patients/clients. Interpret clinical and non-clinical information, use clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans. This may occur within ward environments or a range of community settings.
Provide advice, or signposting as appropriate, to other professionals or single assessments to meet patient/clients’ holistic care needs
Formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on specialist knowledge, differential diagnosis for communication and dysphagia, evidence-based practise, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques. (e.g. standardised assessments, AAC, group and individual work)
Negotiate with clients and carers to identify and formulate client-centred goals and demonstrate ongoing evaluation of patient/client progress using agreed outcome measures.
To contribute to multi-agency working e.g. meeting to share information and plan patient/client care
Prioritise urgent or unexpected or planned referrals, adjusting caseloads and allocations to meet revised needs.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service using advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment programmes to individual clients with complex needs, including challenging behaviour and dysphagia referred to the multidisciplinary service. This may be done using group or individual work. This will mainly be across North Warwickshire, with occasional travel to other areas within CWPT
To be an autonomous practitioner, holding a clinical caseload of communication and dysphagia and working without direct supervision
To support less experienced staff, students and colleagues deliver the Trust contracted services
To provide advice, guidance and information to other professionals, patients/clients, carers, relatives or other non-professional contacts
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Jul 2024
