Lead Speech & Language Therapist, Adult LD Intensive Support Team

Lead Speech & Language Therapist, Adult LD Intensive Support Team

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

The Intensive Support Team is a dedicated and innovative multi-disciplinary team supporting Adults with Learning disabilities to reduce avoidable hospital admissions and facilitate successful discharge back to the community. We are looking for a motivated Highly Specialist SLT to join our skilled MDT comprising a range of professional and assistants. The post holder will be responsible for leading, shaping and developing SLT within the intensive support team by promoting a culture of evidence-based practice and person-centred care.

Main duties of the job

The role will work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team colleagues and provide delivery of SLT assessment, treatment and intervention through direct, indirect and consultative models, with the option for providing a dysphagia service if the post-holder wishes. The post holder will have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and have significant postgraduate experience working with people with learning disability, mental illness, and/or neurodiversity as well as an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the communication and swallowing needs of this patient population.

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the role will include:

• Working intensively with individuals, their carers and with MDT colleagues, including provision of training, resources and consultation, plus advocating on behalf of individuals in regards to their communication needs.
• Being responsive, adaptable and sensitive, supporting individuals and carers in complex and distressing situations.
• Communication and collaboration with multiple agencies across the system.

Leadership elements of the post include direction and supervision of assistants and being a pro-active member of the clinical leadership of the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Further training and experience in specialist area to Masters level or equivalent.
• Significant post graduate training relevant to the role.
• Current Registration with Health Professions Council without restriction.

Knowledge and Skills

• An excellent understanding of the specific contribution of Speech and Language Therapists in Specialist Learning Disability and Autism services.
• Ability to demonstrate team building, leadership and organisational skills.
• Demonstrates an understanding and ability to practice in a person-centred way within community and inpatient settings.
• Knowledge in developing and delivering specialist clinical interventions e.g. PBS within Specialist Learning Disability and Autism services.
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical and management supervision skills.
• Knowledge of assessment and treatment services and the specialist role of Speech and Language Therapists.

Experience

• Broad range of experience in working in Learning disability and/or Autism services or Mental Health Services.
• Significant experience in working in specialist community or inpatient Learning Disability, Autism services.
• Competence with clients with complex needs.
• Experience of supervising registered and/or non-registered staff.
• Experience of delivering and receiving clinical supervision.

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.