Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Older Peoples Care Unit, Community Mental Health Speech and Language Therapy Service for a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.

The successful candidate will be joining established multidisciplinary teams as well as a growing and supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists in the Older People's Care Unit and will benefit from supervision, support, active encouragement to access CPD, training and development opportunities.

The post will be supported by the Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and the care unit AHP Lead.

The successful applicant will work across a range of community mental health teams with service users, their families, carers and wider MDT to provide clinical and professional expertise in order that those with speech, language and communication needs and/or dysphagia needs benefit from a well-coordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective speech and language therapy service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will provide specialist SLT assessment, diagnosis and management for people living with dementia in the community, with communication and swallowing difficulties, including the language-led dementias.

You will work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team providing high quality, effective, accessible, person-centred care through tailored packages of care in the most appropriate setting, often the client's home.

This role requires working across a number of designated geographical areas within Nottinghamshire in support and collaboration with a number of community mental health teams and the wider speech and language therapy service.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for the full list of requirements for this role.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised SLT Degree/Diploma
• HCPC Registered
• RCLST Registered

Training

• Relevant post qualification CPD, including specialist knowledge of swallowing and SLCN
• Post graduate training specific to client group

Knowledge

• Specialist applied knowledge of working with adults with swallowing and SLCN with mental health diagnoses (inc dementia)
• Knowledge of speech and language communication swallowing tools, assessment and interventions relating to client group
• Specialist knowledge of how speech and language and communication needs contribute to risk assessment and support management
• Applied leadership knowledge

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Motivated and a motivator
• Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
• Well organised and able to prioritise a caseload
• Specialist skills in working with adults with dementia and mental health diagnosis

Experience

• Experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with adults with swallowing and SLCN
• Experience of effective MDT working
• Experience of evaluation and audit as part of a ST Team
• Specialist experience of working with people with dementia and mental health diagnosis
• Post basic dysphagia training or completed competencies

Values and behaviours

• All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata for part time)