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Speech and Language Therapist band 6

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Job summary

An established industry player in health and social care seeks a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist. In this role, you will work within a passionate team, supporting adults with learning disabilities and managing complex communication needs. You will engage in both individual and group interventions, ensuring the highest professional standards while contributing to the development of services. With opportunities for continued professional development and supervision, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact in the community. Join a supportive environment where your expertise will thrive and help transform lives.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy required.
  • Knowledge of dysphagia and communication interventions essential.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a caseload of service users with communication and dysphagia needs.
  • Supervise junior staff and deliver training to students.
  • Participate in multi-disciplinary assessments and interventions.

Skills

Communication Skills

Dysphagia Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Client-Centered Practice

Team Collaboration

Education

Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Job description

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

You will be working in a well-established, committed and friendly Speech and Language Therapy team, who are passionate in their support of the Sheffield learning disabilities community. Within the wider Specialist Community Learning Disability Service (SCLDS) we are part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team including Nursing, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Music and Art therapy, etc.

You will carry a caseload of Adults with Learning Disabilities and associated needs working into the community including service users' homes and community service provider bases.

You will work on both the dysphagia (with full supervision until competencies achieved) and our communication pathways, with the possibility of becoming involved with dementia and autism diagnosis.

You will be supported with regular supervision, weekly team meetings, and access to continued professional development opportunities.

Main duties of the job
  • Working on both the Communication and Dysphagia (with full supervision until competencies achieved) pathways.
  • To manage a defined caseload of service users with communication and/or dysphagia needs, using specialist Speech and Language Therapy skills and evidence-based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
  • To include baseline communication assessment to guide other professionals' interaction with clients.
  • To regularly supervise Speech and Language Therapy students on practice placement.
  • To provide supervision and management to qualified junior Speech and Language Therapists and Therapy Assistants.
  • To provide leadership for junior staff, as delegated by supervisor.
  • To participate in the development and evaluation of Speech and Language Therapy services within a designated team, under the supervision of a Senior Therapist (Band 7).
  • To participate in multi-disciplinary assessments and interventions, including Dementia, Autism, and eligibility pathways.
  • To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programs, in consultation with the post holder's professional and team/operational manager(s).
About us

At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

Job responsibilities
  • To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of work.
  • To select and apply assessments for a designated caseload with complex needs addressing dysphagia needs and communication skills including emotional communication, alternative methods of communication, and engagement.
  • To assess and provide communication guidance to colleagues in CLDT regarding specific client communication needs to enhance other professions' interactions and improve engagement.
  • To undertake Speech and Language therapy assessment of service users using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individual interventions.
  • To accept clinical responsibility under supervision for a designated caseload, some with complex presentations, prioritising need and taking on the role of coordinator where relevant.
  • To plan and implement person-centred, individual and group interventions using clinical reasoning and a range of interventions to achieve agreed goals.
  • To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent, and work within a legal framework with the service users who lack capacity to consent to assessment and treatment interventions.
  • To work with service users, carers, and relatives who may have distressing social/clinical circumstances.
  • To ensure all clinical targets are achieved.
  • To have a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation.

See Job description and person spec for more details

Person Specification
  • Speech and Language Therapy Degree
  • Knowledge of dysphagia
Experience
  • Working as part of an MDT
  • Delivering training
  • Experience of supporting adults with Learning Disabilities
  • Experience of supervising junior staff and students
Skills and Knowledge
  • Evidence of the application of communication/therapeutic interventions
  • Up-to-date knowledge of legislation relevant to service user group
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
  • Commitment to client-centred practice
  • Knowledge of outcome measures
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.

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