Speech and Language Therapist Fols/autism

5 months ago

Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

We are really excited to be looking for a full time, band 7 clinical Speech and Language Therapist to be part of our established forensic community team. This is a brand-new post which will primarily focus on the support of forensic community patients who are Autistic.

Part of a pioneering programme funded by NHS England, the team supports forensic service users in the community instead of in secure hospitals. This can improve quality of life and reduce inequality, and allows hospital care costs to be reinvested into community services. Other teams in the programme have spoken of having a “genuine impact on service users’ lives”, and the ability to “instil hope” and “witness real life changes”.

This role has been developed in response to the increased numbers of offenders with Autism on our treatment pathway. The main aspect of the role is to assist the FOLS team in developing their knowledge and skills in working with people with autism, and making reasonable adjustments to account for the wide ranging and complex needs of this population. There will also be the opportunity to complete assessments and work therapeutically with people with Autism, and develop new ways of working within the organisation. Knowledge and experience of working with people with Autism is essential, as well as leadership and management experience.

This is a rare chance to be part of an established community forensic service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career. You will play a key role in the multi-disciplinary team, working alongside colleagues from nursing, social work, psychology, occupational therapy and medicine. You will need to be a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with experience in mental health settings, but ideally also with experience in forensic / criminal justice services or community settings.

This is a permanent, full time post at Agenda for Change band 7; with flexible working opportunities available. The team will cover Kent and out of area Kent patients.

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,700 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

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