Adult Speech and Language Therapist

5 months ago

Penzance, United Kingdom Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

You will join a highly experienced and supportive team, well-regarded by service users and multi-disciplinary colleagues, and supported by a team of support workers and administrators. The team works flexibly to provide intervention across outpatient clinics, home, video, and telephone appointments. You will also have opportunities to work with colleagues in the acute trust and specialists from other disciplines, social care, and the voluntary sector, with regular access to videofluoroscopy clinics.

We are committed to personal, professional, and service development. We hold regular service improvement and governance meetings, with working parties involving all staff. We have regular supervision and appraisals, encourage self-directed learning, CEN membership and learning from others, including colleagues in other professions. We have also secured training for the whole team from national experts in response to developing clinical need.

To provide a specialist Adult SLT service within the West locality, specifically to Camborne, Redruth, Penzance and surrounding areas in conjunction with other ASLT colleagues. In times of fluctuating demand the post holder may be required to work elsewhere in the West team or within the service.

To manage a caseload of patients, including those with complex needs, using evidence based practice.

To provide specialist Adult SLT assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults presenting with communication and swallowing difficulties in hospital and the community setting.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions as an autonomous practitioner, using independence of judgement and evidence-based practice.

To liaise with multi-disciplinary teams and relevant care professionals and

To provide on-going training to the multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

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