Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

**Main area**
- Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

**Grade**

Band 6

**Contract**

Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time
- Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

**Job ref**

373-SMH2128-A RR

**Site**
- Bowmere

**Town**

Chester

**Salary**

£29,970 - £44,962 per annum

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

20/01/2025 23:59

**Job overview**:
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000*

The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to join a warm, welcoming and inclusive multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing flexible, creative, person-centered and evidence-based support within an inpatient mental health setting for adults and older people?

If so, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Speech and Language therapist to join our multidisciplinary team and support the development of the Speech and Language Therapy clinical pathways and service offer for the specialist mental health inpatient service. This is a newly created post within a brand new team and will be supported by a highly specialist speech and language therapist working across the inpatient locality services within the care group. This is a post available at either Bowmere Hospital, Chester.

The roles provides an opportunity to be actively involved in service development projects to ensure the provision of a high quality service.

This post would also suit an experienced Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist looking to take on a Band 5 to 6 progressive role to build on post-graduate experiences to pursue a role working in the fields of Autism and Mental Health. Further CPD opportunities would be available, such as Dysphagia Training

**Main duties of the job**:
The post holders will be expected to support the development of the SLT service within inpatient specialist mental health services. The post holders will carry a caseload, completing assessments and interventions, including assessment and management of communication needs, dysphagia/eating and drinking difficulties and advising on inclusive communication strategies for people with a range of mental health needs and co-occurring conditions who are supported within specialist mental health inpatient services. The post holders will also offer advice, training and consultation to other clinicians and support staff. The post holders will take a key role improving the identification and support of people on the autistic spectrum and will have experience and additional training in this area. The successful applicants will work within a multi-disciplinary team comprising of a range of mental health professionals. There will be regular professional supervision. The posts will involve liaison, joint-working and providing advice to other clinical, social and care agencies and other external agencies when appropriate.

**Working for our organisation**:
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
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- Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
- CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a **_Values Based Interview/Assessment_**,** which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

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