Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

4 months ago

Peterborough, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you looking to expand your expertise as a highly specialist speech and language therapist?

We have a rare opportunity for a Band 7 clinician to join our team at The Hollies, which specialises in providing care for adults with learning disabilities. The Hollies is currently a 10-bedded unit, transitioning to a 6-bedded unit with 2 single service units in the near future. It is based at the Cavell Centre on the Peterborough City Hospital campus, where free on-site parking is available. Flexible working options are also offered.

You will be joining the multidisciplinary team (MDT) at The Hollies, who are dedicated to ensuring each patient's journey is the best it can be. Your clinical speech therapy work will include advanced communication and dysphagia, working closely with patients and their carers.

As the clinical lead for The Hollies, you will advise on best practices and have the opportunity to shape the future of speech and language therapy (SLT) care. You will receive peer clinical supervision support from speech and language therapists within learning disabilities services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

If you are ready to make a real difference to patient care, we want to hear from you. Informal discussions are welcomed.

Main duties of the job

The individual in this role will autonomously assess and manage a caseload of adults with a learning disability, which is highly specialised and complex. You will oversee the delivery of a specialist learning disability Speech and Language Therapy intervention. Additionally, the post holder will manage all referrals related to communication and/or swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia) within the Adult Learning Disability Inpatient Services.

The Hollies is currently a 6-bedded unit, transitioning to a 6-bedded unit with 2 additional flats in the future. We specialize in providing inpatient services to adults with learning disabilities within the CPFT catchment area.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of ourethnic minority andLGBTQ+ communities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To manage all referrals related to communication and/or swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia) within the Adult Learning Disability Inpatient Services. To provide professional leadership to Speech and Language Therapy staff (and students), including recruitment, clinical supervision, and collaboration with ward manager within appraisal, and professional development. To offer highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy input into planning, development, and evaluation of learning disability intervention, holding responsibility for defined projects as delegated by the Hollies management team. As an autonomous practitioner, to be responsible for and manage a highly complex caseload of adults with learning disabilities (including those with challenging behaviour, mental health, and forensic needs). Managing such a caseload will involve planning and implementing appropriate clinical interventions based on the referral, evaluation, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of individuals' identified needs. To take the lead in multidisciplinary/multi-agency working within the Hollies and with key partners. Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy Current HCPC and RCSLT registrations Evidence of ongoing attendance of short study days, conferences, and extended self-study Recognised Post qualification training in Dysphagia management (Specialist Level).

Desirable

HR Skills qualifications (, sickness/absence, Employee Relations, performance Management etc).

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable post qualification experience working to meet the communication and dysphagia needs of adults with learning disability Must demonstrate evidence of highly developed clinical leadership skills Experience of developing and delivering training packages to adults. Experience of managing a complex caseload. Experience of working effectively within a community MD Team.

Desirable

Experience of developing service user and carer involvement Experience of recruitment and selection

Skills/Abilities

Essential

Ability to provide services in a variety of environments to meet the needs of the service user Ability to prioritise your own work and the work of those you supervise Ability to work under pressure and manage stress

Desirable

Counselling Skills and Coaching skills

Knowledge/Understanding

Essential

Must be able to communicate information that is highly complex and contentious to clients, staff, senior managers and other agencies / professional groups, for example explaining implications of shortfall in service. Must demonstrate highly developed negotiation and problem-solving skills in complex situations and ability to facilitate these skills in others. Must demonstrate established conflict management skills in a variety of environments , one-to-one or groups where responses may be unpredictable.

Desirable

Ability to generate and participate in research and Audit

Other

Essential

Ability to Travel within geographic location of Trust

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