Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Become part of our established multi-disciplinary team supporting adults with Learning Disabilities in the borough of Wolverhampton

The post-holder has responsibility for providing Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention in communication and dysphagia as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to adults over the age of 18 with an identified learning disability in community settings.

Main duties of the job

Assess, diagnose and manage the communication and/or swallowing needs of patients receiving clinical assessment and intervention in community settings. Responsible for initial patient diagnosis and assessment under the supervision of a senior SLT clinician.

Provides both direct and indirect intervention, consultation, advice and support; working within a multi-disciplinary model to a complex caseload in order to ensure that the inter-agency needs of clients are met, seeking highly specialist support and second opinions from senior clinical leads for the most complex patients.

About us

Black Country Healthcare is the lead provider of NHS mental health services for more than a million people across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton:

Adult and older adult mental health services Specialist learning disabilities services Mental health services for children and young people Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley

We're proud to be rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, and that many of our staff have won awards for their work.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust and just like the population we serve, we're made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Our staff take pride in supporting and living our values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Collection of detailed case history information Informal assessment and observation Undertakes clinical work with individuals and groups of clients Uses formal standardised assessment and informal assessment procedures Reads and abides by risk assessments relating to patients of the service Communicates assessment and therapeutic findings within the multi-disciplinary team Completes contemporaneous case notes and written clinical information completion according to Trust procedures Undertakes clinical work with individuals and groups of clients with guidance from senior SLT Develops coordinated multidisciplinary programmes of care / care packages Makes decisions leading to SLT review or discharge of clients and/or referral to other services, as appropriate Is responsible for managing own community clinical caseload under guidance of a more senior clinician Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or pending Member of HCPC or pending

Desirable

Experience, interest, or transferrable skills relating to adult LD Evidence of Learning Disability-relevant training - Talking Mats, Makaton, Intensive Interaction, PECS etc

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