Job summary
- Main area
- OPMH Services WAM
- Grade
- Band 7 or Band 6 Development to Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-TAPS-MHE4981
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nicholsons House
- Town
- Maidenhead
- Salary
- pa pro rata (Incl. HCAS)
- Closing
- 09/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Speech & Language Therapist
Band 7 or Band 6 Development to Band 7
Job overview
Are you a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who is passionate about supporting older adults?
We’re looking for a dedicated Band 7 SLT to join our Older People’s Mental Health (OPMH) team, based in Maidenhead.
You’ll have experience in dysphagia and a real interest in helping people with Dementia and Primary Progressive Aphasia. In this role you’ll enjoy:
- Working within a multidisciplinary framework, supporting individuals with dementia and mental health issues.
- Providing expert clinical advice on communication difficulties, differential diagnosis, and dysphagia.
- Developing and implementing treatment plans and protocols to ensure seamless service delivery.
You’ll be part of an experienced Band 7 peer support group, regularly meeting to discuss new research and share new learnings. You’ll have opportunities to attend Royal College SLT Clinical Excellence Network events and Away Days.
We are pleased to be able to extend this opportunity to Band 6 SLTs who would join us in a development role and be supported to Band 7.
Enjoy a hybrid working model and the flexibility of a part-time role. We are looking for someone to work 2-3 days per week, with hours between 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday.
Applications are processed as they are received. We would encourage you to apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early!
Main duties of the job
- Assess and support patients with communication difficulties through individual and group sessions, developing, monitoring, and reviewing treatment plans.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team (MDT) colleagues, providing differential diagnosis assessment and offering expert advice and support on communication and swallowing issues.
- Deliver specialist interventions and regularly review and evaluate treatment outcomes for each patient
- Mentor and guide junior Speech and Language Therapists, assistants, and volunteers, providing them with advice and support.
- Contribute to clinical teams, both multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary, by discussing and coordinating input to ensure a comprehensive care plan for clients
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
- Qualified Speech & Language Therapist
- HCPC registration
- Previous experience working with adults in a community setting
- An interest in developing a higher specialism in dementia
- Driving license and access to a vehicle
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Gbola Lamuye, Service Manager on 07812469239 or email [email protected] or Elizabeth Ferguson, Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist on 0118 960 5959 or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree
- Qualification or equivalent Licence to Practice
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of successful post-graduate study in relevant areas through CPD portfolio
- MSc or at least 3 years’ experience in co-working with expert practitioners and undertaking specialist formal training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post-graduate experience
- Experience in developing and delivering training packages to other disciplines, carers and service users
- Experience in inter-agency working
- Experience in changing own practice
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist OPMH experience post qualification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Good negotiation and problem solving skills
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational skills
- Prioritisation skills
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures both NHS, Government and local Authority
- Knowledge of relevant procedures and other relevant legal frameworks including Safeguarding Adults, Mental Capacity Act
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Moulds
- Job title
- Talent Acquisition Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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