Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Speech & Language Therapy - Community Services
- Gradd
- Band 6
- Contract
- Cyfnod Penodol: 18 mis (Fixed term maternity cover)
- Oriau
- Llawnamser
- Rhan-amser
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 350-CC6071237-A
- Cyflogwr
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Ashtons Green clinic
- Tref
- St Helens
- Cyflog
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 20/08/2024 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
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Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you seeking a speech & language therapy role within a well-established team of skilled and experienced clinicians? If you want to
develop your own clinical skills with a varied range of clients in the community this could be the post for you. We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Specialist SLT to cover maternity leave.
This full time post will be for 18 months.
This will give the post holder a unique opportunity to work with a supportive team Speech and Language Therapists as they develop their knowledge and skills with children with a range of speech and Language needs.
Our Speech & Language Therapists work with children and young people who have speech, language and communication needs. We work in community settings including education settings, clinics and clients homes. We value CPD and carry out robust clinical supervision and appraisals to encourage therapists’ specialist interests and innovation. The team has Assistant Practitioners who deliver treatment plans and support to families and settings around AAC. The team is led by a team manager and we have excellent AHP support within Mersey Care leadership.
This post would suit someone who is looking to develop their skills within a community setting or perhaps someone who is interested in
broadening their clinical skills with a more varied caseload.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
To provide evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention to service users who have speech, language and communication needs. .
The caseload may cover the whole spectrum of communication disorders, e.g., non-verbal communication, dysfluency, high level language / social use of language and voice as applicable to the service.
Supervision will be provided by a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
To participate as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in a multi-disciplinary team, with specific responsibility to assess and treat children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
To be responsible for the delivery of specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy intervention in a variety of settings including education settings, clinics and individuals home settings.
The role will involve assessment, diagnosis and intervention with a range of communication difficulties, such as, speech disorder, dysfluency, developmental language disorder and social communication difficulties.
To be responsible and accountable for their own caseload and ensure that care plans are written and reviewed regularly.
To contribute to the prioritisation of the waiting list for Speech and Language Therapy.
To complete intake assessments on behalf of the team and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team.
To work alongside and liaise with other professionals within the team, staff at day centres, residential staff and families. To provide clinical advice to these on the communication needs of clients, resolving areas of conflict as necessary.
To provide specialist knowledge on alternative and augmentative systems of communication, where appropriate. To ensure that all relevant agencies have access to all systems.
To Identify and take responsibility for allocating work and providing supervision to Speech and Language Therapy assistants..
To be an active and enthusiastic team member by participating with service improvement activities, promoting innovation, being supportive to other team members and proactive when identifying potential issues in the service.
For full details of the job description and person specification, please refer to the documents attached to this vacancy.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Accredited Speech and Language Therapy qualification (BSc)
- Registration with HCPC
Meini prawf dymunol
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist (RCSLT)
Experience/Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- A philosophy and approach that empowers people
- Knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication
- A person-centred approach to service delivery Understanding of current NHS changes
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary Team
- Experience with provision of supervision and delegation to junior members of staff
- Experience of use of outcome measures for clinical evaluation
- Basic IT Skills (Microsoft Software: Excel, World, Power Point, MS Teams)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Direct experience of working with children and young people with communication
- Experience of inter agency working
- Experience of designing and delivering training for staff groups
- Experience of using iPads and other forms of technology to support communication
- Experience of facilitating groups
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
- Ability to convey information and skills to direct care staff
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Flexible approach skills towards service change, demands and pressure
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of providing clinical supervision (to students or SaLT staff)
Values
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Johanna Towers
- Teitl y swydd
- Team manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07385461161
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
I am available Mondays to Thursdays 9-5pm.
Nonworking day friday.
Rhestr swyddi gyda Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector