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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist to join the Mental Health and Deafness Service. The post will be based at Walkergate Park in Newcastle upon Tyne and is a part time role working 15 hours per week. 

The service is a regional specialised mental health service for deaf people from 18 years onwards. This is a tertiary mental health service for Deaf and Deafblind people 18 years and older, who have a range of mental health issues. Our target group are British Sign Language users, but we do support other deaf non-BSL users. The service works in partnership with local secondary care mental health teams, offering specialist assessment, treatment, and advice. The secondary care team retain care coordination/lead professional responsibility and we work in close partnership in order to deliver optimal care in a culturally appropriate manner.

We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic individual, with specialist clinical experience. The post holder will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have the skills and knowledge to develop the delivery of Speech and Language Therapy within this service whilst providing excellent, high-quality input. 

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The post holder will work with a small caseload to ensure that communication and emotional literacy needs have been thoroughly assessed and that clients have a comprehensive care plan to meet their individual needs.

The aim of the interventions will be to support the client’s independence in their ability to manage their mental health and to also support them/their secondary care team to communicate effectively so that they can deliver optimised care. This may involve therapeutic intervention to assist in skill and knowledge building regarding communicating their mental health needs or working with the secondary care team to adapt care plans. 

The post holder will need to be confident in providing high quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions and have an understanding and experience of working with people with a range of complex issues from a variety of settings and environments.  Liaison with community teams, other organisations, families and carers will be a significant part of this role. 

The post holder will possess excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work independently.  The post holder will support the continued professional development of the team and advise specifically around communication and emotional literacy. 

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The Speech and Language Therapy Service in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is continuing to develop and grow to meet the needs of our patients and local communities.  We are looking for dedicated and passionate individuals with different levels of qualifications and clinical knowledge and experience to join our team. 

We will provide you with a comprehensive induction period and you will have access to ongoing clinical supervision and appraisal with development reviews that will provide you with support and the specialist skills required to meet the holistic needs of the patients in your care.  The successful candidate will be expected to actively engage in the Trusts’ supervision and continuing professional development process.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future.  In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.