Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - £3000 Incentive Bonus

• Assess communication needs using standardised and non-standardised assessments
• Provide assessment and intervention for dysphagia
• Provide assessment and intervention as part of a multi disciplinary team approach
• Engage with service users, carers and family throughout the treatment process to ensure that co-production is at the centre of care.
• Devise, deliver, monitor, and evaluate treatment plans, modifying where necessary.
• Devise, deliver, monitor, and evaluate training and support packages for family and carers.
• Report verbally and in writing observation and assessment of service users.
• Attend/lead clinical meetings (e.g. multi-disciplinary team meetings, case conferences, reviews, and complex case discussions) as needed and contribute to the discussion on professional and service issues.
• Engage with agreed team processes e.g. duty

• Work as an integrated member of the Multi-Disciplinary team
• Embed the Speech and Language Therapy process and pathway into the clinical area
• Use specialist knowledge to independently assess, diagnose, and provide intervention, across the full range of speech, language, and communication needs for the served population
• Where possible, devise and use/ facilitate use of appropriate and person-centred verbal and non-verbal communication tools e.g. pictures, symbols, AAC devices
• Work collaboratively with service users to set focused treatment goals
• Contribute to Positive Behaviour Support Plans (PBSP).
• Provide specialist clinical advice relevant to your area
• Engage with service users, carers and family throughout the treatment process to ensure that co-production is at the centre of care
• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care.#
• Work autonomously and manage own workload, balancing clinical work and supporting professional activities
• Obtain and record informed consent from patients and/or their significant others at each contact in accordance with Trust policy and the legal requirements of the MH Act and the MCA and DoLs.
• Provide support for colleagues in making information accessible for patients, in accordance with Greenlight standards and NSFT trust strategy
• Work alone across a wide range of settings including specialist residential and day services, work and education environments, hospital sites, and homes as appropriate
• Attend/lead clinical meetings (e.g. multi-disciplinary team meetings, case conferences, reviews, and complex case discussions) as needed and contribute to the discussion on professional and service issues.
• Where appropriate to deputise for the Therapy Lead/Clinical Lead
• Adhere to the HCPC Standards of Proficiency and maintain a CPD portfolio
• Engage with clinical and management supervision in accordance with trust policy
• Attend mandatory training according to trust policy
• Provide support to junior staff and students
• **This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one-off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment.***

Essential

• Experience of working with people with a learning disability
• Experience of working in a multi disciplinary setting
• Experience of delivering teaching / training

Essential

• Experience of using a range of SLT assessments and interventions with people with a learning disability
• Knowledge of relevant local and national documents and guidance in relation to PLD