About this role
Job summary
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We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Learning Disability Community Team within Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, the largest community trust in the country.
Main duties of the job
You will be implementing a range of interventions specified by the Speech and Language Therapists and deliver training to individuals/families/carers and other professionals and regularly support colleagues. You will Liaise with carers and other agencies in agreement with the Speech and Language Therapists to gather and collate the necessary information and support the therapists in organising the location, hospitality, and materials related to clinical and training duties.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Main duties
Clinical responsibilities
Deals with clients with learning disabilities and carers who may have complex needs and/or be under extreme stress.
Using own initiative, carries out clinical work with people who have learning disabilities who have communication and eating and drinking difficulties under the supervision of the SLT (Speech and Language Therapist) on occasions by telephone. Observes clients with eating and drinking problems. Completes a screening checklist and informs the qualified SLT of the outcome. This will only be following training and assessment of competencies.
Undertakes patient assessments as advised by qualified staff.
Implements a range of treatments with clients independently.
Contributes to evaluation and modification of communication environments, advising carers, residential homes, day centres etc. oncommunication timetables, communication passports and signing.
Writes clinical records and letters independently and reports with support.
Negotiates with professional, clients and carers in order to deliver routine clinical work.
Uses keyboard skills and computer knowledge to produce customised assessments, therapy resources and training materials.
Takes initiative for admin/clerical tasks to a maximum of 30% of the working week eg. Answering the telephone, collecting/distributing post, replenishing supplies of standard documentation.
Manages infection risks on equipment.
Works with clients whose behaviour may challenge so as to cause harm to self and others.
Works with clients who may be at risk of potential/actual abuse.
Runs groups, both formal and informal, as well as individual treatment programmes.
Carries out prescribed eating and drinking programmes written by a qualified SLT and can modify these within set parameters.
Manages infection control risks including those from bodily fluids.
Carries out invasive procedures such as intensive interaction and sensory interaction.
Uses highly developed communication skills to explain information from assessment/therapy plans to clients, carers and multidisciplinary team members.
Service evaluation/development
Contributes to local audit of own work.
Contributes to the development of policies by proposing changes at local and team level.
Contributes to service wide improvement projects.
Training/support
Assists SLTs to identify training needs in relation to LD caseload.
Organises location, hospitality and materials as agreed with the SLT.
Delivers training e.g. Makaton, communication passport, objects of reference, to other members of the MDT, carers/parents etc.
Supports apprentices, work experience helpers and students acts as a mentor and identifies training needs.
Assists in the induction of newly qualified therapists and provides observational experience for SLT students.
Liaises with SLT on a regular basis and identifies when delegated treatment plans need revising.
Participates in non-managerial clinical supervision.
Participates in and receives peer support from other SLTAs, assistant and practitioners from other professional groups.
Takes responsibility for fulfilling own professional training and development needs in consultation with line manager e.g. participation in clinical excellence networks.
Professional responsibility
Abides by the professional standards of the Royal College of Speech and Language Theraspists.
Research Activities
Contributes to clinical and managerial audits and undertakes audits of own and others work under direction.
Participates in research within the SLT team and across the LD services.
Service Management
Monitors stock for the SLT staff across all SLT bases citywide.
Maintains upkeep of the SLT equipment and completes equipment inventories.
Produces therapy resources under the direction of an SLT e.g. communication timetables/passports/keyrings, formal training packs and activity books.
Provides statistical information on own daily practice for service management purposes.
Provides a service which is culturally, linguistically, gender and disability sensitive to meet the needs of the population of Birmingham.
To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training Essential
NVQ 3 or equivalent
Experience Essential
Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities Experience of working within a care setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address Riverside Lodge
160 Hobmoor Road
Small Heath
B10 9JH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)