About this role
Job summary
The Speech and Language Team (SaLT) work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering a high-quality specialist services to individuals with Learning Disabilities.
This role will work across Learning Disabilities to meet the communication and dysphagia needs of this client group. You will be a person-centred SaLT who is committed to advocating for and meeting the needs of Adults with a Learning Disability.
You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide specialist assessment to adults with speech, language and communication needs. You will need to be a skilled assessor who can create specialist speech and language therapy treatment plans support, care plans and interventions that are co-produced with the people you support. You will use clear evidence-based practice to meet the person's needs, with identified clinical effectiveness and outcome measures. You will be required to support and supervise junior staff, and students within the service. You will need excellent communication skills that are adaptable to each person's needs.
We may be able to consider a B5 application with dysphagia competencies.
Please note this is a 12 month fixed-term contract.
Main duties of the job
If you are a dedicated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist, who is keen to learn, we can support you to tailor your current clinical skills to working in this role. You will have access to regular caseload and clinical supervision, plus a meaningful annual appraisal that supports you to plan and achieve goals.
The people that we support are individuals and our approach is always person-centred. Working autonomously, the role will be varied and include assessment, planning and implementing evidence-based practice, reviewing and evaluating therapy using therapy outcome measures, provide advice to other professionals regarding the management of clients with communication and dysphagia needs, modifying materials, attending and contributing to MDT and clinical team meetings, report writing and completing administrative tasks relevant to the role.
You must have a Speech and Language degree qualification and be registered with the HCPC. Membership to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is desirable.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT Evidence of specialised continued professional development in speech and language therapist Evidence of meeting standards of HCPC
Desirable
Management training Leadership Training Post basic Dysphagia training
Experience Essential
Experience of working with children, young people or adults with an Intellectual Disability and/or Autism with complex needs Experience of delivering training on speech and language therapy related topics to patients, carers, colleagues Experience of leading on service related projects Experience of supervising junior staff and/or students Knowledge and application of different assessments and therapeutic approaches for communication needs in adults with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism
Desirable
Experience of working with children, young people or adults with Autism, Mental Health and Behaviour Needs Evidence of clinical supervision of others Attends Clinical Excellence Networks relevant to current role Attended Makaton training Attended training on communication strategies such as Talking Mats, Intensive Interaction, Communication Passports Experience of electronic communication aids e.g. iPad
Skills Essential
Highly developed clinical reasoning skills Good written and verbal communication skills Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes Proven ability to work independently and as part of team Effective problem solving skills
Desirable
Knowledge of Learning Disabilities national agendas including NICE guidance and the Transforming care agenda Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, Best interest process and Deprivation of Liberty Guidance
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Learning Disability Team, Beech House
Toot Lane
Boston
PE21 0PP
Employer's website https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)