Band 6 Speech and Language TherapistinStafford / LichfieldinStafford / LichfieldPUBLISHED MON 10 MAR 2025
In this rewarding role, you'll provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and tailored treatment plans for individuals with complex needs, including those with autism and physical disabilities. As an autonomous practitioner within a collaborative multi-disciplinary team, you’ll not only manage your own caseload but also inspire and support less experienced colleagues. Embrace the opportunity to engage in ongoing professional development through our regular CPD events and special interest groups. If you’re committed to enhancing the quality of care and making a profound impact on the lives of others, we want to hear from you!
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Band 6Speech and Language Therapist37.5 hours a weekExciting opportunity to join the South Staffordshire Community Learning Disability Team.
We are seeking a highly motivated, person centred individual with excellent communication skills to work with us in our well established Community Learning Disability Team.
We aim to provide high quality, community based, integrated services for adults with learning disabilities. As such, we are seeking a specialist Speech and Language Therapist with a passion for working within and improving learning disability services.
You will have experience of completing assessments with people with learning disabilities in a variety of settings and of working with people who have complex mental and/or physical health needs, autism and complex behavioural needs. You will be an experienced practitioner who relishes multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, who can work creatively to secure good outcomes and embrace new ways of working. Experience and competence in completing dysphagia assessments.You will benefit from the support of a number of highly talented, enthusiastic and friendly Speech and Language Therapy colleagues. The Specialist Learning Disability Directorate (which covers both South Staffordshire and Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin) meet regularly for joint CPD events and facilitate a number of local special interest groups.
JOB PURPOSE:
To provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment programmes to individual adult clients with complex learning disabilities, some of whom have physical disabilities and/or autism. To be an autonomous practitioner, holding a small mixed clinical caseload of those with swallowing and communication needs; working without direct supervision within the context of a multi-disciplinary team.
To support less experienced staff and students and colleagues deliver the Trust contracted services.
To provide expert advice in relation to swallowing and communication. Signposting and providing guidance and information to health and social care professionals, clients, carers and relatives.Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
About us
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care. To work within the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) Standards of Practice and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) standards.
2. Obtain and record informed consent from clients at each contact in accordance with Trust policy.
3. Carry out comprehensive specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessments for complex learning disabilities, some of whom have physical disabilities and/or autism. Interpret clinical information and data related to clinical parameters along with non-clinical information and use clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans.
4. Provide specialist advice to other professionals or assessments to meet clients holistic care needs.
5. Formulate and deliver individual treatment plans based on specialist knowledge, evidence-based practise, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques (eg. 1:1 interventions, carer education, patient education).
6. To undertake complex swallowing and communication assessments. *Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details*
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