Specialist Speech and Language Therapist inLiverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED
TUE 31 DEC 2024
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust rDYcspZ6
The therapist will manage their own caseload, participate in intake assessments, liaise with other professionals, and provide guidance on communication strategies. Additionally, responsibilities include supervising Speech and Language Therapy assistants, contributing to waiting list management, and leading training for staff on communication needs. This role is ideal for individuals looking to expand their clinical skills in a community-focused environment while actively contributing to service improvement and innovation.
Are you seeking a speech & language therapy role within a well-established team of skilled and experienced clinicians? If you want todevelop your own clinical skills with a varied range of clients in the community this could be the post for you. We are looking to recruit apermanent, Band 6 Specialist SLT.
This role gives the post holder a unique opportunity to work with a large group of specialist Speech and Language Therapists as they develop their knowledge and skills.
Our Speech & Language Therapists work with adults who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties. We work in community settings, including clinics and home visits. We work remotely where it is beneficial but also use our base to see patients and hold line management and supervision sessions. We value CPD and carry out robust clinical supervision and appraisals to encourage therapists' specialist interests and innovation. The team has Assistant Practitioners who provide treatment plans and training. The team is led by an operational manager and we have excellent AHP support within Mersey Care leadership.
This post would suit someone who is looking to develop their skills within a community setting or perhaps someone who is interested inbroadening their clinical skills with a more varied caseload.
To provide evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention to service users who have communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties. These occur as a consequence of physical and mental health conditions such as: Learning Disability, Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Dementia and Mental Illness.
The caseload may cover the whole spectrum of communication disorders, e.g., non-verbal communication, dysfluency, high level language / social use of language and voice as applicable to the service.
The role will be integrated within the therapy team and will work with the team to develop person-centred care plans.
Supervision will be provided by a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.
About us
To participate as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in a multi-disciplinary team, with specific responsibility to assess and treat adults with complex health needs.
To be responsible for the delivery of specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy intervention in a variety of settings including inpatient, individuals home setting, care homes or outpatient clinics for clients withcommunication and swallowing disorders, such as dysphagia, dysfluency, voice, head and neck.
To act as a Care coordinator where applicable, ensuring that clients have full access to any generic services that they require.
To be responsible and accountable for their own caseload and ensure that care plans are written and reviewed regularly.
To contribute to the prioritisation of the waiting list for Speech and Language Therapy.
To complete intake assessments on behalf of the team and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team.
To work alongside and liaise with other professionals within the team, staff at day centres, residential staff and families. To provide clinical advice to these on the communication needs of clients, resolving areas of conflict as necessary.
To provide specialist knowledge on alternative and augmentative systems of communication, where appropriate. To ensure that all relevant agencies have access to all systems.
To Identify and take responsibility for allocating work and providing supervision to Speech and Language Therapy assistants.
To provide training days to staff teams around specific individuals communication to devise strategies and management plans.
To be able to deputise on the absence of the clinical lead and ensure coordination of caseload is well managed within the team.
To be an active and enthusiastic team member by participating with service improvement activities, promoting innovation, being supportive to other team members and proactive when identifying potential issues in the service.
For full details of the job description and person specification, please refer to the documents attached to this vacancy.
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