Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Birmingham
Salary:£46,148 - £52,809 DOE (Pro Rata)
Hours: Flexible working hours available.
We are seeking an inspirational and thoughtful person to join our dynamic team at West Heath House.
Why join us?
Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith brain injuries in the UK.Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals.Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do youll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.
The Service:
West Heath House works with people who have to cope with a range of cognitive, physical and / or emotional symptoms following a severe brain injury. Rehabilitation is based on a neurobehavioral approach and focuses on enabling service users to function more independently and to participate in as many of their previous roles and activities as possible, while developing their lives with privacy, dignity and respect.
The Role:
Brainkind is looking for a Senior Specialist SaLT who wants to develop their experience by working in our highly regarded service at West Heath House;providing strategic, professional leadership to the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
Your responsibilities will include:
Work as autonomous speech and language therapist within your multidisciplinary team
Assess how a persons communication impacts on their day to day life and provide intervention as appropriate.
Work with the person and their social network to problem solve and overcome barriers.
Assess communication and provide a management plan and rehabilitation (as appropriate) seeking specialist assessments as required
Provide training to staff and our service users social network
Be integral to service and organisational development.
The Role:
Brainkind is looking for a Senior Specialist SaLT who wants to develop their experience by working in our highly regarded service at West Heath House;providing strategic, professional leadership to the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
Your responsibilities will include:
Work as autonomous speech and language therapist within your multidisciplinary team
Assess how a persons communication impacts on their day to day life and provide intervention as appropriate.
Work with the person and their social network to problem solve and overcome barriers.
Assess communication and provide a management plan and rehabilitation (as appropriate) seeking specialist assessments as required
Provide training to staff and our service users social network
Be integral to service and organisational development.