Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Band 6

Main area: Adult Learning Disabilities

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Job ref: 336-ALD

Site: The Woolwich Centre

Town: London

Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 pro rata inc

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 02/03/:59

Job overview

Do you want to work in a supportive environment of health and social care professionals who are dedicated to helping people with learning disabilities to engage and participate in their local community and improve their quality of life while maintaining good work/life balance?

Greenwich CLDT has received new funding to recruit a part-time Band 6 position within a well-established Adult Learning Disability (ALD) Speech and Language Therapy Team. This post will be part of a team that includes a Band 7, Band 6s and SaLT Co-worker who work as part of a robust group of AHPs (psychiatry, psychology, physical health and mental health nurses, physios, OTs, art and music therapists) alongside their social work colleagues in an integrated CLDT.

Main duties of the job

To work as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Adult Learning Disability Directorate, delivering high quality assessment and intervention to young people and adults with Learning Disabilities and their carers, with a particular focus on Transition.

This is a great opportunity for a therapist wanting to further develop their specialist skills working with young people and adults with learning disabilities including those with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. As a community SaLT you will be liaising in a wide variety of contexts including people's homes, schools, colleges, day service and other community facilities. This service is based in Woolwich; we have an agile working system and there is the possibility of some home working.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We Listen
• We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To manage own caseload of clients with Learning Disabilities and with communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties
• To line manage/clinically supervise SaLT Co-workers, SaLT Assistant and Specialist Support Workers and students as directed by Functional Team Manager and Professional Lead for ALD SaLT
• To deliver high quality Speech and Language Therapy assessment, diagnosis and intervention to people with Learning Disabilities in partnership with their families/carers
• To plan and deliver training courses
• To act as part of the multi-disciplinary Learning Disability teams and represent the Speech and Language Therapy Service at Team/Directorate meetings/working parties.
• To carry out and interpret specialist assessments of the communication skills and needs of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs and their carers
• To diagnose the communication impairments of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs
• To carry out and interpret specialist assessments of the eating and drinking (dysphagia) skills and needs of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs
• To diagnose eating and drinking impairments of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs
• To plan, implement and monitor specialised packages of care including direct therapy, advice and training
• To demonstrate well-developed specialist communication and presentation skills at all times
• To adapt spoken and written information to suit the communication needs of the listener/audience
• To liaise with other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Learning Disability and Transitions Teams
• To maintain close links with School, College, Day and Residential Service and Staff/Managers
• To develop and deliver specialist presentations and training to a range of audiences including Service Users, carers, staff and Professional colleagues, in both small and large groups
• To adapt information to meet the specific communication needs of people with learning disabilities by identifying and producing accessible versions
• To maintain clinical records in accordance with local standards
• To provide letters and reports as necessary in accordance with local standards

Person specification Qualifications

• RCSLT and HCPC registered

Experience

• Worked as part of an MDT
• Working with people with learning disabilities in any role

Skills and Knowledge

• Further CPD qualifications
• Knowledge of specialist software or AAC

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Mikaela Szollosi

Job title: Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist

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