Speech and Language Therapist

Job purpose:

• To provide a speech and language therapy service to adults with acquired communication, cognitive and/or swallowing problems.
• To offer neurorehabilitation in a residential setting to adult clients, providing intervention on an individual or group basis as required.
• To provide specialist speech, language and swallowing assessments and neurorehabilitation to clients on the stroke pathway adhering to local and governmental policies.
• To provide specialist speech, language and swallowing assessments and neurorehabilitation to people as out-patients as required.
• To provide advice to clients, their families and relevant staff on the management of dysphagia.
• To contribute to the monitoring and achievement of relevant standards.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading and managing a specialist SLT team in a brand new state of the art rehabilitation centre.
• Contributing to the continued development of a high quality SLT therapeutic service.
• Providing specialist dysphagia assessment and intervention to clients who require, utilising competencies and experience at a senior practitioner level.
• Delivering 1:1 and group SLT sessions to a range of clients and creating accessible communication and swallowing guidance for the wider MDT.
• Conducting skilled mental capacity assessments independently or jointly with other professionals, as appropriate.
• Advocating on clients’ behalf in a range of situations, e.g. when writing reports, CHC forms and complex DST meetings where highly skilled reporting and ability to deal with questioning is necessary.
• Working with the Head of Clinical Services and senior management on service development, quality improvement projects and clinical audit.
• Providing clinical supervision and expert advice to SLT staff as well as SLT students on placement.
• Being Responsible for the recruitment within the SLT department with opportunity to support in the recruitment process of the wider CRC staffing remit.
• Managing the Speech and Language Therapy team to include sickness absence, performance, appraisals, probationary periods in line with QEF policy.
• Supporting and leading on the emphasis on learning and reflective practice – within the SLT as well as wider team, providing and participating in training and learning.
• Actively jointly working with our catering company, manager and dietitian to provide high standard of catering in line with IDDSI framework.

Requirements:

• Speech and Language Therapy qualification.
• Proven experience in assessing and treating individuals with a range of speech, language, and communication disorders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with clients, families, and colleagues.
• Demonstrate empathy, patience, and understanding when working with individuals with communication difficulties.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage a caseload effectively.
• Enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months. On the update service? You could be fast tracked through our recruitment process today.
• Willingness to complete an enhanced DBS if you do not currently hold one.

Pay:

• Band 6 - £35,392- £42,618
• Band 7 - £43,742 – £50,056

Working with Archer Resourcing

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‍Must be eligible to work in the U.K