Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Horsham

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within a specialist clinical area as an autonomous professional with support and supervision (which may be remote) from a more senior SaLT for more complex cases. To accept professional accountability and responsibility.

To apply the neurobehavioural approach to brain injury, demonstrating knowledge of current research findings, and best practice in the field.

With supervision as required, to manage a caseload of service users with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.

To use evidence-based practice, service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention.

With supervision as required, undertake comprehensive assessments, considering environment, context and future plans, of service users in order to formulate appropriate o rehabilitation goals

• care plans
• communication therapy programmes
• referrals
• communication partner training

To overcome barriers in communication in order to actively engage service users in assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning to gain valid informed consent. Where necessary, work within a legal framework with service users who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

To seek consent from service users to include and share information with family, carers and other stakeholders, respecting everyones right to confidentiality.

To provide information about service users communication abilities and support needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Registered with the HCPC.
• Dysphagia competencies.

Desirable

• Membership of RCSLT.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working individually and as part of a multi / interdisciplinary team.
• Minimum of 2 years post registration experience including inpatient or community rehabilitation or 4+ years post registration experience in an alternative clinical setting.
• Experience of supervising others (e.g. therapy assistant).
• Experience of providing rehabilitation services individually as well as in groups.
• Experience of delivering training.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a neurological setting or ABI service 2 years.
• Experience of working within an in-patient / residential setting 2 years.
• Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours 2 years.
• Experience of being sole clinician in a service.
• Experience of supporting other team members, e.g. conflict resolution.
• Experience in developing a Service.
• Experience of cognitive rehabilitation.
• Experience of managing and leading a small team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Disabilities Trust

Address

Brain Rehabilitation Unit

Five Oaks Road

Slinfold

Horsham

West Sussex

RH13 0TP

Employer's website

https://www.thedtgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)