Job summary
Due to internal restructuring we are pleased to expand our team of Speech and Language Therapists working within the Forensic Division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at Rampton Hospital.
Rampton Hospital is one of three national high- secure mental healthcare facilities. The hospital provides treatment for mental health and personality disorders, and is proud to provide the National High Secure services for Women, Learning Disabilities and Deaf services.
The Speech and Language Therapy team work across the hospital, as part of the Therapies and Education Department and integrated into the care pathways. We work with patients with Dysphagia or Speech, Language and Communication Needs, providing assessment and management, working towards shared therapeutic goals collaboratively with the patient and their multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work under the supervision of Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapistsand will be responsible for their own specialist caseload. This may include patients with mental health conditions, personality disorder, learning disability and Speech, Language and Communication Needs or Dysphagia.
The post holder will be responsible for supervising and/or mentoring newly qualified staff, students and assistants as appropriate. They will participate in multi- disciplinary projects and specialist areas of Speech and Language Therapy work as agreed with the directorate and with the support of clinical lead SLTs and service manager.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the assessment, formulation and management of a specialist clinical caseload ensuring practice is in line the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Position Paper and Quality Guidelines.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the assessment, formulation and management of a specialist clinical caseload ensuring practice is in line the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Position Paper and Quality Guidelines.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- registration with HCPC and RCSLT
- minimum 2 years experience working as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist
Desirable
- Post gradualte dysphagia qualification
Experience
Essential
- evidence of experience in working with individuals with learning disability or mental health conditions
- experience of supervising students or assistants
- experience of multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to service development
Skills
Essential
- teamworking skills evident
- evidence of reflective practice
- evidence of conflict resolution skills
- awareness of scope of practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- registration with HCPC and RCSLT
- minimum 2 years experience working as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist
Desirable
- Post gradualte dysphagia qualification
Experience
Essential
- evidence of experience in working with individuals with learning disability or mental health conditions
- experience of supervising students or assistants
- experience of multidisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to service development
Skills
Essential
- teamworking skills evident
- evidence of reflective practice
- evidence of conflict resolution skills
- awareness of scope of practice
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
