Job summary
This is a great opportunity for to join Salford Learning Disability Service, as Lead Speech and Language Therapist,
The Salford Learning Disability Service made of a wide range of professionals and are always looking at ways to develop the service, the successful candidate will have a can do attitude, the successful candidate will become part of a supportive team.
As well as having a leadership role you will have an active caseload.
If you are interested, then please contact us for more details or make an application to join this great team
Main duties of the job
To lead the SLT service within the Learning Disabilities Health Professionals team.
- To provide as part of the multidisciplinary team highly specialist therapeutic assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Adults with Learning Disabilities who have highly complex and/or chronic presentation in a range of community locations. This includes working with clients with communication and swallowing difficulties
To assess and treat own caseload of clients maintaining own records as an autonomous practitioner
To supervise SLT and Total Communication colleagues as part of the team support structure.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses and CPD
- RCSLT accredited post graduate dysphagia qualification/ RCSLT dysphagia competencies framework
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with Adults with Learning Disabilities.
- Experience devising and delivering training.
- To demonstrate specialist knowledge in clinical fields underpinned by current evidence-based practice (e.g. learning disabilities, dysphagia)
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate assessments and therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group.
Skills
Essential
- Good planning and organisational skills and caseload management
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Good planning and organisational skills and caseload management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses and CPD
- RCSLT accredited post graduate dysphagia qualification/ RCSLT dysphagia competencies framework
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with Adults with Learning Disabilities.
- Experience devising and delivering training.
- To demonstrate specialist knowledge in clinical fields underpinned by current evidence-based practice (e.g. learning disabilities, dysphagia)
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate assessments and therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group.
Skills
Essential
- Good planning and organisational skills and caseload management
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Good planning and organisational skills and caseload management
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).