Job summary
Due to new investment in the team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Learning Disability Service in Northamptonshire. This is a full-time substantive post (37.5 hours a week) but flexible working will be considered. You will work as part of the Community Team for People with Learning Disability which has bases in Northampton and Kettering. This post would be suitable for a Band 6 therapist or an experienced Band 5 who wishes to develop their skills in this area.
Main duties of the job
As part of the specialist multidisciplinary team, you will assess and provide support and intervention to people with a learning disability who have communication difficulties and/ or eating and drinking needs. You will work in collaboration with the person, their circle of support and other relevant professionals and services to enhance, optimise and maintain the person's quality of life, addressing barriers to communication and health inequalities.
You will need to be passionate about working with people with a learning disability and have experience of working as an effective and responsible member of a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of working with people with learning disabilities is essential as is experience of AAC. You will also need to be dysphagia trained or committed to undertake training in dysphagia.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact:
Georgia Frith (Speech and Language Therapy Lead North) on 07885 977058, or
Emma Willsman (Speech and Language Therapy Lead South) on 07824 475874
About us
We can offer you a friendly and dynamic team environment, with a commitment to continuing professional development. You will be part of an established Speech and Language Therapy team within community learning disability services across Northamptonshire, who will provide regular clinical supervision and peer support.
The Northamptonshire Community Team for People with Learning Disability delivers specialist multi-disciplinary healthcare to adults who have a learning disability presenting with physical health needs, a mental illness and / or challenging behaviour. The service provided is person centred and tailored to the individual and their environment, taking into account their ethnic and cultural backgrounds and needs. We provide this through direct support, joint working with other services and / or through offering consultancy to other professionals involved.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Recognised SALT qualification (degree or postgraduate diploma)
- HCPC registered RCSLT member
- Successful completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
Desirable
- Completion of specialist short courses in AAC
- Completion of specialist short courses in challenging behaviour/positive behaviour support
- Successful completion of dysphagia competencies -specialist short course/ in-house training and log of supervised hours
Experience
Essential
- At least one year's experience working as a qualified SALT
- Working with people with learning disabilities
- Working with people with eating and drinking difficulties
- Working with AAC
- Working as part of MDT
- Planning, delivery and evaluation of training
Desirable
- Supervision of assistants/ volunteers/ junior therapists or other supervision experience
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Able to carry out a specialist assessment, formulate a diagnosis and use therapy approaches appropriate to clients with complex needs
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and ability to make reasonable adjustments as required
- Able to drive and has access to a car for work
Desirable
- Knowledge of national policies affecting people with learning disabilities/challenging behaviour
Behaviours and Values
Essential
- Passion for/ interest in working with people with learning disabilities
Desirable
- Positivity and strength based approach and person centred values
- Evidence of maintaining knowledge of latest evidence and best practice in Speech and Language Therapy and learning disabilities
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Recognised SALT qualification (degree or postgraduate diploma)
- HCPC registered RCSLT member
- Successful completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
Desirable
- Completion of specialist short courses in AAC
- Completion of specialist short courses in challenging behaviour/positive behaviour support
- Successful completion of dysphagia competencies -specialist short course/ in-house training and log of supervised hours
Experience
Essential
- At least one year's experience working as a qualified SALT
- Working with people with learning disabilities
- Working with people with eating and drinking difficulties
- Working with AAC
- Working as part of MDT
- Planning, delivery and evaluation of training
Desirable
- Supervision of assistants/ volunteers/ junior therapists or other supervision experience
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Able to carry out a specialist assessment, formulate a diagnosis and use therapy approaches appropriate to clients with complex needs
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and ability to make reasonable adjustments as required
- Able to drive and has access to a car for work
Desirable
- Knowledge of national policies affecting people with learning disabilities/challenging behaviour
Behaviours and Values
Essential
- Passion for/ interest in working with people with learning disabilities
Desirable
- Positivity and strength based approach and person centred values
- Evidence of maintaining knowledge of latest evidence and best practice in Speech and Language Therapy and learning disabilities
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
