Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Recognised degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Health and Care Professions Council registration.
• Good IT skills and experience of using computer based communication programmes

Desirable

• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Dysphagia Trained
• ADOS trained

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and the acquisition of clinical skills for working in the criminal justice system with people with mental health conditions, learning disability and autism
• Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within professional settings
• Experience of compiling and using accessible information and appropriate range of IT skills to support this
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working autonomously within a prison service
• Evidence of work-based learning to demonstrate clinical skills within a range of clinical settings
• Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems and where there is a history of violence.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills and ability to communicate sensitive and complex information.
• Ability to communicate findings from assessment to service users, and members of the multi-disciplinary team / other professionals.
• Collaborative and consultative skills within multidisciplinary working.
• Skills in the assessment, intervention and management of communication difficulties.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

• Ability to be flexible, engaging and approachable and can work quickly and responsively with both service users and the multidisciplinary team
• Ability to be reflective about their own practice.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as under supervision and with colleagues.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Understanding of clinical risk management and the ability to manage this
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner

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).