Job summary
We hope that you will #joinUsBeYou as our Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, supporting the delivery of the new Intensive Therapeutic Short Break Service across the Pennine Care footprint.
This is a senior Speech and Language Therapist clinical role within a new multiagency team comprising clinical psychology, learning disability nursing, occupational therapy, and support workers. The Intensive Therapeutic Short Break Service sits alongside the Community Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services across the footprint, consisting of community learning disability nursing, clinical psychology, and psychiatry.
This is a chance to be involved in helping to deliver a service based on the principles of the Ealing Model, including positive behavioural support and trauma informed interventions, whilst drawing on your knowledge and expertise of the needs of this population. It is an exciting and transformational project. You will support the consultant lead with the mobilisation of this model across our five localities, linking to the dynamic risk register and working alongside families.
Main duties of the job
The team will be working with a small number of children and young people who have severe learning disabilities and who have been identified as having complex needs including autism and/or behaviour that challenges, that require intensive support. Working alongside the local respite and short breaks services, the Intensive Therapeutic Short Break Service will work together to create, instigate, and support person centred positive behaviour support plans with the aim of improving the quality of life for this group of children and young people and reduce any restrictions or restraints (in accordance with NICE guidance).
You will have extensive experience working with this client group and have developed skills in specialist assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation. You will be the only Speech and Language Therapist in the service and will therefore be responsible for promoting a particular professional viewpoint within the team. You will also have experience of supervision, training, and consultation. You will have the skills and experience to manage your own complex cases and experience of working in multi-agency settings.
About us
Greater Manchesterhas everything from the hustle and bustle of city-centre living to rolling hills andbeautiful green spaces. Our patch covers towns such asStockportwith over 380 listed buildings, 6 ancient monuments and one of the most iconic viaducts in the UK. Then there'sTamesidewith its urban centres, moorland and the spectacular vistas of Werneth Low. Over inOldhamyou'll find the beautiful Dovestone Reservoir.Rochdaleis home to the stunning Hollingworth Lake Country Park; visit Rochdale Town Hall, one of the finest buildings of its kind in Europe; and the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, home of the worldwide Co-operative movement. Finally, a visit toBuryisn't complete without a visit to Bury market and testing its world-famous black pudding.
As well as the usual work perks, we have a number ofstaff networksthat you can attend and participate in to includefaiths & beliefs, LGBT+, men's wellbeing, positive ability, race equality, women's network & neurodiverse.
We offerflexible working opportunitiesto support your work/life balance.
Most of all, it's our#PennineCarePeoplethat really do make it a great place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
When making your application, do refer to the attached job description and person specification which can be found in the documents to download section below.
Use your supporting information section of your application to give examples of when you have met each of the criteria on the person specification as this is ultimately what you'll be shortlisted against.
Job description
Job responsibilities
When making your application, do refer to the attached job description and person specification which can be found in the documents to download section below.
Use your supporting information section of your application to give examples of when you have met each of the criteria on the person specification as this is ultimately what you'll be shortlisted against.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Eligible for HCPC registration
- Short courses and experience to Masters level in specialist area
Desirable
- Additional qualifications in learning disabilities and autism related interventions
- Masters Degree
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working with children with severe and complex disabilities; including Autism; and their families in complex multi-agency settings
- Experience of designing and developing interventions for this client group
- Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teamwork
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals
- Considerable experience managing risk in children with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
- Experience of liaison and consultation in relation to a wide range of other relevant agencies
- Experience of effective multiagency working
Desirable
- Experience of coproduction
- Experience of PBS planning
- Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working within a Safeguarding Children framework
- Knowledge and implementation of paediatric health promotion
- Capacity to remain a high degree of professionalism in face of highly emotive and distressing difficulties and situations
- Ability to provide an occupational therapy lens and viewpoint in MDT working
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload
- Ability to select, use and interpret a range of speech & language assessments
- Ability to lead groups and chair multiagency forum
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent demonstrable time management and organisational skills
- Experience of delivering training
- Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary tea
- Commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study
- Ability to work independently and manage complex caseload with the support of clinical and management supervision
- Ability and skills to supervise junior staff
- This post has a community focus and there will be daily travel; driving licence and car required
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Eligible for HCPC registration
- Short courses and experience to Masters level in specialist area
Desirable
- Additional qualifications in learning disabilities and autism related interventions
- Masters Degree
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working with children with severe and complex disabilities; including Autism; and their families in complex multi-agency settings
- Experience of designing and developing interventions for this client group
- Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teamwork
- Experience of consulting with health care and other professionals
- Considerable experience managing risk in children with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
- Experience of liaison and consultation in relation to a wide range of other relevant agencies
- Experience of effective multiagency working
Desirable
- Experience of coproduction
- Experience of PBS planning
- Experience of facilitating therapeutic groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working within a Safeguarding Children framework
- Knowledge and implementation of paediatric health promotion
- Capacity to remain a high degree of professionalism in face of highly emotive and distressing difficulties and situations
- Ability to provide an occupational therapy lens and viewpoint in MDT working
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan and prioritise own caseload
- Ability to select, use and interpret a range of speech & language assessments
- Ability to lead groups and chair multiagency forum
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent demonstrable time management and organisational skills
- Experience of delivering training
- Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary tea
- Commitment to undertake further relevant training and self-directed study
- Ability to work independently and manage complex caseload with the support of clinical and management supervision
- Ability and skills to supervise junior staff
- This post has a community focus and there will be daily travel; driving licence and car required
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).
