Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist

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Job summary

Are you either a newly qualified or established Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to looking use and develop your skills in a newly developed service?

We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join the Specialist Autism Team working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The Specialist Autism Team have been together for just over a year, working to improve the lives of autistic individuals without a learning disabilty aged 14+ by offering time-limited assessment and interventions. You will be a valued part of a unique and wide-ranging multidisciplinary team which includes input from dietetics, OT, psychology, nursing, systemic family therapy, psychiatry as well as speech and language therapy. We strive for constant service improvement and your contribution into those conversations would be encouraged.

Your main duties will be to provide communication assessment and interventions for autistic individuals, present workshops and complete wider duties within the team such as first assessments, reviews and contributions to our team meeting.

You will have the support of senior clinicians through regular supervision and opportunities to learn and develop through team training. We have solid links with the wider Speech and Language service so there are a multitude of learning and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with an interest in working with autistic people and those who care for them to improve their understanding of their autism.

With support, you will be working as part of an MDT to complete timely assessments and interventions using a wide range of tools. You will provide documents that support any reasonable adjustments a person needs to understand their autism.

You will liaise with carers and family to facilitate the process.

You will work with people in the own home, work place, school, college or clinic to gain information or provide strategies.

You will support and facilitate online and in person workshops to help individuals understand communication in relation to their autism.

With support you may be involved in case conferences, Care and Treatment reviews (CTR/CETR) or Multi-Agency Meetings for individuals.

You will provide advice for those working with autistic individuals on how best to support communication and make reasonable adjustments to ensure autistic people are included.

You will complete first assessments on behalf of the team and feed these back into team meetings for discussion.

You will support the team with producing documents and easy-read information.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

09 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-6554-AsM

Job locations

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Demonstrates a commitment to the Trusts Values
1.1 Compassion
1.2 Trust
1.3 Respect
1.4 Integrity
Qualifications (Equivalent qualifications will be considered where their equivalency can be demonstrated)
2.1 Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
2.2 Health Professional Council- Licence to Practice
2.3 Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)

Desirable

Knowledge and Skills
Overview knowledge of assessment tools used with Adults with a diagnosis of Autism or mental health needs or Learning Disability (ALD) and why these would be used
Knowledge of the type of interventions appropriate to ASD and expected outcomes
Awareness of the principles of clinical governance
Awareness of standards of record keeping
Understanding of Valuing People and overall focus of ASD / SAT Services
Good understanding of the RCSLT Position Paper on ALD
Relevant experience at an undergraduate/postgraduate level , showing that they can apply their learning to ASD /AMH / ASD.
Personal Attributes
Strong self- motivation
Ability to motivate others
Ability to work flexibly and cope with changing environments and priorities
Positive team working skills
Ability to demonstrate empathy in respect of service users
Excellent organisational/ time management skills
Good analytical and reflection skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Be able to work in a welcoming, involving and positive manner

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Demonstrates a commitment to the Trusts Values
1.1 Compassion
1.2 Trust
1.3 Respect
1.4 Integrity
Qualifications (Equivalent qualifications will be considered where their equivalency can be demonstrated)
2.1 Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
2.2 Health Professional Council- Licence to Practice
2.3 Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)

Desirable

Knowledge and Skills
Overview knowledge of assessment tools used with Adults with a diagnosis of Autism or mental health needs or Learning Disability (ALD) and why these would be used
Knowledge of the type of interventions appropriate to ASD and expected outcomes
Awareness of the principles of clinical governance
Awareness of standards of record keeping
Understanding of Valuing People and overall focus of ASD / SAT Services
Good understanding of the RCSLT Position Paper on ALD
Relevant experience at an undergraduate/postgraduate level , showing that they can apply their learning to ASD /AMH / ASD.
Personal Attributes
Strong self- motivation
Ability to motivate others
Ability to work flexibly and cope with changing environments and priorities
Positive team working skills
Ability to demonstrate empathy in respect of service users
Excellent organisational/ time management skills
Good analytical and reflection skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Be able to work in a welcoming, involving and positive manner

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)