Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and committed Band 5 Speech & Language Therapist to join our established specialist service based across Gloucestershire. This will involve working in our community learning disability and memory assessment teams.
Person-centred coordinated care is a fundamental value throughout all services delivered by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and we are keen to find enthusiastic and motivated clinicians to help us continue to deliver this.
We welcome applications from HCPC registered Speech & Language Therapists with a passion for supporting adults with learning disabilities. You will have exceptional professional interpersonal skills, enjoy working in a community environment and ideally have experience of working with people with a learning disability and or older adults with mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a specialist Speech and Language Therapy Service to adults with learning disabilities and/or older adults with mental health difficulties (or in a relevant setting) in order to meet their communication needs
- To provide specialist communication assessment and interventions to individuals or groups of service users
- To provide education, training, support and advice to colleagues and carers to enable them to provide the best possible care and quality of life for clients.
- To provide clinical supervision for less experienced Speech and Language Therapists and for Speech and Language Therapy Students
- To carry out delegated tasks in policy development
About us
Speech and Language Therapy enjoys a high profile within the Trust and currently there over 10.0 WTE posts across our services. We enjoy excellent working relationships with colleagues from other professions and close multi-disciplinary working is firmly embedded in our culture.
You will work alongside other dedicated colleagues from psychiatry, psychology, nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, to share knowledge and skills. You will be expected to liaise and support service users, carers and professionals across services and agencies.
We offer excellent line management, clinical support and supervision. Ongoing professional development CPD is actively encouraged and supported.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
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To assess, develop and implement Specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment and intervention; ensuring that service users are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.
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To demonstrate a high level of clinical effectiveness, using evidence based practice, adapting practice to meet individual service users circumstances; including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences, and by evaluating outcomes.
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To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of service users/service users with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties.
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To plan and prioritise workload, exercising autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of service users with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties.
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To demonstrate good negotiation skills across a range of issues and to negotiate with others regarding complex case management issues.
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To monitor stock levels in own service area and request new equipment as appropriate.
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To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment including equipment loaned to service users, ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
-
To assess, develop and implement Specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment and intervention; ensuring that service users are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.
-
To demonstrate a high level of clinical effectiveness, using evidence based practice, adapting practice to meet individual service users circumstances; including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences, and by evaluating outcomes.
-
To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of service users/service users with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties.
-
To plan and prioritise workload, exercising autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of service users with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties.
-
To demonstrate good negotiation skills across a range of issues and to negotiate with others regarding complex case management issues.
-
To monitor stock levels in own service area and request new equipment as appropriate.
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To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment including equipment loaned to service users, ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
- Ability to manage non-complex dysphagia
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Computer literate with specific experience of using IT System, the internet and e-mail
- Demonstrate continuing professional development and willingness to continue.
- Excellent people management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to work with colleagues from other professions and agencies in a collaborative manner
- Partnership working with users and carers
- Ability to work with service users and carers who are distressed
Desirable
- Experience of using an intranet system
- Managing a relevant caseload
- Knowledge and experience of alternative communication systems
Skills
Essential
- Able to attend and participate in all mandatory and statutory training events
- Car Driver with access to their own vehicle. Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently. (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required)
- Commitment to developing services and collaborating with other agencies to ensure a positive service user pathway through referral and discharge
- Self management skills and ability to reflect on own practice
- Ability to work flexibly to meet service user need
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook
- Experience of acting as focal person
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
- Ability to manage non-complex dysphagia
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Computer literate with specific experience of using IT System, the internet and e-mail
- Demonstrate continuing professional development and willingness to continue.
- Excellent people management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to work with colleagues from other professions and agencies in a collaborative manner
- Partnership working with users and carers
- Ability to work with service users and carers who are distressed
Desirable
- Experience of using an intranet system
- Managing a relevant caseload
- Knowledge and experience of alternative communication systems
Skills
Essential
- Able to attend and participate in all mandatory and statutory training events
- Car Driver with access to their own vehicle. Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently. (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required)
- Commitment to developing services and collaborating with other agencies to ensure a positive service user pathway through referral and discharge
- Self management skills and ability to reflect on own practice
- Ability to work flexibly to meet service user need
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook
- Experience of acting as focal person
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cheltenham and North Cotswolds Community Learning Disability Team
Leckhampton Lodge, Charlton Lane, Cheltenham, GL53 9DZ
Cheltenham
GL53 9DZ
Employer's website
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
