Job summary
Are you a passionate and enthusiastic Speech & Language Therapist looking to join a supportive multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with a view to maximising potential and improving quality of life?
The Hampshire and Southampton Intensive Support Team (IST) works alongside the Community Learning Disability Teams in helping to devise the best support for adults whose behaviour challenges services.
We are looking to recruit a Speech & Language Therapist to be part of an MDT that includes Psychology, Nursing, Behaviour Analysis and Occupational Therapy. We are a small team with a reduced case load, allowing focused team-working to support services and families to be able to meet complex needs more effectively within a Positive Behaviour Support framework. The role includes some leadership and supervision of unregistered staff as well as an expectation to participate in the ongoing development of the team.
Main duties of the job
Why join us?
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to join a friendly and supportive team that makes a difference to people's lives. As well as utilising and strengthening your profession-specific skills, there are opportunities for you to develop skills in functional assessment and expand your knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support. The IST offers a rare chance for true interdisciplinary working with shared goals and a passion for real change for the people with which we work.
What IST can offer you
Team induction / shadowing of other professionals
Support from weekly formal MDT meetings and Clinical Discussions
Peer supervision and CPD opportunities from the wider centralised SLT team
Opportunities to support Students on placement alongside other therapists in the team
Clinical and managerial supervision and appraisal
Team reflective practice
Monthly team CPD
Access to Trust-wide Learning and Development Courses
Flexible working options
If you think you might be the person we are looking for we would welcome the opportunity to talk to you more about the post and the team please contact the recruiting manager today
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.
- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.
- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.
While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered member of RCSLTRegistered membership of HCPCRecognised qualification and clinical licence to practice as SLT
Desirable
- Accredited (or similar) post graduate dysphagia trainingQualification in Positive Behaviour Support
Experience
Essential
- Ability to define differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessmentAbility to define appropriate interventionsAble to use own judgement and initiativeGood skills in managing own time, prioritising tasks and working independentlyAble to work within the framework of reflective practiceAble to recognise the limits of own abilities, seeking advice as appropriate.Car driver with access to own transportExperience of working in learning disabilities setting or similar/relevant field (may be in a role other than SLT)
Desirable
- Experience of multi-disciplinary workingAble to organise others e.g. support assistantsExperience of working within a Positive Behaviour Support framework
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Highly skilled at making a differential diagnosis and identifying the appropriate intervention on the basis of evidence from assessment
- * In depth knowledge of communication needs in LD
- * Knowledge of specific current approaches to intervention in LD
- * Work within the framework of reflective practice and supervision (clinical)
- * Able to complete delegated managerial/clinical tasks using own judgement and initiative
- * Good skills in managing own time, prioritising tasks and working independently
- * Solution focussed.
- * High level written and verbal communication skills to enable a good standard of report writing, training and presentations
- * Able to travel different distances on a frequent basis in short timescales.
- * Specialist level of SLT knowledge, underpinned by theory and practical experience
- * Experience of supervising others
Desirable
- Able to manage a complex dysphagia caseloadKnowledge of the specific dysphagia needs of ALDKnowledge of national SLT standards and guidelines for ALDKnowledge of national policies and legislation relevant to ALDKnowledge of PBS best practice guidelines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered member of RCSLTRegistered membership of HCPCRecognised qualification and clinical licence to practice as SLT
Desirable
- Accredited (or similar) post graduate dysphagia trainingQualification in Positive Behaviour Support
Experience
Essential
- Ability to define differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessmentAbility to define appropriate interventionsAble to use own judgement and initiativeGood skills in managing own time, prioritising tasks and working independentlyAble to work within the framework of reflective practiceAble to recognise the limits of own abilities, seeking advice as appropriate.Car driver with access to own transportExperience of working in learning disabilities setting or similar/relevant field (may be in a role other than SLT)
Desirable
- Experience of multi-disciplinary workingAble to organise others e.g. support assistantsExperience of working within a Positive Behaviour Support framework
Additional Criteria
Essential
- * Highly skilled at making a differential diagnosis and identifying the appropriate intervention on the basis of evidence from assessment
- * In depth knowledge of communication needs in LD
- * Knowledge of specific current approaches to intervention in LD
- * Work within the framework of reflective practice and supervision (clinical)
- * Able to complete delegated managerial/clinical tasks using own judgement and initiative
- * Good skills in managing own time, prioritising tasks and working independently
- * Solution focussed.
- * High level written and verbal communication skills to enable a good standard of report writing, training and presentations
- * Able to travel different distances on a frequent basis in short timescales.
- * Specialist level of SLT knowledge, underpinned by theory and practical experience
- * Experience of supervising others
Desirable
- Able to manage a complex dysphagia caseloadKnowledge of the specific dysphagia needs of ALDKnowledge of national SLT standards and guidelines for ALDKnowledge of national policies and legislation relevant to ALDKnowledge of PBS best practice guidelines
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).
