Job summary
Come and join us at Leigh Moss Community Hub, based at Leigh Moss Hospital, Liverpool L14. We are currently recruiting a full-time band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team.
We are a multidisciplinary team full of experience, passion and enthusiasm. We are really motivated to be delivering high quality assessment, care and treatment to people within our communities.
If you would like to talk about the role or visit us for an informal chat please get in touch.
jody.taylor@merseycare.nhs.uk - Hub Manager 0151 250 6124
lauren.mcalpine@merseycare.nhs.uk - Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist 0151 250 6124
Main duties of the job
The main duties will be mostly clinical and post holder will be responsible to assist clinical lead with coordination of the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) service, ensuring efficient management of clinical caseload and the waiting list is kept to a minimal; demonstrate expert knowledge and clinical skills ensuring it is in line with recent guidelines and evidence base practice; to use a variety of assessments skills and ability to evaluate treatment and set smart goals; to manage a complex caseload and be proactive to seek peer support when required; to demonstrate multidisciplinary approach and respect the views of other MDT members; demonstrate knowledge of different outcome measures and its application; to carry out complex risk assessment ensuring ability to sign post/advice/handle safeguarding cases/situations effectively and to demonstrate excellent documentation skills and ability to evaluate plan.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical1. To participate as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in a multi-disciplinary team, with specific responsibility to assess and treat adults with complex health needs.2. To be responsible for the delivery of specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy intervention in the community setting, including home setting, care homes or outpatient clinics for clients with communication and swallowing disorders.3. MDT4. To be responsible and accountable for their own caseload and ensure that care plans are written and reviewed as appropriate.5. To contribute to the prioritisation of the waiting list for Speech and Language Therapy.7. To work alongside and liaise with other professionals within the team, staff at day centres, residential staff and families. To provide clinical advice to these on the communication needs of clients, resolving areas of conflict as necessary.8. To provide specialist knowledge on alternative and augmentative systems of communication, where appropriate. To ensure that all relevant agencies have access to all systems.9. To Identify and take responsibility for allocating work and providing supervision to Speech and Language Therapy assistants.10. To provide training days to staff teams around specific individuals communication to devise strategies and management plans.11. To be able to deputise on the absence of the clinical lead and ensure coordination of caseload is well managed within the team.12. To be an active and enthusiastic team member by participating with service improvement activities, promoting innovation, being supportive to other team members and proactive when identifying potential issues in the service.Quality13. To provide accurate and timely supports on assessment, review and discharge.14. To ensure that all case notes are maintained and copies of all correspondence, therapy programmes and reports are included in the notes, as agreed in Mersey Cares policies.15. To provide and enter information onto the database system, in line with Mersey Care policy.16. To complete documentation forms in line with Mersey Care policy.17. To evaluate service provision using outcome measures for individual clients and those seen in a group environment.18. To engage in quality transformation projects and audits as identified by operational manager or clinical lead.Personal / Professional Development19. To be a member of the Health Professionals Council, conforming to their standards and complete a professional log on a regular basis.20. To complete mandatory training, as required by Mersey Care NHS trust.21. To undertake continuing training in areas relevant to the post and specialist interests.22. To attend regular meetings of Special Interest Groups as part of on-going professional development.23. To be accountable for attendance and provision of regular supervision with clinical lead/ assistants /or other peer members.25/05/202224. To participate with the delivery and attendance of in-service training that is carried out locally or within the service.25. To be accountable for competition of PACE (Appraisal) process and commitment to achieve objectives set.Service Development26. To provide clinical supervision and advice to SLT Assistants working with clients who have communication and dysphagia issues within the community settings.27. To participate in research initiatives with clear objectives and outcome measures in liaison with other professionals within the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical1. To participate as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in a multi-disciplinary team, with specific responsibility to assess and treat adults with complex health needs.2. To be responsible for the delivery of specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy intervention in the community setting, including home setting, care homes or outpatient clinics for clients with communication and swallowing disorders.3. MDT4. To be responsible and accountable for their own caseload and ensure that care plans are written and reviewed as appropriate.5. To contribute to the prioritisation of the waiting list for Speech and Language Therapy.7. To work alongside and liaise with other professionals within the team, staff at day centres, residential staff and families. To provide clinical advice to these on the communication needs of clients, resolving areas of conflict as necessary.8. To provide specialist knowledge on alternative and augmentative systems of communication, where appropriate. To ensure that all relevant agencies have access to all systems.9. To Identify and take responsibility for allocating work and providing supervision to Speech and Language Therapy assistants.10. To provide training days to staff teams around specific individuals communication to devise strategies and management plans.11. To be able to deputise on the absence of the clinical lead and ensure coordination of caseload is well managed within the team.12. To be an active and enthusiastic team member by participating with service improvement activities, promoting innovation, being supportive to other team members and proactive when identifying potential issues in the service.Quality13. To provide accurate and timely supports on assessment, review and discharge.14. To ensure that all case notes are maintained and copies of all correspondence, therapy programmes and reports are included in the notes, as agreed in Mersey Cares policies.15. To provide and enter information onto the database system, in line with Mersey Care policy.16. To complete documentation forms in line with Mersey Care policy.17. To evaluate service provision using outcome measures for individual clients and those seen in a group environment.18. To engage in quality transformation projects and audits as identified by operational manager or clinical lead.Personal / Professional Development19. To be a member of the Health Professionals Council, conforming to their standards and complete a professional log on a regular basis.20. To complete mandatory training, as required by Mersey Care NHS trust.21. To undertake continuing training in areas relevant to the post and specialist interests.22. To attend regular meetings of Special Interest Groups as part of on-going professional development.23. To be accountable for attendance and provision of regular supervision with clinical lead/ assistants /or other peer members.25/05/202224. To participate with the delivery and attendance of in-service training that is carried out locally or within the service.25. To be accountable for competition of PACE (Appraisal) process and commitment to achieve objectives set.Service Development26. To provide clinical supervision and advice to SLT Assistants working with clients who have communication and dysphagia issues within the community settings.27. To participate in research initiatives with clear objectives and outcome measures in liaison with other professionals within the service.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Driving license
Desirable
- Experience in Rehabilitation
- Experience in Community Setting
- Student Practitioner trained
- Dysphagia training
Dysphagia Experience / Training
Essential
- relevant post graduate experience and training
- Post Graduate Experience
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Driving license
Desirable
- Experience in Rehabilitation
- Experience in Community Setting
- Student Practitioner trained
- Dysphagia training
Dysphagia Experience / Training
Essential
- relevant post graduate experience and training
- Post Graduate Experience
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).
