Job summary
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is the health provider for the delivery of an Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) within HMP Liverpool and HMP Altcourse. The service is designed to support the holistic mental health needs of our client group in partnership with other Health providers and HMPPS colleagues.
HMP Liverpool and HMP Altcourse are both Category B, male only, local prisons, in the Liverpool area.
The services provide individual, and soon will provide group-based interventions, based on the needs of the population. The service is developing and will adopt the biopsychological model to inform practice and tailor interventions accordingly. These interventions will be individualised, and trauma informed, alongside comprehensive risk assessment and management.
Core aims of the service are to improve mental and psychological wellbeing via a range of interventions, build the development of independent core skills, reduce risk, and advocate for mental health within the wider prison.
Applicants appointed to Band 6 will have a guaranteed offer of interview 12 months later where they will be interviewed against the Band 7 job description. Those with suitable qualification, knowledge, skills and experience will be appointed directly to the Band 7 position. The post holder will be joining a dedicated team of clinical and from a range of backgrounds and experience.
Main duties of the job
We are now recruiting a full-time Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) to work across both sites at HMP Altcourse and HMP Liverpool. The service at HMP Liverpool has had SaLT provision for the last two years, this work has proven to be hugely effective with the client group and has become a very valued and respected profession within the team. The successful post-holder will work alongside a part-time Highly Specialist SaLT at HMP Liverpool.
The successful candidate will contribute to the effective on-going delivery of the SaLT service within HMP Liverpool and will lead on the development of the SaLT service at HMP Altcourse. The post holder will have clinical and leadership elements within their role.
The post holder should have considerable experience of working with individuals with complex clinical and risk presentations including within institutional settings and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This should include work with clients whose needs may mean that they find it difficult to engage with services.
Experience of working in complex service and organisational settings is required alongside an ability to constructively manage the personal, professional, and ethical opportunities and challenges such work can involve.
We are committed to creating an empowered staff team. We strive to be reflective and support of each other which is vital given the challenges this work can entail.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language and communication needs.
To support the development of the Speech and Language Therapy service and strive for continuous improvement.
To take a lead on and provide evidence-based Speech and Language
Therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have complex needs.
This role will be integrated in the therapy team and will work with the team to develop person centred care.
Supervision will be provided within the trust as applicable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language and communication needs.
To support the development of the Speech and Language Therapy service and strive for continuous improvement.
To take a lead on and provide evidence-based Speech and Language
Therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have complex needs.
This role will be integrated in the therapy team and will work with the team to develop person centred care.
Supervision will be provided within the trust as applicable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a recognised training course awarding relevant degree/diploma approved by the RCSLT and HPC
- Registered with the HPC - License to practice
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master's level or equivalent
- Experiential training which demonstrates highly specialist skills in specialist area
- Evidence of leadership / management training
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
Desirable
- Post graduate certificate in speciality
- Postgraduate Dysphagia qualification / competencies
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Experience of carrying out specialist assessments and intervention
- Proven ability to work independently, prioritise and manage own complex caseload.
- Experience of working with highly complex cases, such as progressive illness and rare conditions
- Evidence of experience of: Multi disciplinary team working
- Leading in service projects
- Developing and leading training of others and Language Therapists
- Advanced knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit
- Understands the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group
- Understands the standards of record keeping
- Understands confidentiality as relating to the NHS
Desirable
- Student training
- Experience of delivering/developing training to staff/carers
- Experience of facilitating groups
- Experience of providing supervision to staff members
- Experience of being a Clinical Educator
- Experience of using iPads and other forms of technology
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including, listening and empathy skills
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- Excellent presentation skills written and verbal
- Able to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
- Able to work independently recognising own limits
- Learns from experience and willing to adapt accordingly, including learning new skills.
- Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive advice and information to others
- Well-developed concentration skills.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Prioritisation and time management Skills
- Good Auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe phonetically
- Flexible and able to cope with change
- Able to critically appraise research Articles
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a recognised training course awarding relevant degree/diploma approved by the RCSLT and HPC
- Registered with the HPC - License to practice
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master's level or equivalent
- Experiential training which demonstrates highly specialist skills in specialist area
- Evidence of leadership / management training
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
Desirable
- Post graduate certificate in speciality
- Postgraduate Dysphagia qualification / competencies
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Experience of carrying out specialist assessments and intervention
- Proven ability to work independently, prioritise and manage own complex caseload.
- Experience of working with highly complex cases, such as progressive illness and rare conditions
- Evidence of experience of: Multi disciplinary team working
- Leading in service projects
- Developing and leading training of others and Language Therapists
- Advanced knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit
- Understands the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group
- Understands the standards of record keeping
- Understands confidentiality as relating to the NHS
Desirable
- Student training
- Experience of delivering/developing training to staff/carers
- Experience of facilitating groups
- Experience of providing supervision to staff members
- Experience of being a Clinical Educator
- Experience of using iPads and other forms of technology
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills - including, listening and empathy skills
- Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills
- Excellent presentation skills written and verbal
- Able to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
- Able to work independently recognising own limits
- Learns from experience and willing to adapt accordingly, including learning new skills.
- Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive advice and information to others
- Well-developed concentration skills.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Prioritisation and time management Skills
- Good Auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe phonetically
- Flexible and able to cope with change
- Able to critically appraise research Articles
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
