Job summary
ELFT champions the development of its Allied Health Professional workforce and an exciting opportunity has arisen to work both independently and jointly with a variety of health and social care practitioners to support the communication and eating and drinking needs of people with learning disabilities in Hackney. You will work together with team members and service users support networks to plan and support the delivery of strategies.
Main duties of the job
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification attached for further information on the role and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification attached for further information on the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy recognised by the RCSLT
- HCPC Registration and license to practice
- Membership of RCSLT
Desirable
- Post-basic qualification in dysphagia
- Training in student supervision
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge acquired through degree, experience of working with communication impairment and specialist postgraduate training.
- Experience working with adults or children with communication difficulties.
- Evidence of experience of assessment and intervention with people with learning disabilities, including associated physical disabilities, sensory disabilities and/or mental health problems
- Experience of using electronic recording systems and workflows to document interventions and extract data
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary service
- Experience of research and audit
- Skills in clinical supervision of assistants, junior SLTs and students.
Desirable
- Good clinical skills/knowledge across a wide range of dysphagia and communication difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interactive skills with clients/carers, colleagues, management, staff in other organisations and able to communicate in emotive atmosphere using a high degree of tact and empathy.
- Ability to adapt communication to the communication needs of others including according to cognitive ability, language and culture.
- To have highly developed communication skills including knowledge of augmentative communication systems (signing and symbol use)
- Evidence of clinical knowledge, application and analysis of standardised and non-standardised assessment tools and approaches to assessment appropriate for use with adults with learning disabilities, including associated physical disabilities, sensory disabilities and/or mental health problems
- Evidence of knowledge of current legislation and government policy and how it affects the provision of services to adults with learning disabilities
- Evidence of knowledge of current models of treatment, care and approaches appropriate for working with adults with learning disabilities, including associated physical disabilities, sensory disabilities and/or mental health problems
- Understanding of Equal Opportunities and how this affects staff and service users
- Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Speech and Language Therapy process relating to client centred practice
- Ability to set own priorities, working to deadlines and under pressure
- Ability to identify and assess safeguarding concerns and risks to clients and others and to act appropriately and quickly
- Ability to apply Clinical Governance principles to practice
- Ability to use/learn to use a range of computer software to prepare reports and for correspondence eg. Word, Excel, Google, Visio
- Ability to document information clearly and concisely
- Ability to adapt communication style in order to establish a client's ability to give consent & to implement effective interventions
- Ability to deliver complex and sensitive information to a vulnerable client group
- Skills in delivering presentations and training including basic adaptations to presentation/training style for a range of audiences.
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning
- Evidence of continuing professional development, post registration education and training (CPD portfolio)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to build rapport with service users.
- A passion to work in the field of learning disabilities
- Ability to work flexibly
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy recognised by the RCSLT
- HCPC Registration and license to practice
- Membership of RCSLT
Desirable
- Post-basic qualification in dysphagia
- Training in student supervision
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge acquired through degree, experience of working with communication impairment and specialist postgraduate training.
- Experience working with adults or children with communication difficulties.
- Evidence of experience of assessment and intervention with people with learning disabilities, including associated physical disabilities, sensory disabilities and/or mental health problems
- Experience of using electronic recording systems and workflows to document interventions and extract data
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary service
- Experience of research and audit
- Skills in clinical supervision of assistants, junior SLTs and students.
Desirable
- Good clinical skills/knowledge across a wide range of dysphagia and communication difficulties
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interactive skills with clients/carers, colleagues, management, staff in other organisations and able to communicate in emotive atmosphere using a high degree of tact and empathy.
- Ability to adapt communication to the communication needs of others including according to cognitive ability, language and culture.
- To have highly developed communication skills including knowledge of augmentative communication systems (signing and symbol use)
- Evidence of clinical knowledge, application and analysis of standardised and non-standardised assessment tools and approaches to assessment appropriate for use with adults with learning disabilities, including associated physical disabilities, sensory disabilities and/or mental health problems
- Evidence of knowledge of current legislation and government policy and how it affects the provision of services to adults with learning disabilities
- Evidence of knowledge of current models of treatment, care and approaches appropriate for working with adults with learning disabilities, including associated physical disabilities, sensory disabilities and/or mental health problems
- Understanding of Equal Opportunities and how this affects staff and service users
- Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Speech and Language Therapy process relating to client centred practice
- Ability to set own priorities, working to deadlines and under pressure
- Ability to identify and assess safeguarding concerns and risks to clients and others and to act appropriately and quickly
- Ability to apply Clinical Governance principles to practice
- Ability to use/learn to use a range of computer software to prepare reports and for correspondence eg. Word, Excel, Google, Visio
- Ability to document information clearly and concisely
- Ability to adapt communication style in order to establish a client's ability to give consent & to implement effective interventions
- Ability to deliver complex and sensitive information to a vulnerable client group
- Skills in delivering presentations and training including basic adaptations to presentation/training style for a range of audiences.
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning
- Evidence of continuing professional development, post registration education and training (CPD portfolio)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to build rapport with service users.
- A passion to work in the field of learning disabilities
- Ability to work flexibly
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
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
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
C&H AMH Learning Disabilities
Integrated Learning Disabilities Service, Integrated Learning Disabilities, 1 Hillman StService Hackney Service Centre,
LONDON
E8 1DY
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
