Job summary
Are you an experienced SaLT who is looking to extend your clinical leadership skills? We are a dynamic forensic SaLT team, looking for someone who can bring in highly specialist Learning Disability skills and knowledge and transfer this to a medium secure forensic setting.
East London Foundation Trust is looking for a HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT), to join the Forensic Inpatient Team for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Joining an MDT working with individuals with mild and moderate learning disabilities, some of whom are Autistic. Experience working within Learning Disability, Autism or Mental Health settings is essential for this role.
The role will provide the right candidate with the opportunity to clinically supervise and line manager junior colleagues. With excellent opportunities for CPD and line management from 8a SaLT. Dysphagia experience is welcomed but not essential.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership, supervision and professional development support for junior speech and language therapists and students based within forensics
To provide expert advice and highly specialist speech and language therapy assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities and their carers/families.
Highly specialist assessment and advice on feeding / dysphagia and management of complex cases.
To ensure that speech and language therapy input within forensics reflects current best practice and is evidence-based.
To collate both quantitative and qualitative information regarding speech and language therapy referrals, interventions and outcomes and use this information to inform service development.
To be actively involved in service development initiatives both within forensics and in the wider context providing an expert speech and language therapy perspective.
To promote integrated and collaborative working both within and across forensics, ELFT and with external providers.
To work closely with SaLT Manager, Lead Clinicians, Senior Practitioners and other disciplines within forensics; Primary and Secondary health services; social care teams, and other organisations that support people with learning disabilities in forensics
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
This job description, summary/purpose is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role and associated responsibilities.
Responsible for the assessment, differential diagnosis, advice, development and implementation of highly specialist treatment plans for a caseload of adults with learning disabilities with highly complex needs.
To maintain appropriate records in line with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists guidelines.
To continually develop and evaluate clinical practice, and achieve goals set for personal and professional development.
To identify, plan, deliver and evaluate highly specialist training.
To provide highly specialist clinical support to other Speech and Language Therapists, assistants, students and volunteers.
To be involved in clinical governance/audit projects within local service.
To act as clinical resource for issues relating to the highly specialist area of people with learning disability in a forensic setting.
To have plan the provision of resource for Speech and Language Therapy input into learning disability Forensic Services.
To hold a highly specialist caseload of adults with learning disabilities / Autism in a forensic setting.
To act as clinical lead for communication and / or dysphagia with people with learning disabilities who have offended within medium and low secure services.
To assess and manage a dysphagia caseload.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of professional and clinical work, working to agreed local, national, and professional standards.
In addition to this the post holder will provide specialist advice to the Trust and support the organisation through the provision of resources, training, and education.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, summary/purpose is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role and associated responsibilities.
Responsible for the assessment, differential diagnosis, advice, development and implementation of highly specialist treatment plans for a caseload of adults with learning disabilities with highly complex needs.
To maintain appropriate records in line with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists guidelines.
To continually develop and evaluate clinical practice, and achieve goals set for personal and professional development.
To identify, plan, deliver and evaluate highly specialist training.
To provide highly specialist clinical support to other Speech and Language Therapists, assistants, students and volunteers.
To be involved in clinical governance/audit projects within local service.
To act as clinical resource for issues relating to the highly specialist area of people with learning disability in a forensic setting.
To have plan the provision of resource for Speech and Language Therapy input into learning disability Forensic Services.
To hold a highly specialist caseload of adults with learning disabilities / Autism in a forensic setting.
To act as clinical lead for communication and / or dysphagia with people with learning disabilities who have offended within medium and low secure services.
To assess and manage a dysphagia caseload.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of professional and clinical work, working to agreed local, national, and professional standards.
In addition to this the post holder will provide specialist advice to the Trust and support the organisation through the provision of resources, training, and education.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- BSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Masters in a relevant subject or evidence of significant postgraduate study
- Registration with HCPC
- Membership of RCSLT
- Recognised qualifications / training in specialist areas relevant to the role
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisory Skills training
- Quality improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience as a SaLT
- Post qualification experience working with learning disabilities / ASD / mental health
- Participation in service / systems development
- Substantial supervision experience
- Experience in clinical governance activities
- Substantial experience in design and delivery of training
- Substantial experience working within MDT teams
Desirable
- oExperience working in forensic / locked settings
- oExperience participating in Quality Improvement projects
- oParticipation in research / development
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oGood understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
- oSpecialist clinical knowledge in own area, particularly Communcation management
- oClinical Governance and its application in practice.
- oSafeguarding and its application in practice
Desirable
- oCare Programme Approach and its application in practice
- oResearch and Development Methodology
- oMental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and their application in practice.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- BSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Masters in a relevant subject or evidence of significant postgraduate study
- Registration with HCPC
- Membership of RCSLT
- Recognised qualifications / training in specialist areas relevant to the role
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisory Skills training
- Quality improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience as a SaLT
- Post qualification experience working with learning disabilities / ASD / mental health
- Participation in service / systems development
- Substantial supervision experience
- Experience in clinical governance activities
- Substantial experience in design and delivery of training
- Substantial experience working within MDT teams
Desirable
- oExperience working in forensic / locked settings
- oExperience participating in Quality Improvement projects
- oParticipation in research / development
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oGood understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
- oSpecialist clinical knowledge in own area, particularly Communcation management
- oClinical Governance and its application in practice.
- oSafeguarding and its application in practice
Desirable
- oCare Programme Approach and its application in practice
- oResearch and Development Methodology
- oMental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and their application in practice.
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).
