Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Buckinghamshire)

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 October 2024

Job summary

Due to the internal movement of staff members, there is an exciting opportunity for a committed Speech and Language Therapist to join the Specialist Learning Disability Service in Buckinghamshire. The service is based across Buckinghamshire, with a base in Aylesbury, a base in High Wycombe and opportunities to work flexibly from home also. The successful candidate will work as an influential and integral member of a diverse multi-disciplinary team and will join the well-established Speech and Language Therapy service.

You will be forward thinking and able to demonstrate clinical knowledge in the area of adult learning disabilities based on current evidence. You will autonomously undertake specialist assessments and interventions with individuals with communication difficulties. The person successful in their application will be an essential member of the MDT, working alongside Psychiatry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Arts Therapies, Physiotherapy and Social Care colleagues to support our service users achieve their goals.

The post offers good links with SLT colleagues throughout HPFT services, with regular supervision, opportunities for CPD and training. There is a strong ethos of Continuous Quality Improvement throughout the service and the Trust as a whole, creating possibilities for developing and extending knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, comprehensive speech and language therapy assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities with communication difficulties
To manage a caseload using evidence-based, person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in community settings
To provide this service to those who present with communication difficulties
To undertake supervision of junior staff and students as required
To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. As a trust we have achieved an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

With a workforce of around 3,500 people, the Trust provides integrated health and social care services through a network of community and inpatient settings, serving diverse communities across Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Norfolk. As a university NHS foundation trust, HPFT continues to develop strong links with the University of Hertfordshire, providing excellent learning and development opportunities, as well as strengthening our clinical research capability.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Date posted

30 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

367-LD&F-8736

Job locations

Unit 1 Midshires Business Park

Smeaton Close

Aylesbury

HP19 8HL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
State registration with HCPC
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Member of the RCSLT

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

Specialist knowledge and application of speech and language therapy assessments and interventions
Detailed knowledge of evidence based practice and its contribution to practice governance
Planning and coordination of treatment packages

Desirable

Supervision skills
Experience of working within a learning disability setting

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY/PHYSICAL

Essential

Clear and effective communication through written, verbal and non-verbal modes
Broad knowledge of current best practice in SLT and mental health
Understanding of team dynamics
Computer literacy / basic word processing
Car driver
Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities
Application of health, safety and risk management policies
Working with service users with barriers to understanding

Desirable

Ability to critically appraise own performance

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
State registration with HCPC
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Member of the RCSLT

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

Specialist knowledge and application of speech and language therapy assessments and interventions
Detailed knowledge of evidence based practice and its contribution to practice governance
Planning and coordination of treatment packages

Desirable

Supervision skills
Experience of working within a learning disability setting

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY/PHYSICAL

Essential

Clear and effective communication through written, verbal and non-verbal modes
Broad knowledge of current best practice in SLT and mental health
Understanding of team dynamics
Computer literacy / basic word processing
Car driver
Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities
Application of health, safety and risk management policies
Working with service users with barriers to understanding

Desirable

Ability to critically appraise own performance

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).