Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

We are also able to offer this post as a band 5 developmental post to band 6 on successful completion. Please contact us if interested and you want further details on this.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of a Community Learning Disabilities team delivering Speech and Language Therapy input to the Integrated Community Services, Community Learning Disabilities Service. Previous experience of working with Adults with Learning Disabilities is essential.

To participate in the organisation, delivery and development of Speech and Language interventions around communication and Dysphagia

To carry a clinical caseload in communication and dysphagia providing specialised Speech and Language Therapy to adults with a learning disability with a range of highly complex needs in a variety of settings.

To provide specialist clinical support and supervision to other Speech and Language Therapists, assistants, students and members of the multi-disciplinary team.

The role involves close collaborative working with multi-disciplinary colleagues in the community setting, completing assessments, planning interventions for adults who have a learning disability, identifying and meeting training needs and providing specialist advice.

Essential Requirements include:

RCSLT membership and HCPC registration

Excellent communication skills

Experience of working with people with a learning disability in the community

Driver with access to independent means of transport

Main duties of the job

Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care. To work within the professional body's code of conduct and scope of practise.

Obtain and record informed consent from patients/clients' at each contact in accordance with Trust policy.

Carry out triage, comprehensive specialist assessments for patients/clients. Interpret clinical and non-clinical information, use clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans. This may occur within ward environments or a range of community settings.

Provide advice, or signposting as appropriate, to other professionals or single assessments to meet patient/clients' holistic care needs

Formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on specialist knowledge, differential diagnosis for communication and dysphagia, evidence-based practise, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques. (e.g. standardised assessments, AAC, group and individual work)

Negotiate with clients and carers to identify and formulate client-centred goals and demonstrate ongoing evaluation of patient/client progress using agreed outcome measures.

To contribute to multi-agency working e.g. meeting to share information and plan patient/client care

Prioritise urgent or unexpected or planned referrals, adjusting caseloads and allocations to meet revised needs.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.These include:o generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with uso excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much moreo salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and moreo discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemeso wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and moreo staff networks and support groupsWe're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.