Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Do you want to work with individuals in mental health crisis who have diagnosis of Autism then please read on...

Base; Wayside House; but will be required to travel across Coventry and Warwickshire

Full time/part time hours considered -To support young people at key times, some work may be required outside of usual office hours.

Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen foran enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to be part of our Autism Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire.

If you are driven, passionate and to want to work with Autistic adults who are in mental health crisis and are at risk of admission to hospital, then we want to hear from you.

The team is a specialist, multi-disciplinary team currently consisting of Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nursing and Therapy Assistants and Assistant Psychologists.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job:

Leading on service developments

Clinical assessments

Communication plans

Specialist speech interventions

Reviewing targets

Risk assessments

Autism informed interventions to reduce the risk of an admission due to mental health crisis

Trauma informed practice

Creating autism profiles as part of a MDT

Providing individualised training to families and care providers

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:

generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us

excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more

salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more

discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes

wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more

staff networks and support groups

We'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.