Job summary
Adults Autism Intensive Support Team- Speech and Language Therapist band 7
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
Part time hours considered -To support individuals 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 Adults Autism Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire.
If you are driven, passionate and to want to work with Autistic individuals 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 social workers.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job:
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 informed personal 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.
- 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 group
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
As a team we work systemically to understand and support the significant impact and challenges experienced by adults with autism who are in mental health crisis, and their families.
In order to do this, we work with the network around the adult (e.g.Adult Mental Health, Social Care, Education) and work closely with commissioners. As a speech and language therapist nurse you will have experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working as you will need to attend and chair regular MDTs, CETRs and EMDTs.
As a Speech and Language Therapist you would visit the adult in their home or in appropriate setting multiple times a week to engage them and carry out our assessments and interventions.
This is an exciting time to join our Team as we mature and expand and continue to look for innovative ways to support the families we work with. If you are passionate and motivated and are driven to prevent children and adults with autism and mental health needs from being admitted to hospital, then we want to hear from you.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Team Leader Kami Basra on telephone:02476 961397 Email Kamaljit.basra@covwarkpt.nhs.uk or Ann Cordery email; ann.cordery@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
As a team we work systemically to understand and support the significant impact and challenges experienced by adults with autism who are in mental health crisis, and their families.
In order to do this, we work with the network around the adult (e.g.Adult Mental Health, Social Care, Education) and work closely with commissioners. As a speech and language therapist nurse you will have experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working as you will need to attend and chair regular MDTs, CETRs and EMDTs.
As a Speech and Language Therapist you would visit the adult in their home or in appropriate setting multiple times a week to engage them and carry out our assessments and interventions.
This is an exciting time to join our Team as we mature and expand and continue to look for innovative ways to support the families we work with. If you are passionate and motivated and are driven to prevent children and adults with autism and mental health needs from being admitted to hospital, then we want to hear from you.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Team Leader Kami Basra on telephone:02476 961397 Email Kamaljit.basra@covwarkpt.nhs.uk or Ann Cordery email; ann.cordery@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Further training and experience in specialist area to Masters level or equivalent
- Significant post graduate training in Autism/Learning Disability
- Current Registration with Health Professions Council without restriction
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of experience in working in Neurodevelopmental/ Learning disability Services
- Broad range of experience in working in Neurodevelopmental/ Learning disability Services
- Significant experience in working in Neurodevelopmental or mental health services
- Evidence of effective caseload management
- Competence with clients with complex needs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Further training and experience in specialist area to Masters level or equivalent
- Significant post graduate training in Autism/Learning Disability
- Current Registration with Health Professions Council without restriction
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of experience in working in Neurodevelopmental/ Learning disability Services
- Broad range of experience in working in Neurodevelopmental/ Learning disability Services
- Significant experience in working in Neurodevelopmental or mental health services
- Evidence of effective caseload management
- Competence with clients with complex needs
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
