Speech and Language Therapist - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Following internal promotion, we are looking for a newly or recently qualified Speech and Language Therapist to join our supportive community team in the multi-cultural and vibrant city of Liverpool.

The postholder will work with the Clinical Leads and a team of speech and language therapists and assistants to provide a high-quality speech and language therapy service to people with a variety of speech, language and communication difficulties in a range of community settings, clinics and clients' own homes.

He / she will work collaboratively with other agencies and carers to enable them to understand communication impairments and to provide appropriate support and intervention to the person and those involved in their care.

He / she will be supported to complete the requirements of the RCSLT competency-to-practise framework.

The postholder would be expected to hold a dysphagia caseload only when they have completed their post-graduate dysphagia training and competencies.

Shortlisting is planned for 10th May 2023

Interviews are planned for 2nd and 9th June 2023

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full description of this role.

Clinically, the postholder will assess adults with communication difficulties, supporting differential diagnosis where appropriate.

He / she will provide advice to enable people and those around them to manage the impact of their difficulties, either through rehabilitation or through management of progressive deterioration.

The postholder will work independently but alongside members of the MDT, social care and voluntary sector to maximise the benefits of their care.

The postholder will receive regular clinical supervision, group supervision and line management support from their more experienced Speech and Language Therapy colleagues.

The postholder will be responsible for his/her own caseload management with support from their supervisor and line manager, who would also be experienced Speech and Language Therapists.

The postholder would be expected to maintain registration and membership of RCSLT and HCPC, taking an active role in their own professional development and individual performance review (appraisal) process.

The postholder would be expected to take part in training delivered by the team.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this opportunity as well as the essential and desirable skills and qualifications required for the post.