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Speech and Language Therapist
1 week ago
Piers Meadows Recruitment Runcorn, United Kingdom**Would you like to deliver more specialist therapy to children and families? We are calling all SLT's looking for a new role. NQP's and Experienced SLT's both welcome** · **Job Purpose**: · In conjunction with the Consultant and Senior Speech and Language Therapist, you will pla ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 day ago
Communicate SLT CIC Halton, United KingdomYou will find a full job description later in this advert, however, below are some headline details. Core responsibilities. To provide a speech and language therapy services to children, directly and through support to their families and the multi-disciplinary team. Provide speec ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
17 hours ago
Piers Meadows Recruitment St. Helens, United KingdomWe currently have a range of Speech and Language Therapist opportunities around Liverpool. · We have both Band 5 and Band 6 roles available in a range of specialisms and in a range of locations. · If you're looking to enhance your career as a Speech and Language Therapist don't h ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 week ago
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Prescot, United KingdomWe are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking, and motivated Speech and Language Therapist with an interest in working with acquired speech, language and communication impairments and dysphagia to join our dynamic, friendly and welcoming team. We are based in Whiston Hospital w ...
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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
3 days ago
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Runcorn, United Kingdom**Job Purpose**: The Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Department delivers services to: Specialist community and sub-acute adult caseload including adults with acquired dysphagia and/or communication impairment (acquired neurological disorders and other aetiologies) Voice caseloa ...
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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
1 day ago
Communicate SLT CIC Halton, United KingdomYou will find a full job description later in this advert, however, below are some headline details. Core responsibilities. To provide a speech and language therapy services to children, directly and through support to their families and the multi-disciplinary team. Provide speec ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 week ago
Shire Healthcare Bamber Bridge, United KingdomShire Healthcare are currently sourcing a Speech and Language Therapist for a permanent position based in Lancashire. The successful Speech and Language Therapist will join a specialist school supporting children and young people aged 9-18 with autism, mental health needs, sensor ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 day ago
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, United KingdomThe Speech and Language Therapy Team are excited to advertise this permanent position within Rowan View - our Medium secure unit in Liverpool. The post will provide the opportunity to deliver evidence-based speech and language therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to ser ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 day ago
Shire Healthcare Bury, United KingdomShire Healthcare are currently sourcing an experienced Speech and Language Therapist for a specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) service based in Lancashire. The successful Speech and Language Therapist will support children and young people within an acute mental ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 week ago
Bersham Schools Ltd Wrexham, United Kingdom**About our school**: · Bryn Tirion Hall School is an Independent School for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18 years. The learners who attend have a range of additional learning needs from social and emotional to ADHD and ASD, some may have complex needs. · Our curriculum is desig ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
17 hours ago
One Education Manchester, United Kingdom-SALT · We are looking to employ a Speech and Language Therapist to join our growing team from September 2024. This exciting opportunity is suitable for newly qualified and experienced therapists. You will be HCPC registered and a member of RCSLT. · CALL · -Salary · Benefits · F ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 day ago
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, United KingdomAn exciting opportunity has arisen for 3 permanent Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to deliver assessments, diagnoses and interventions to children and their families in a variety of locations across the city. These posts are within the mainstream schools team. · You will hav ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
2 days ago
Piers Meadows Recruitment Bury, United Kingdom**Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist** · **Banding**:B5/B6 · **You will be working in a friendly team.** · **Criteria for this SLT opportunity**: · - 6 months+ experience (NHS or Private within the UK) · - Must have the right to work within the UK · - 2 professional referen ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 week ago
Appcastenterprise Broughton, United Kingdom**Speech and Language Therapist** · **Salary**£ £34172 · **Contract: **Fixed Term 12 months · **Hours: **40 per week · **Cygnet Health Care is looking for a dedicated, caring individual to join the company as a Speech and Language Therapist on a 12 month fixed term contract. We o ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
6 days ago
REACTIVERECRUITMENT Manchester, United KingdomDisability Assessor · Help your community - Work from Home or No late evenings or Weekends · Starting Salary - £35,000 Full time (Starting) · Alongside the above - a monthly 10% quality performance bonus · We are currently recruiting healthcare professionals, across the UK who ar ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 day ago
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, United KingdomThe Speech and Language Therapy Team are excited to advertise this permanent position within Rowan View - our Medium secure unit in Liverpool. The post will provide the opportunity to deliver evidence-based speech and language therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to ser ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
2 days ago
SpeechWise Ltd Manchester, United KingdomAre you a Speech and Language Therapist based in North of Manchester or in/near to Warrington? Would you like to join our award-winning team? Due to expansion of our service we have two exciting opportunities: · **1. North Manchester/Bury**: working in schools and supporting a lo ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
1 day ago
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, United KingdomWould you like to develop your career in a large specialist acute teaching hospital? We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our team delivering high quality care at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust-Aintree site. · We are ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
17 hours ago
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Wallasey, United KingdomAre you a qualified Speech and Language Therapist looking for your first post, or looking for a change? Are you looking to join an enthusiastic, innovative speech and language therapy team? · If yes, then this is the post for you · We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapi ...
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Speech and Language Therapist
3 days ago
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, United KingdomTo provide evidence-based speech and language therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have communication and/ or eating and drinking difficulties, as a consequence of a range of physical and mental health conditions such as: Learning Disability, Motor ...
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for committed and caring individual to join the Warrington Community Learning Disability Team. The post holder will provide Speech & Language Therapy assessment and interventions as part of a team approach.We are interested in appointing either a newly qualified Therapist (Band 5) or Specialist (Band 6) for this post. An interest in the development of Dysphagia competencies is essential. As a band 5 training will be provided and progression to Band 6 following competencies have been achieved.
This post is subject toan enhanced check with adults barred listDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
To provide a Specialist Speech and Language Therapy (Salt) Clinical Service to adults with a learning disability (LD) and communication difficulties and/or Dysphagia across the borough, both in the community and In-patient unit.
To devise and provide specialist training courses.Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
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.
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.
To independently manage a SLT caseload for adults with a learning disability within an inter-disciplinary team to include clients who may have challenging behaviour, dual diagnosis, autistic spectrum disorder, and profound and multiple learning disabilities.
To assess, diagnose, and analyse the range of treatment options, make decisions, carry out clinical management, review and evaluate outcomes for complex cases of communication disability were there are barriers to understanding.
To manage clients Dysphagia using evidence-based practice and work within a quality, risk, performance framework.
To diagnose and evaluate all aspects of the persons health related to their Dysphagia, evaluating treatment options, and making recommendations for referral to others.
To formulate reports to explain the persons communication/Dysphagia needs, therapy, and prognosis for a range of audiences including families and other professionals.
To employ excellent interpersonal communication skills with clients were there are barriers to understanding, for example adults with severe learning disabilities/cognitive impairment, with associated physical disability, deafness or visual impairment.
To use and teach Sign language, to programme communication aids, to select and to use I.To supervise students and assistant speech and language therapists.
To provide guidance and training to carers and other professionals within the clients environment about optimising the clients communication environment.
To manage own caseload delivering a high quality, effective and efficient Speech and Language Therapy Service to adults with learning disabilities.
To monitor and evaluate own clinical practice against professional standards, guidelines and policies.
To resolve informal complaints and inform the Advanced SLT of these. To report formal complaints to the Team Manager.
To contribute to policies, protocols care pathways and audits for Speech and Language Therapy related issues.
To be aware of, adhere to and implement Trust policies.
To identify the need for a service development, and discuss with SLT Therapy Manager.
To research, evidence-base, develop, design and provide specialist training courses related to adult communication disability, adult challenging behaviour, and PMLD.
To provide formal training to large audiences, using audio visual aids, to communicate complex information about communication disability or Dysphagia.
To develop, monitor and evaluate own individual performance review identifying own Personal Development Plan (PDP) to meet team/service objectives annually and to complete KSF objectives.
To keep up-to-date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in Dysphagia, challenging behaviour and complex communication disability in ALD.
To participate in and contribute to research at local and regional levels as appropriate.
Undertake and participate in appropriate audit, quality assurance programmes and research as directed.
Professional Speech and Language Therapy Degree. (Evidence of attendance at relevant short courses in specialist field.
Significant experience of SLT work with adults with a learning disability.
Undergraduate or post graduate experience of working in a team.
Undergraduate or post graduate experience of working with families or carers.
Knowledge of assessment and therapeutic management of communication disability in ALD gained through training courses, computer skills, reading literature and clinical experience
Knowledge and experience of symbol software packages and low/high tech communication aids
Experience of working with Speech and Language Therapy Assistants. national and professional policies, procedures and standards and codes of conduct e.g. Understanding of undergraduate or post graduate experience of working in a team.
Knowledge and skills in using a range of comprehension, expressive language and the social use of language assessments e.g.
Willingness to undertake postgraduate Dysphagia training.Ability to manage and oversee the work of Speech and Language Therapy Assistants, NQT's and students.
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
