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

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Prescot, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking to recruit a bank of Speech and Language Therapists at all bands.

We have a range of opportunities across SALT in adult physical health, community mental health, learning disabilities, secure and paediatrics.

Would you like to learn new skills or have an opportunity to try a specialism you've not previously worked in? If this appeals to you, we are able to provide clinical skills training as part of your introduction to our bank.

Our SALT teams are well-established consisting of skilled and experienced clinicians.

We have a senior AHP leadership team visible across all areas and are working collaboratively to develop and invest in SALT services and career opportunities from apprenticeships and looking towards advanced clinical practice posts.

We have an established preceptorship programme which is highly valued by our new starters.

To provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language and communication needs. To support the development of the Speech and Language Therapy service and strive for continuous improvement.

To take a lead on and provide evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have complex needs.

This role will be integrated in the therapy team and will work with the team to develop person centred care.

Supervision will be provided within the trust as applicable.

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.

Line Management responsibility for team.

Full management responsibility for managing and prioritising caseload including delegation to other speech and language therapists in the team.

Supervise other speech and language therapists and support workers in the team.

Contribute to the pre and post qualification teaching of speech and language therapy.

To provide clinical leadership and training to the wider staff team with regards to speech, language and communication.

To provide strategic leadership to within the Service in the development of the things such as the clinical model.

To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings where appropriate.

To provide in depth specialist speech and language therapy assessments for the more complex service users referred to the team.

To formulate and implement support plans as part of the MDT.

Evaluate the impact of a support plan / intervention and use outcome measures to inform future practice.

Develop effective outcome measures both for SLT and the wider team to build on the existing evidence base.

Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities.