Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to work with adults with learning disabilities (LD) in Darlington. The successful post holder will be based in our Darlington team and primarily work with service users living in the Darlington area; however, there may be a requirement to cover a wider locality depending on the service need (Durham and Teesside).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assess and treat communication difficulties and eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties. The successful applicant will work alongside a team of health and social care professionals including other speech & language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, support workers, and associate practitioners. The post holder will also work with SLT associate practitioners and be expected to delegate and supervise their work. The caseload is varied, and intervention is completed as part of a multi-disciplinary team, committed to collaborative working and focusing on the provision of a high-quality, evidence-based service.
The successful applicant will have a degree in Speech & Language Therapy and experience working with adults with learning disabilities, mental health difficulties, and/or complex needs. They will have knowledge of related issues and influencing national and local directives. They will preferably be competent in the assessment and treatment of eating, drinking & swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
The post holder will be part of a dynamic SLT Learning Disability and Mental Health service, with well-defined peer support, supervision systems, and CPD opportunities. There may be an occasional requirement to provide assessment, advice, and intervention to other Trust areas, including inpatient units.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby.
From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification attached for further details, additionally further information can be gained from the lead contact.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Degree in Speech and Language Therapy Registration with HCPC Post-graduate training in specialist areas relevant to the role e.g. Intensive Interaction, Talking Mats, Dysphagia, Autism, etc. (or willingness to achieve within agreed timescale) Clinical Supervisory Skills course. Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (within an agreed timescale) Numeracy, Literacy, and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential
Significant experience in Speech and Language Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs Experience of supervising students on placement Experience of participation in quality improvement activities Experience using prioritisation systems. Day-to-day supervision of staff. Experience of participation in clinical governance activities Experience of developing and delivering training
Knowledge
Essential
National guidance and key standards in own specialist area Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice Clinical Governance and its application in practice. Care Programme Approach and its application in practice Safeguarding and its application in practice Significant knowledge of the needs and difficulties of service in designated specialist area. Significant knowledge of evidence-based practice in designated specialist area Research and development methodology Knowledge of the Trust's Quality Improvement System (or willingness to learn in agreed timescale)
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hundens Lane Resource Centre
Hundens Lane
Darlington
DL1 1DT
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
346-DDL-005-25
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assess and treat communication difficulties and eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties. The successful applicant will work alongside a team of health and social care professionals including other speech & language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, support workers, and associate practitioners. The post holder will also work with SLT associate practitioners and be expected to delegate and supervise their work. The caseload is varied, and intervention is completed as part of a multi-disciplinary team, committed to collaborative working and focusing on the provision of a high-quality, evidence-based service.
The successful applicant will have a degree in Speech & Language Therapy and experience working with adults with learning disabilities, mental health difficulties, and/or complex needs. They will have knowledge of related issues and influencing national and local directives. They will preferably be competent in the assessment and treatment of eating, drinking & swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
The post holder will be part of a dynamic SLT Learning Disability and Mental Health service, with well-defined peer support, supervision systems, and CPD opportunities. There may be an occasional requirement to provide assessment, advice, and intervention to other Trust areas, including inpatient units.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby.
From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification attached for further details, additionally further information can be gained from the lead contact.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Degree in Speech and Language Therapy Registration with HCPC Post-graduate training in specialist areas relevant to the role e.g. Intensive Interaction, Talking Mats, Dysphagia, Autism, etc. (or willingness to achieve within agreed timescale) Clinical Supervisory Skills course. Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (within an agreed timescale) Numeracy, Literacy, and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Experience
Essential
Significant experience in Speech and Language Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs Experience of supervising students on placement Experience of participation in quality improvement activities Experience using prioritisation systems. Day-to-day supervision of staff. Experience of participation in clinical governance activities Experience of developing and delivering training
Knowledge
Essential
National guidance and key standards in own specialist area Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice Clinical Governance and its application in practice. Care Programme Approach and its application in practice Safeguarding and its application in practice Significant knowledge of the needs and difficulties of service in designated specialist area. Significant knowledge of evidence-based practice in designated specialist area Research and development methodology Knowledge of the Trust's Quality Improvement System (or willingness to learn in agreed timescale)
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hundens Lane Resource Centre
Hundens Lane
Darlington
DL1 1DT
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
346-DDL-005-25
#J-18808-Ljbffr
