The role of the SLT is to provide a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service to people with Speech, Language, and Communication Needs as part of a multi-disciplinary team the Liaison & Diversion Service. This role sits within the Community Forensic Care Group. You will be working with adults and young people who are navigating the Criminal Justice System. These individuals may have/experience Mental Health difficulties, Personality Disorder, Neurodiversity diagnoses & Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with co-occurring Speech, Language and Communication Needs.

The role requires a high level of clinical and professional expertise in order that the population can benefit from a well-coordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective SLT. The role remit includes individual assessment, diagnosis, therapy and management, training, advice & liaison.

Main duties of the job

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details

• To be autonomous and responsible for the assessment, formulation and management of a specialist clinical caseload ensuring practice is in line the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist's Position Paper and Quality Guidelines.
• To coordinate access to speech and language therapy
• To develop and implement the 5 Good Communication standards
• To represent the Speech and Language Therapy service at agreed forums as required.
• To work as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team across a variety of agencies and locations in order to maximise communication opportunities for patients
• To be responsible for the mentoring, supervision and management of junior speech and language therapists, assistant speech and language therapists and students as required

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description and Person Specification for full details re: the main role and responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications, Training, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Recognised SLT Degree/diploma
• Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD
• Working experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working
• Experience of designing and delivering different learning and development opportunities
• Experience of delivering environmental approaches
• Experience in developing evaluation/audit tools
• Highly specialist applied knowledge of working with adults with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
• Knowledge of Speech Language Communication tools, assessments and interventions relating to the client group.
• Knowledge of National Policy and guidance and impact on local practice.
• RCSLT Registered HCPC Registered

Desirable

• Post-graduate training specific to population
• Experience of diagnostic assessments.
• Experience of leading / managing project work.
• Experience of supporting students and other staff
• Experience of linking communication to risk issues.

Skills

Essential

• Applied leadership knowledge
• Empathetic and psychologically minded
• Well organised and able to prioritise
• Leadership skills
• Reflective practitioner
• Ability to manage own wellbeing

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Westminster House

The Wells Rd

Nottingham

NG3 3AA



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