Are you a Speech & Language Therapist looking for your next step in a supportive team?

Would you love to be influencing service transformation as a part of a supportive leadership team reimagining community services for people with learning disabilities?

This full-time post is for a band 7 Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) working across Berkshire within the Community Learning Disability Services (Adults).

You will be skilled in the use of advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment programmes with individual clients who have complex needs (physical health, mental health and/or behaviour that challenges). You will be expected to work alongside other allied health professionals and external organisations within a multi-disciplinary team framework.

You will contribute to the development of service provision within the Learning Disability Service, alongside the operational team leads and professional leads. This includes ensuring best practice across the learning disability service within the Children, Families and All Age (CFAA) Division.

You will lead the development of other therapists within the LD Speech and Language Therapy service offering support, mentoring, training and specialist advice, as well as defining core competencies for staff to work towards.

Opportunities for flexible working, including working from home, can be agreed in line with the needs of the service

Main duties of the job

• Leading the Speech & Language Therapy team,

• Working from the base at Erlegh House in Reading with colleagues from the community learning disability service

• You will assess, diagnose, treat and mange a highly specialised and complex caseload of clients referred into this specialist service. You will develop and implement person centred interventions regarding both communication and dysphagia needs

• Work closely alongside all members of the MDT, providing clinical support and professional exchange of ideas and experience.

• Develop care protocols / pathways relating to the specialist area to improve quality engagement and consistency of care for people who use our services.

• Represent SLT at a managerial level and to participate at this level in the continuing development of the services.

• Be responsible for and to carry out supervision and appraisal, in accordance with Trust Policy, of other AHP members of the team as is required.

• Work with colleagues to manage demands placed on the service.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent

Relevant highly specialist experience post qualification in learning disability

In- depth knowledge of a range of highly specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the complex needs of the client group

Post graduate dysphagia qualification (or a willingness to undertake)

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
• Registered with HCPC & licenced to practice
• Registered member of the RCSLT

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

• Evidence of successful, relevant post graduate study through CPD portfolio

Previous Experience

Essential

• Relevant highly specialist experience post qualification in learning disability
• At least 3 years post graduate study through CPD portfolio
• Relevant specialist experience in multi - agency and multi - disciplinary working

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Learning Disabilities Speech and Language Therapy

Reading

RG6 6BZ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

371-CFS337