37.5 Hours Per Week

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Speech & Language Therapist to join the Kirklees Intensive Support Team (IST), providing support to people who live in Kirklees.

The primary function of the IST is to provide intensive assessment, formulation, and intervention within a Positive Behavioural Support Model to a cohort of our most complex service users with behaviours that challenge and mental health needs. In turn reducing the risk of hospital admission/placement breakdown/contact with the Criminal Justice Service.

The successful applicant will work in the services IST, which works proactively and intensively with a small number of service users, aiming to reduce hospital admissions and placement breakdowns. The post holder will support the wider community team as required to ensure we provide a safe and equitable service to all people with a Learning Disability across Kirklees.

We are looking for a confident, motivated, and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate planned care, Support will be offered to develop further skills and competencies as required by the role.

The work will be undertaken in a variety of settings, including private and local authority day placements, residential homes, community setting and inpatient units.

Please see job description attached for further details.

Main duties of the job

You will be a highly motivated and conscientious individual, who has the desire to work creatively with people with learning disabilities.

Experience supporting people in a variety of activities and community settings would be an advantage. Ability to work independently and within a group setting is essential, working alongside the multidisciplinary team, in service users homes, day services, respite facilities, and supported living environments.

The role will involve working closely with the IST MDT clinicians to provide an intensive, wrap-around service to help improve the outcomes for the service users.

You will be required to use your speech and language therapy skills to support the assessment and delivery of high-quality therapeutic interventions to address the holistic needs of service users with a focus on communication and dysphagia.

This will involve assessment and reports to feed into Positive Behavioral Support plans/interventions, liaison with families and support staff to implement communication interventions, and participation in meetings to help facilitate the co-ordination of cases.

For further information or to arrange a visit to the team please contact Carolyn Ellis on 01924 316 714 Carolyn.Ellis@swyt.nhs.ukor Ian Stevenson 01924 316 714Ian.stevenson@swyt.nhs.uk

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be required to work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist speech and language therapy assessment and treatment for service users in receipt of care from community services. Enabling service users to engage in a range of individual and group community based treatment activities. You will be actively involved in the promotion of Salt and Language therapy within the service area.

The post holder will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and the client group.

The post holder will contribute to the leadership and development of the Specialist Learning Disability Health Team in accordance within local and national guidance.

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Person Specification

Personal Attributes.

Essential

• Ability to implement all of the 6C values & behaviours expected of health care professionals.
• Values contribution of others.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Organisational skills.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• Willingness to work flexibly.
• The ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience including in learning disabilities.
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Supervision of staff and or students.

Desirable

• Leadership or first line management experience.
• Experience of a range of learning disability settings.
• Supervision of staff and or students.

Training.

Essential

• Post graduate Dysphagia training or ability to successfully complete the training within 2 years.
• Evidence of ongoing training and relevant post graduate courses in communication and dysphagia.

Desirable

• Post graduate training relevant to Learning Disability.

Special Knowledge and Skills.

Essential

• Specialist knowledge and application of Speech & Language Therapy.
• assessments and interventions relevant to learning disability.
• Extensive clinical practice skills including individual and group work.
• Understanding of and ability to use appropriate outcome measures.
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
• Supervisory / appraisal skills.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.
• Detailed knowledge of clinical governance and its application.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of cultural and diversity issues.
• An understanding of the specific contribution of Speech and Language.
• Therapists in Learning Disability Services.

Physical Attributes

Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
• A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
• Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• RCSLT Registration.

Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Fox View Hub

8 Fox View, Off Halifax Road,

Dewsbury

WF13 4AD

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