An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within the LD CAMHS service in Teesside. There is an expectation that the successful applicant will work across both South Tees and North Tees bases.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to carry out clinical work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist assessment to children and young people within the Learning Disabilities CAMHS service.

You will be professionally accountable for own caseload, working autonomously in a variety of community settings including the children and young people's own homes.

You will confidently be able to develop and implement treatment programmes and provide advice to children and young people and their parent/carers with mental health and/or learning disabilities and associated complex communication difficulties across a diverse range of presentations.

You will be responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of the children and young people are maintained at all times and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence-based practice by all members of the team.

You will provide clinical supervision to speech and language therapy staff and students and facilitate others within the team to develop competence by providing clinical leadership and specialist clinical advice on more complex cases.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham , Tees Valley, 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 description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Please feel free to contact the following for a informal chat

Sara Chadwick, Clinical Lead sara.chadwick2@nhs.net

David Smith, Clinical Nurse Specialist davidsmith12@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registered
• 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 user with MH and/or LD
• Experience of supervising students on placement
• Experience of participation in clinical governance activities

Desirable

• Experience working with children and young people with LD

Knowledge

Essential

• Safeguarding and its application to practice

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rosewood Centre, Acklam Road Hospital

Acklam Road

Middlesbrough

TS5 4EE

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