An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Older Peoples Care Unit Community Mental Health Speech and Language Therapy Service for a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. This post is for 18.75 hours per week.

The successful candidate will be joining a growing and supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists already working in the community and elsewhere within inpatient Mental Health and will benefit from supervision support, active encouragement to access CPD, training and development opportunities

The post will be supported by the Senior and Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and the care unit AHP Lead.

The successful applicant will work across a range of community mental health teams with service users, their families, carers and wider MDT to provide clinical and professional expertise in order that those with speech, language and communication needs and/or dysphagia needs benefit from a well-coordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective speech and language therapy service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will manage a caseload of both routine and complex cases, provide specialist individual assessment, management, training, advice and liaison through consultative and coaching approaches, as appropriate.

SLTs work as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team providing high quality, effective, accessible, person cantered care through tailored packages of care in the most appropriate setting, often the client's home.

Working across a designated geographical area in support and collaboration with a number of community mental health teams and wider speech and language therapy service

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for the full list of requirements for this role.

Person Specification
Contractual requirements
Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post

Qualifications
Essential

• Recognised SLT Degree/Diploma
• HCPC Registered
• RCLST Registered

Training
Essential

• Relevant post qualification CPD, including specialist knowledge of swallowing and SLCN

Desirable

• Post graduate training specific to client group

Knowledge
Essential

• Specialist applied knowledge of working with adults with swallowing and SLCN with mental health diagnoses (inc dementia)
• Knowledge of speech and language communication swallowing tools, assessment and interventions relating to client group

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge of how speech and language and communication needs contribute to risk assessment and support management
• Applied leadership knowledge

Skills
Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Motivated and a motivator
• Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
• Well organised and able to prioritise a caseload

Desirable

• Specialist skills in working with adults with dementia and mental health diagnosis

Experience
Essential

• Experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload with adults with swallowing and SLCN
• Experience of effective MDT working
• Experience of evaluation and audit as part of a ST Team

Desirable

• Specialist experience of working with people with dementia ad mental heath diagnosis
• Post basic dysphagia training or completed competencies

values and behaviours
Essential

• All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

Employer details
Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Range of Community Mental Health Teams

Across Nottingham / Nottinghamshire

NG6 9DR

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186-1484-24-MH