This is an exciting opportunity for the post holder to join an effective multidisciplinary team. Offering enhanced support to adults with a learning disability, living in their own homes preventing admissions into assessment and treatment units -as recommended within transforming care guidance.

The post holder will join another Senior Speech and Language Therapist and a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to offer clinical assessment and treatment to patients living in the community and offering an in-reach service to the learning disability assessment and treatment ward based in Billericay (Byron Court).

The post holder will have clinical supervision form the Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in the learning disability service and will have day to day support from the team lead in Enhanced Support Team.

The working hours of the team are 8am-8pm Monday to Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank holidays 9am-5pm. The post holder will be required to work a shift pattern 8am-4pm/12noon-8pm and a rotation of weekends (one every 12 weeks). The post will require travelling to patients homes and day opportunities so a car driver is essential with access to their own vehicle. The post holder will be required to visit patients living in Southend, Castlepoint and Rochford, Basildon, Wickford, Brentwood and Thurrock.

Main duties of the job

To carry out and interpret specialist assessments of the communication skills and needs of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs and their carers when required by communication service.

To provide a community based Speech and Language Therapy Service including Dysphagia to Adults with Learning Disabilities within the South Essex area and their staff/carers.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out and interpret specialist assessments of the communication skills and needs of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs and their carers when required by communication service.

To undertake joint assessments with other Speech and Language Therapists and/or other professionals within this specialist area of adults with learning disabilities.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Qualification -Degree or equivalent
• HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist
• Strong evidence of CPD (portfolio) to reflect specialist skill development

Desirable

• Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Post Graduate Dysphagia Qualification or equivalent in-house training and log of supervised practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of a broad range of approaches to the assessment and management of patients with swallowing difficulties
• Experience of working with a wide range of acquired communication and swallowing disorders within an acute setting.
• Experience of independently managing a complex and busy caseload with support and supervision from colleagues.
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams

Desirable

• Experience of supervising/ supporting junior staff, students or assistants.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Shares the Trust's Beliefs and models this in their attitude and behaviour:
• Fitness Analysis as appropriate
• Current driving licence
• Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

1

Heath Close

Billericay

CM12 9NW

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