An exciting new opportunity has arisen within Offender Health Services for a Speech and Language therapist to work with the Forensic Community Service based at Roseberry Park Hospital. The service provides assessment and treatment for people who are within the Secure Inpatient Service and the community

You will be responsible for leading, shaping and developing this role by demonstrating excellence in clinical care, providing training to the team and promoting a culture of evidence-based practice and person-centred care.

The post holder should be motivated by the opportunity to represent SLT in this extended post and service provision. The post holder will be part of a dynamic SLT service in Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, with well defined peer support, supervision systems and CPD opportunities.

The post holder will have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and have significant experience in Speech and Language Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs.

Main duties of the job

Including but not exclusively:

• To work as integral part of the Forensic Community service.
• Undertake complex service user assessments including interpretative assessment techniques and interventions e.g. phonetic and phonemic transcription;
• Develop and implement specialist interventions for service users;
• Manage a specialist caseload from assessment to discharge within community and in patient settings.
  • Service users may have multiple needs with a combination of physical and mental health or learning disabilities.
  • Service users may demonstrate behaviours that challenge and may have difficult family situations of relevance.
  • Service users may engage in violence or self- harming behaviour
• Be responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of service users are maintained at all times and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice by all members of the team.

Speech and Language Therapy is a new and developing area within health and justice service. You will be part of a wider Health and Justice SLT team who work into a range of justice settings.

You will be expected to work Monday - Friday. The post will be to commence as soon as possible with a period of induction and training.

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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.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Clinical Supervisory Skills course
• Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Experience Essential

• Post graduate dysphagia training and experience in relevant clinical area
• Experience of working with adults with LD and/or MH difficulties
• Experience of teaching/training
• Experience of providing clinical supervision

Desirable

• Post graduate dysphagia training
• Experience of working in a MDT
• Experience of supervising students
• Experience in prison setting / forensic setting

Knowledge Essential

• National guidance and key standards in own specialist area
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.

Desirable

• Awareness of personality disorder /OPD pathway
• Knowledge of communication difficulties and impact on offender health

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