Job summary
This is a unique opportunity for someone with very good experience working with people with communication impairments including working with ASD, learning disabilities and other special needs, to join the Speech and Language Therapy Team on a fixed term contract.
As a member of the Learning Disabilities Speech & Language Therapy Service, you will be supporting the delivery of high-quality Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention to people with Learning Disabilities and their carers in order to improve health and well-being and prevent ill-health.
Main duties of the job
- To contribute to the delivery of high-quality speech and language therapy assessment, diagnosis and intervention to people with a Learning Disability and their carers including both communication and dysphagia/swallowing support and health improvement.
- To analyse the need for, develop and produce easy read/accessible information appropriate to the individual service user's health and communication needs to improve their health and well-being.
- To be involved in specialist multi-disciplinary assessment (including gathering and analysing case history information) and care packages.
- To identify, develop and deliver training packages appropriate to the audience need.
- To identify, develop and implement therapy resources and low-tech communication aids (e.g. communication passports, photo resources, symbol timetables, visual topic boards etc.) following clinical assessment, which involves making judgements about what is required, appropriate and achievable.
- To manage own clinical caseload including creating care plans with oversight from experienced SLTs.
- To use good word processing skills to create accessible information resources. To be able to use specialist software packages to programme communication aids and to create symbol resources.
- To independently programme and edit different software packages used in high tech communication voice output devices and iPad apps.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To contribute to the delivery of high-quality assessment, diagnosis and intervention to people with a Learning Disability and their carers including both communication and dysphagia/swallowing support and health improvement.
- To be involved in specialist multi-disciplinary assessment (including gathering and analysing case history information) and care packages.
- To identify, develop and deliver training packages appropriate to the audience need.
- To identify, develop and implement therapy resources and low-tech communication aids (e.g. communication passports, photo resources, symbol timetables, visual topic boards etc.) following clinical assessment, which involves making judgements about what is required, appropriate and achievable.
- To plan, organise and manage own workload in order to complete tasks in a timely manner.
- To use good word processing skills to create accessible information resources. To be able to use specialist software packages to programme communication aids and to create symbol resources.
- To independently programme and edit different software packages used in high tech communication voice output devices and iPad apps
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To contribute to the delivery of high-quality assessment, diagnosis and intervention to people with a Learning Disability and their carers including both communication and dysphagia/swallowing support and health improvement.
- To be involved in specialist multi-disciplinary assessment (including gathering and analysing case history information) and care packages.
- To identify, develop and deliver training packages appropriate to the audience need.
- To identify, develop and implement therapy resources and low-tech communication aids (e.g. communication passports, photo resources, symbol timetables, visual topic boards etc.) following clinical assessment, which involves making judgements about what is required, appropriate and achievable.
- To plan, organise and manage own workload in order to complete tasks in a timely manner.
- To use good word processing skills to create accessible information resources. To be able to use specialist software packages to programme communication aids and to create symbol resources.
- To independently programme and edit different software packages used in high tech communication voice output devices and iPad apps
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- English language and Maths GCSE equivalent. At least GCSE English pass: able to read English and communicate verbally & in writing to an excellent standard
Experience
Essential
- Previous employment in Adult Learning Disability or Mental Health setting or SEN support in schools e.g. speech and language therapy assistant
- Previous experience with people with communication impairments ASD, ADHD, special needs
- Relevant training/knowledge and or experience of speech and language therapy interventions
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience with using visual communication methods to support communication
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- English language and Maths GCSE equivalent. At least GCSE English pass: able to read English and communicate verbally & in writing to an excellent standard
Experience
Essential
- Previous employment in Adult Learning Disability or Mental Health setting or SEN support in schools e.g. speech and language therapy assistant
- Previous experience with people with communication impairments ASD, ADHD, special needs
- Relevant training/knowledge and or experience of speech and language therapy interventions
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience with using visual communication methods to support communication
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
