Job summary
We are excited to be offering the opportunity to join Northumbria Healthcare Speech and Language Therapy, Whole Life Complex and Additional Needs Team.
The Complex and Additional Needs Speech and Language Therapy team is a small team who are passionate about supporting people with complex needs, their families and those working with them. We have well established and strong connections with our Health and Local Authority colleagues allowing us to work in partnership at all levels. We work jointly with our colleagues in the Adult Speech and Language Therapy team including sharing CPD and clinical support and supervision.
We are looking to recruit an innovative, caring and dynamic SLT who would like to further develop their existing skills in speech, language, communication and eating/drinking difficulties, in particular with people with learning disability and complex needs.
Main duties of the job
The post will involve working with the multi-agency Community Learning Disabilities Team and within our ALD Speech and Language Therapy team, based within the enhanced forensic positive behaviour support team. The post holder will provide communication assessments to individuals with a learning disability in the community who may have a forensic history. The successful candidate will work across North Tyneside, working into patient's homes and care settings.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate should have knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of complex communication difficulties including for those with ASD, cerebral palsy, mild to severe learning disability. Ideally the successful candidate should also have knowledge and skills in mental health/ trauma informed practices and supporting families and care settings to embed communication strategies into their daily practice. It is desirable for the successful candidate to have knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of eating and drinking difficulties to enable them to work alongside colleagues to provide care for the needs of those referred to the service.
the post holder will be committed to joint, and partnership working with care teams, probation and criminal justice systems and other health professionals and have excellent communication and influencing skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate should have knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of complex communication difficulties including for those with ASD, cerebral palsy, mild to severe learning disability. Ideally the successful candidate should also have knowledge and skills in mental health/ trauma informed practices and supporting families and care settings to embed communication strategies into their daily practice. It is desirable for the successful candidate to have knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of eating and drinking difficulties to enable them to work alongside colleagues to provide care for the needs of those referred to the service.
the post holder will be committed to joint, and partnership working with care teams, probation and criminal justice systems and other health professionals and have excellent communication and influencing skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent.
- Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice.
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent.
- Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice.
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
