Job summary
Are you a highly experienced Speech and Language Therapist passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities?
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic speech and language therapist to join our Learning Disability Speech and Language Therapy Team in Gloucestershire.
This is an ideal post for an experienced Band 7 or Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist looking for their next step and opportunity to develop skills.
About the CLDT
The CLDT provides high-quality, person-centred care to individuals with learning disabilities and their families.You will help the team provide:o Specialist communication assessment and interventions
o Specialised eating and drinking assessments and interventionso Education, training, support and advice to colleagues and carers to enable them to provide the best possible careo Clinical supervision for less experienced Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Students
About LDISS
LDISS are a nationally recognised service, providing people with a Learning Disability that cannot be supported in mainstream services, support in the community, with the aim of keeping people in their homes and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions.
In addition to supporting people to live their best lives in the community, LDISS provide assessment, therapy and training in Berkeley House, a seven-bedded assessment and treatment service for people with learning disabilities
Main duties of the job
The post is fulltime and will be split across our Community Learning Disability Team in Gloucester and our Learning Disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS).
You will be part of a small friendly multidisciplinary team comprising of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Psychiatrists.
As an invaluable member of the team you will be responsible for:
- Providing a highly specialist speech and language therapy service to adults and children with learning disabilities.
- Providing highly specialist communication assessment and implementation of evidence-based interventions to individuals who are referred to LDISS or Berkeley House.
- Providing specialist eating and drinking assessments and interventions to adults with learning disabilities referred to either service.
There is a requirement that you will:
- Be a supervisor and mentor for Band 5/6 SLTs and students under the remit of the profession.
Carry out delegated tasks outlined within policy development
We provide excellent appraisal, mentoring and clinical supervision, and you will benefit from working closely with highly experienced and approachable speech and language therapists.
Person-centred coordinated care is a fundamental value throughout services delivered by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and we are keen for you to help us continue to deliver this.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
An informal discussion or visit prior to application or interview would be welcomed and highly recommended.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
An informal discussion or visit prior to application or interview would be welcomed and highly recommended.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a speech and language therapist
- Demonstrate continuing professional development and willingness to continue
Desirable
- Experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities and autism
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist
- RCSLT accredited training in dysphagia management
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
- Evidence of post-graduate training in learning disabilities / autism, mental health needs, up to master's degree level
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a speech and language therapist
- Demonstrate continuing professional development and willingness to continue
Desirable
- Experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities and autism
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist
- RCSLT accredited training in dysphagia management
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
- Evidence of post-graduate training in learning disabilities / autism, mental health needs, up to master's degree level
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).
