Job summary
Come and join our friendly, creative service in Hampshire. We have an opportunity for a Band 5 therapist with RCSLT and HCPC registration to join our enthusiastic and person-centred team. We work with adults with learning disabilities in the community, empowering them to live healthier, happier lives.
You will work within our multi-professional Community Learning Disability Team, supporting people to meet their communication and/or dysphagia goals. The North and West Hampshire Community Learning Disability Team has bases in Winchester, Basingstoke and Calmore, and base location can be flexible for the right candidate. Full-time hours and part-time hours will be considered.
You will be directly supervised by a senior Speech and Language Therapist, though an ability to work autonomously will be integral to the role.
You will be well supported by the immediate multi-disciplinary team and will also benefit from linking closely with the Speech and Language Therapists across Hampshire's Community Learning Disability Teams. We have an active journal club and meet regularly for Continuing Professional Development, peer supervision and service development.
Previous post-holders have praised the availability and responsiveness of seniors, the emphasis on holistic working and maintaining a small, specialist caseload.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 therapist looking to enhance their skills and knowledge in this specialist field.
Main duties of the job
The post holder has responsibility to provide Speech and Language Therapy in the Community Learning Disability Team (and for the Centralised Speech and Language Therapy service) to Adults with a Learning Disability, including providing advice according to experience in this speciality to other professionals. The assessments and interventions undertaken by the SLT service will be embedded within the framework of:
The principles of MDT working
The holistic model of care (4 tier model)
The 7 clinical areas of practice
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.To provide speech and language therapy for adults with a learning disability in Hampshire. To work independently and be accountable for their own professional actions and with clinical support when required.
2.To manage, with support, own caseload of adults with a learning disability with communication needs and/or dysphagia in a clinically autonomous manner by assessing, diagnosing, onward referring where appropriate, managing intervention and discharging.
3.To develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment packages for clients with communication disorders and/or dysphagia. To be accountable for ensuring others involved in the implementation of these are trained adequately.
4.To communicate complex and sensitive information appropriately; this can be of an unpleasant nature. This will include communicating condition related information to clients and providing detailed assessment reports and interpretation of the results to team members, other professionals, parents, clients, carers and staff at an appropriate level.
5.To be responsible for providing information to the Locality Team Manager and Senior Speech and Language Therapist for the purpose of planning and policy development/issues including prioritising needs relating to the service.
6.Some exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances, including imparting sensitive and difficult news, dealing with people with severe challenging behaviour and working with people who are terminally ill. To be able to manage the emotional consequences of working with distressing conditions.
7.To give advice on the communication and/or swallowing needs of clients within the scope of own ability.
8.To identify the training needs of others relating to the communication and/or dysphagia needs of clients.
9.To be responsible for the use, where appropriate, of specialised equipment in assessing clients with swallowing problems, for example, the pulse oximeter, cervical auscultation.
10.To manage own time and be able to prioritise tasks.
11.To work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to participate in specialist multi-disciplinary/joint assessments.
12.To act as a resource for the Learning Disability Community Team and to provide advice, information and training to other professionals as appropriate.
13.To contribute to discussions on service/policy development, providing comments on proposals.
14.To evaluate the SLT therapy materials used within the service.
15.When working with a dysphagia caseload, to maintain competence in the management of clients with swallowing problems, in line with CQ Live and the Trust Dysphagia Policy
16.To assume appropriate postures when working with clients for up to 45 minutes. This will include standing, sitting, walking, occasional light effort and occasional moderate effort for short periods. Occasional manoeuvring of clients.
17.There is occasional requirement for intense concentration when assessing and treating clients.
18.May encounter unpleasant conditions and will occasionally encounter highly unpleasant conditions, for example, body fluids, verbal and physical aggression
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.To provide speech and language therapy for adults with a learning disability in Hampshire. To work independently and be accountable for their own professional actions and with clinical support when required.
2.To manage, with support, own caseload of adults with a learning disability with communication needs and/or dysphagia in a clinically autonomous manner by assessing, diagnosing, onward referring where appropriate, managing intervention and discharging.
3.To develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment packages for clients with communication disorders and/or dysphagia. To be accountable for ensuring others involved in the implementation of these are trained adequately.
4.To communicate complex and sensitive information appropriately; this can be of an unpleasant nature. This will include communicating condition related information to clients and providing detailed assessment reports and interpretation of the results to team members, other professionals, parents, clients, carers and staff at an appropriate level.
5.To be responsible for providing information to the Locality Team Manager and Senior Speech and Language Therapist for the purpose of planning and policy development/issues including prioritising needs relating to the service.
6.Some exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances, including imparting sensitive and difficult news, dealing with people with severe challenging behaviour and working with people who are terminally ill. To be able to manage the emotional consequences of working with distressing conditions.
7.To give advice on the communication and/or swallowing needs of clients within the scope of own ability.
8.To identify the training needs of others relating to the communication and/or dysphagia needs of clients.
9.To be responsible for the use, where appropriate, of specialised equipment in assessing clients with swallowing problems, for example, the pulse oximeter, cervical auscultation.
10.To manage own time and be able to prioritise tasks.
11.To work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to participate in specialist multi-disciplinary/joint assessments.
12.To act as a resource for the Learning Disability Community Team and to provide advice, information and training to other professionals as appropriate.
13.To contribute to discussions on service/policy development, providing comments on proposals.
14.To evaluate the SLT therapy materials used within the service.
15.When working with a dysphagia caseload, to maintain competence in the management of clients with swallowing problems, in line with CQ Live and the Trust Dysphagia Policy
16.To assume appropriate postures when working with clients for up to 45 minutes. This will include standing, sitting, walking, occasional light effort and occasional moderate effort for short periods. Occasional manoeuvring of clients.
17.There is occasional requirement for intense concentration when assessing and treating clients.
18.May encounter unpleasant conditions and will occasionally encounter highly unpleasant conditions, for example, body fluids, verbal and physical aggression
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered member of RCSLT
- *Registered/awaiting membership of HPC
- *Recognised qualification and clinical licence to practice as SLT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered member of RCSLT
- *Registered/awaiting membership of HPC
- *Recognised qualification and clinical licence to practice as SLT
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
