Job summary
We are hiring a Highly Specialised Speech and Language Therapist to work in our Community Adult Learning Disability Team in Barking & Dagenham.
This position is part of a multi-disciplinary team, working alongside occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists, art therapists, behaviour specialists, psychiatrists and physiotherapists to provide the best care to our service users. We also work closely with our social care colleagues
Main duties of the job
We are a friendly, enthusiastic and passionate team and we look forward to welcoming a new member to our group. Our team is made up with colleagues from Health and Social Care to drive cohesive practice.
We offer a network of support to enable you to effectively perform the duties of your role, we will provide you with regular supervision and team meetings, access to our speech and language clinical community of practice as well as support from colleagues of different professions within the MDT and wider trust network activities.
We are working to the QNLD framework for providing community LD care and continually strive to improve our provision.
About us
Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
COVID-19 VaccinationWe continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary PeriodThis post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).High Cost Area Supplement - LondonThis post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be required to:
- Independently manage of a caseload of adults with dysphagia and communication difficulties with a diagnosis of Learning Disability, by planning, delivering and reviewing their individual packages of care.
- Guide service users, their support, colleagues and management by utilising skills, knowledge and practicalexperience to inform best practice care.
- Provide clinical supervision, second opinions and support to less experienced members of staff.
- Ensure outcome measures are embedded across the team .
- Use a quality improvement approach to evaluate and review performance and activity to contribute to service development.
NELFT are currently undertaking its largest ever Quality Improvement project "New Ways of Working" . This process aims to deliver a new sustained model of working for our teams by ensuring you are able to provide your service in a way that best works for each team member and service user, therefore the successful post holder will be required to engage, review and feedback in this process to support the best possible outcomes for all.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be required to:
- Independently manage of a caseload of adults with dysphagia and communication difficulties with a diagnosis of Learning Disability, by planning, delivering and reviewing their individual packages of care.
- Guide service users, their support, colleagues and management by utilising skills, knowledge and practicalexperience to inform best practice care.
- Provide clinical supervision, second opinions and support to less experienced members of staff.
- Ensure outcome measures are embedded across the team .
- Use a quality improvement approach to evaluate and review performance and activity to contribute to service development.
NELFT are currently undertaking its largest ever Quality Improvement project "New Ways of Working" . This process aims to deliver a new sustained model of working for our teams by ensuring you are able to provide your service in a way that best works for each team member and service user, therefore the successful post holder will be required to engage, review and feedback in this process to support the best possible outcomes for all.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
skills
Essential
other
Essential
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
skills
Essential
other
Essential
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).
