Lead Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The interdisciplinary team consists of a Rehabilitation Consultant, Neuropsychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. Support is also provided by experienced rehabilitation and therapy assistants. The team at The Laurels work together to develop person-centred, evidence based rehabilitation care plans that aim to maximise the individuals independence and recovery.

What you'll be working:

7.5 hours per week - days and times can be agreed but will be during Monday to Friday

We are open to remote working with 1 day per month in service.

What you'll be doing:

In this role you will deliver a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service, managing and prioritising a caseload of patients with highly complex speech, language and communication impairments and swallowing difficulties. Using evidence based patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention, that complement working in a specialist inpatient neurological rehabilitation unit.

• Further develop your skills and knowledge working with clients who have complex cognitive-communication, language and speech disorders following brain injury both 1:1 and in small therapy groups
• Manage a small caseload, providing goal-focused, intensive MDT therapy in a person-centred, meaningful way
• Be supported to develop your specialist clinical skills across the spectrum of brain injury presentations. This might include working with patients who have prolonged disorders of consciousness, or require a tracheostomy, AAC or supporting clients to return to work or study
• Continually develop your own clinical and leadership skills through a widerange of supervision, learning and teaching opportunities, both internally and externally
• Receive excellent clinical support and supervision with frequent opportunities for joint working within the Interdisciplinary Team

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join theActive Learning Huband benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward Appgiving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidentialEmployee Assistance Programme Helpline & Appto support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• ANest Personal Pensionaccount
• Access to join aMedicash Health Planfor you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstandingActive Behavioursvia theActive Awardsprogramme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a FriendSchemeand earn yourself up to£1000by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full HCPC registration
• Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years post graduate experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

THE LAURELS

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN2 4JX

Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)