Your newpany
Hays Healthcare are actively recruiting a Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7) to work in our Client's clinical service in Barnsley.
Your new role
To provide a Specialist Speech and Language Therapy (Salt) Clinical Service to adults with a learning disability (LD) andmunication difficulties and/or Dysphagia across the borough, both in themunity and In-patient unit.
What you'll need to succeed
1. To independently manage a SLT caseload for adults with a learning disability within an interdisciplinary team to include clients who may have challenging behaviour, dual diagnosis, autistic spectrum disorder, and profound and multiple learning disabilities.
2. To assess, diagnose, and analyse the range of treatment options, make decisions, carry out clinical management, review and evaluate oues forplex cases ofmunication disability were there are barriers to understanding. To use evidence-based practice and work within a ‘quality, risk, performance’ framework.
3. To employ excellent interpersonalmunication skills with clients were there are barriers to understanding, for example adults with severe learning disabilities/cognitive impairment, with associated physical disability, deafness or visual impairment.
4. To use and teach Sign language, to programmemunication aids, to select and to use graphics packages to produce accessible information, demonstrating highly developed hand-eye co-ordination and sensory skills.
5. To be a registered member of and adhering to the clinical guidelines and standards of practice. To evaluate and contribute to professional reviews of clinical standards and guidelines.
What you'll get in return
6. Flexible working options available.
7. Guaranteed Work
8. Block Bookings
9. Weekly Pay (Umbrella rates below)
10. Weekdays Band 7 - £29 per hour