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We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to undertake an exciting position as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working in our North East residential services for adults with learning disability and/or autism.
The post holder will hold a clinical caseload (3 days p/w) at:
The post holder will also clinically supervise a full time SLT working at the following residential services, inclusive of complex‑case mentoring (1 day p/w).
Our focus is on assessment, therapy and outcomes meaning you will get to spend lots of time with residents and staff doing exactly what you trained to do!
As a highly specialised Speech and Language Therapist, you will be given the opportunity to excel your skills in leading on the delivery of an evidence‑based SLT service to meet the needs of the complex client group. Working as part of the integrated multi‑disciplinary team, you will use your expert skills and knowledge to train others, promote best practice and embed positive and inclusive environments, with the ultimate aim of ensuring that people and their friends and families are true partners in their care. Clinical Supervision will be provided in‑house and you will also be required to offer clinical supervision to a junior SLT working in two homes nearby (within the same Clinical MDT).
You will be joining a team of over 50 SLTs working within Cygnet. The SLT department is well organised and structured by service line. You will implement the agreed clinical pathway for Social Care and contribute to annual service development reviews. We support student placements and if you have a specific area of clinical interest there is also the opportunity for you to discuss this with our in‑house Research & Development team. We welcome quality and service improvement projects and will support your career progression both personally and professionally.
You will be accountable to the Director of Speech and Language Therapy (Social Care) and the onsite Service Manager (Hollyhurst).
Postgraduate qualification in the management of dysphagia is desirable but not essential.
For more information on Speech and Language Therapy at Cygnet please visit our page: https://join.cygnetgroup.com/slt/
Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
Please note this position may close early on receipt of sufficient applications.
For an informal discussion or to find out more, please contact Alma Matei, Recruiter on 07436 176 074 or Carla Bartlett, Director of SLT (Social Care) on 07803 248 026.
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