Highly specialist speech and language therapist

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7 equivalent)

Post: Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7 equivalent)

Salary: £50,632 - £57,940 per year (pro rata)

Hours: 32 hours per week / any 4 days per week

Contract: Permanent

Job summary

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 a learning disability and/or autism.

Clinical caseload

The post holder will hold a clinical caseload (3 days p/w) at:

• Hollyhurst, 118 Woodland Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 9LN

Supervision responsibilities

The post holder will also clinically supervise a full‑time SLT working at the following residential services, inclusive of complex cases mentoring (1 day p/w).

• Oaklands, Anick Road, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 4JR
• Thornfield Grange, 60 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7QZ

Main duties of the job

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 2 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.

Qualifications and experience

• Experience in the field of Learning Disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Knowledge of low tech/high tech AAC.
• Ability to assess and manage eating, drinking and swallowing needs (desirable)
• Ability to supervise a junior SLT.
• Evidence of being a strong team player with a genuine desire to help others
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Enthusiastic, motivated and passionate.

In return we offer

• Salary between £50,632 £57,940 per year (pro rata)
• Excellent Clinical Supervision, CPD and developmental opportunities
• An immediate peer network of SLTs working within Cygnets Social Care Division as well as the wider SALT Team.
• Full support from an onsite multidisciplinary team
• Routine service meetings with over 50 SLTs but also like minded SLTs working in similar settings.
• Company pension and employee reward scheme including NHS discounts and much more!
• Full induction training

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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

Cygnet Health Care

Darlington

DL3 9LN