Main area: Speech and Language Therapist Grade Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift work between 08:00 and 20:00)
Job ref: 327-25-110
Site: Pullman Place
Town: Gloucester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/03/2025 23:59
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
Job overview Are you an established band 6 therapist or a band 5 therapist looking for their next step in a development role and opportunity to develop your skills working with a small caseload of children and adults with a learning disability?
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our Learning Disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS). We are a nationally recognised service, providing people with a Learning Disability that cannot be supported in mainstream services, the required support in the community with the aim at keeping people at home and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions.
Main duties of the job The post holder will be an invaluable member of the Learning Disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS) working with service users throughout Gloucestershire and into our small inpatient service in Stroud. The purpose of this role is to:
Provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to adults and children with learning disabilities referred to LDISS.
Provide specialist speech & language therapy in our small learning disability inpatient service based at Berkeley House in Stroud, supporting both those residing in Berkeley House and offering outreach support into the community.
Provide specialist communication assessment and implementation of evidence-based interventions to individuals referred to LDISS or Berkeley House.
Optimise the service users’ ability to remain in the community and/or be cared for in the least restrictive environment.
Facilitate appropriate discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of service users who are being considered for hospital admission.
Be a mentor for SaLT students under the remit of the profession.
Identify, assess eligibility for, provide and support in the implementation of alternative/augmentative communication aids, including visual resources and high/low tech devices.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Assess, develop, and implement Specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment and intervention; ensuring that service users are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.
Demonstrate a high level of clinical effectiveness, using evidence-based practice, adapting practice to meet individual service users’ circumstances; including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences, and by evaluating outcomes.
Provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of service users with communication difficulties.
Plan and prioritise workload, exercising autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of service users with communication difficulties.
Assess improvement in quality of life following SaLT input through the use of appropriate and informative outcome measures.
Provide training for all staff/care providers and other outside agencies – including specific learning disability/Autism training.
Develop and maintain clinical pathways for patients throughout a referral to LDISS in conjunction with CLDT colleagues and wider Trust resources.
Implement and monitor a Positive Behaviour Support ethos across LDISS and role model best practice and disseminate knowledge to wider team/care providers.
Maintain accurate written records and statistics to ensure that service user details and details of care given are recorded in notes and on the trust database(s) in line with trust policy.
Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions. Participate in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate the ongoing treatment and care of service users.
Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals which reflect individual needs.
There is a requirement to use your own vehicle to travel throughout Gloucestershire to carry out appointments.
Person specification Qualifications Appropriate qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
Evidence of post graduate training in Children and Adults with learning disability
Experience Demonstrable experience in working with people with Learning disabilities
Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
Additional Information When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
Free car parking at many of our sites
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
Recognition and long service awards
Fast Track physiotherapy
Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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