Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Advanced Speech and Language Therapist
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Advanced Speech and Language Therapist
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist to join the North East Mental Health and Deafness Service. The post will be based at Ashgrove, Saint Nicholas Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, with some option for home working and is a part-time role working 15 hours per week.
About the Service
The service is a regional specialised mental health service for deaf people from 18 years onwards. This is a tertiary mental health service for Deaf and Deafblind people 18 years and older, who have a range of mental health issues. Our target group are British Sign Language users, but we do support other deaf non-BSL users. The service works in partnership with local secondary care mental health teams, offering specialist assessment, treatment, and advice. The secondary care team retain care coordination/lead professional responsibility and we work in close partnership in order to deliver optimal care in a culturally appropriate manner.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic individual, with specialist clinical experience. The post holder will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and have the skills and knowledge to develop the delivery of Speech and Language Therapy within this service whilst providing excellent, high-quality input.
- Work with a small caseload to ensure that communication and emotional literacy needs have been thoroughly assessed and that clients have a comprehensive care plan to meet their individual needs.
- Support the client’s independence in their ability to manage their mental health.
- Support them/their secondary care team to communicate effectively so that they can deliver optimised care.
- This may involve therapeutic intervention to assist in skill and knowledge building regarding communicating their mental health needs or working with the secondary care team to adapt care plans.
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Requirements
The post holder will need to be confident in providing high-quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions and have an understanding and experience of working with people with a range of complex issues from a variety of settings and environments. Liaison with community teams, other organisations, families, and carers will be a significant part of this role.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Support the continued professional development of the team and advise specifically around communication and emotional literacy.
Benefits
Regular support and supervision will be available and professional supervision will be provided by a speech and language therapist.
The Speech and Language Therapy Service in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is continuing to develop to meet the needs of our patients and local communities.
We will provide you with a comprehensive induction period and you will have access to ongoing clinical supervision and appraisal with development reviews that will provide you with support and the specialist skills required to meet the holistic needs of the patients in your care. The post holder will be expected to actively engage in the Trust's supervision and continuing professional development process.
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We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Emma Lever
- Job title: Lead for Speech and Language Therapy
- Email address: emma.lever@cntw.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0191 2875190
Applicants are encouraged to contact the team prior to interview to find out more about the opportunities available.
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Laura Gibbons, Team Manager, Mental Health and Deafness Service at
- Email: laura.gibbons@cntw.nhs.uk
- Phone: 07977854803 or 01912875077
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Fiona Johnstone, Professional Lead and Manager for Speech and Language Therapy at
- Email: fiona.johnstone@cntw.nhs.uk
- Phone: 07976 791399 or 0191 210 6868
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