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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking for your next challenge?
Do you thrive on autonomy, clinical complexity, and multidisciplinary collaboration?
Would you love the opportunity to shape and develop specialist SLT provision within community adult learning disability services?
We are looking for a proactive, passionate, and motivated Specialist SLT to join our Adult Community LD Service in Lowestoft. You will work as an integral part of a dynamic, skilled, and supportive MDT including psychologists, nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, clinical support workers, and assistant practitioners.
In this rewarding role, you will support individuals with a learning disability with complex mental and physical health needs, helping them regain independence, build meaningful communication pathways, and make informed decisions about their care.
If you thrive in environments where you can use your expertise, shape service delivery, and make a genuine difference every day, then we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Assess communication needs using standardised and non-standardised assessments
- Provide assessment and intervention for dysphagia
- Provide assessment and intervention as part of a multi disciplinary team approach
- Engage with service users, carers and family throughout the treatment process to ensure that co-production is at the centre of care.
- Devise, deliver, monitor, and evaluate treatment plans, modifying where necessary.
- Devise, deliver, monitor, and evaluate training and support packages for family and carers.
- Report verbally and in writing observation and assessment of service users.
- Attend/lead clinical meetings (e.g. multi-disciplinary team meetings, case conferences, reviews, and complex case discussions) as needed and contribute to the discussion on professional and service issues.
- Engage with agreed team processes e.g. duty
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About Us
At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.
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We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Andy Crumly
- Job title: Community Team Manager
- Email address: andy.crumly@nsft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01502535020
Helen Crook, Professional Lead for Speech & Language Therapy
- Phone: 07920 244180
- Email: helen.crook@nsft.nhs.uk
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