Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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Job Description: Speech and Language Therapist
We are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our dynamic AHP team working in the Inpatient Mental Health Service. The post is to provide intervention for adults who have communication needs or EDS difficulties related to their mental health condition, acquired neurological impairment or autism.
About the Role
The role requires post graduate qualification and competence in dysphagia. It would suit someone with the patience, compassion and creativity to engage this client group in the assessment and intervention process, supporting people to participate as best they can in their recovery. The job can be challenging but fun and the ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, resilient and have a good sense of humour.
Responsibilities
- Assessment: Assessing the EDS and/or communication needs of patients referred to the service.
- Care Plans: Formulating care plans from assessment findings, providing information, advice and guidance to patients, professionals and carers or relatives.
- Implementation: Support the patient and all involved in their care to implement SLT care plans.
- Optimisation: To work with patients and staff to optimise the patient’s participation in the process of treatment and recovery planning.
- Leadership: Including leading the delivery of communication groups with other members of the team.
- Collaboration: Contributing to MDT discussions and case formulations; supporting colleagues and students in delivering the Trust’s contracted services.
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Requirements
- Qualification: Post graduate qualification and competence in dysphagia.
- Skills: Patience, compassion, creativity, and a good sense of humour.
- Experience: Experience in working with adults who have communication needs or EDS difficulties related to their mental health condition, acquired neurological impairment or autism.
Benefits
- Development: Opportunities for supervisions and CPD, with training and development available to enhance knowledge, skills and confidence in working with this client group.
- Supervision: Clinical supervision is provided by the Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in line with Trust governance policies.
- Location: The post is hospital-based and involves close MDT working, providing opportunity for development of knowledge and skills around this complex and varied client group.
- Travel: Absence cover across sites (Warwick and Nuneaton) is a requirement of the post, so a car driver with own means of transport is required.
About Us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
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We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more.
- Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes.
- Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more.
- Staff networks and support group.
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Karen Brown
Job title: SLT Clinical Lead
Email address: karen.brown@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07787665929
Esther Evans
Email address: esther.evans@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
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