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Are you a qualified or soon to be qualified Speech and Language Therapist who wants to develop their career in a friendly and dynamic team? An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint two Speech and Language Therapists to join our growing inpatient service working into the Working Age Adult and Older People Mental Health wards across the Northumberland and Sunderland areas.
Job Responsibility:
Work to support patients to achieve their therapeutic goals by supporting their language and communication skills as well as eating and drinking needs
Assess and provide a range of communication interventions with the individual both directly and indirectly with support and guidance from senior clinicians
Requirements:
Recognised Speech and Language therapy degree qualification
Registration with HCPC
Knowledge of relevant theories relating to communication disorders
Experience and knowledge of appropriate assessments and evidence based interventions to service users with communication needs
Ability to develop therapeutic partnership and experience of working to deliver treatment plans with service users and carers
Good communication skills and ability to deliver a variety of strategies to support adults with complex communication and cognitive needs
Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users
Knowledge of roles of different members of and the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Some experience working with service users within the area of the post applied for
Ability to use IT systems, time management skills and ability to prioritise work load
Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
Risk assessment and management skills
Able to provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
Good, effective communication skills
Nice to have:
Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Log of supervised hours/completion of dysphagia competencies
Experience of working with service users who have challenging behaviours
Some experience of delivering training relevant to SALT
What we offer:
Comprehensive induction period
Access to ongoing clinical supervision and appraisal
Development reviews
Support and specialist skills required to meet the holistic needs of the patients