Overview
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – PO12EP, United Kingdom
Job Category: External Jobs
Region / Division: UK Region
Location: Civic Offices
Working Hours: 37
Please note that this role is employed by the NHS and not Portsmouth City Council
Job Summary
The Portsmouth Integrated Learning Disability Service (PILDS) is recruiting a dynamic, enthusiastic and skilled full-time Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join their innovative multi-disciplinary team (MDT). The service is nationally recognised for its fully integrated approach to health and social care support for adults with a learning disability, rated outstanding in its last two CQC inspections.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years postgraduate SLT experience, hold a postgraduate qualification in dysphagia, with skills and competence to provide a specialist communication and dysphagia service. They will work as an autonomous practitioner, managing a varied caseload, assessing, diagnosing, and providing timely management of communication and dysphagia.
As a core member of the ILDS, they will work on an array of exciting projects, making a real difference to the local community. They will co-develop creative initiatives to maximise positive outcomes and clinical excellence. They will provide clinical support, as appropriate, and deliver diverse training, guidance and effective SLT solutions.
Come and join this amazing team by the sea!
Main duties, tasks & skills required
*To manage a caseload of adults with learning disabilities with complex communication difficulties and/or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
*To develop care plans and provide appropriate intervention using specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements and decision-making.
*To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of clients with communication and / or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
*To play a central advisory role within the multidisciplinary team regarding creative ways to involve service users and other parties in assessment and support.
*To demonstrate strong communication and negotiation skills to develop effective working relationships with clients, carers and their families, and contribute to interagency / multi-disciplinary team working.
*To evaluate outcomes of intervention and demonstrate clinical effectiveness, including evidence-based practice and effective outcome measures.
*To manage and prioritise own workload, demonstrating an ability to be flexible.
*To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies to deliver a coordinated service.
*To contribute to formal and informal training, within the MDT, with other professionals and services.
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