Advanced Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced speech and language therapist to work within our All Age Forensic Community Service. The post holder will work across the Forensic Outreach and Laison Service (LD/A) and our Forensic Child and Adolescent Service. This newly established role will be pivotal in establishing a high-quality speech and language therapy pathway offer, providing specialist assessments and interventions to patients currently receiving care in our Forensic Community Service across the West Yorkshire region. The role will also involve providing day to day support and clinical leadership to SALT staff working within service.

You will have experience of working with individuals with a range of mental health conditions and either experience of, or transferrable skills to work with individuals with learning disabilities. You will have the ability and motivation to develop and shape the direction of the speech and language provision, ensuring it is evidence based and meets the individuals needs. You would work as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside partner agencies to keep people well and safe, promoting the communication and independence of our service users. You will inform risk assessment and management in the community alongside partner organisations. You will also be confident in upskilling staff in the understanding and delivery of communication strategies to ensure that the service is inclusive and accessible to all individuals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder would provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service, using expert skills to assess, advise and provide appropriate intervention to ensure individuals holistic health needs are met, informing risk assessment and management and promoting quality of life.

The post holder will be required to liaise effectively with all relevant professionals, carers and family members to ensure the needs of the individual are met.

We are looking for a flexible, confident, enthusiastic and proactive speech and language therapist with established or developing leadership skills.

Effective communication, organisational and IT skills are essential.

The successful candidate will be passionate for improving the lives of vulnerable children and adults and have a strong understanding of local and national drivers and legal frameworks relating to forensic mental health services, learning disability and Forensic Community provision.

You will provide supervision to the speech and language staff.

You will provide training and development in line with the speech and language pathway and inform service development.

If you would like to discuss this posts or organise an informal visit, please contact: Stacey Hayton, General Manager on Stacey.Hayton@swyt.nhs.uk or 07789 753526.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.