Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

Do you want to work in a supportive environment of health and social care professionals who are dedicated to helping people with learning disability to engage and participate in their local community and improve their quality of life while maintaining good work/life balance?

Greenwich CLDT has received new funding to recruit a full-time Band 6 position within a well-established Adult Learning Disability (ALD) Speech and Language Therapy Team.  This post will be part of a team that includes a Band 7, Band 6s and SaLT Co-worker who work as part of a robust group of AHPs (psychiatry, psychology, physical health and mental health nurses, physios, OTs, art and music therapists) alongside their social work colleagues in an integrated CLDT.

Main duties of the job

To work as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Adult Learning Disability Directorate, delivering high quality assessment and intervention to young people and adults with Learning Disabilities and their carers, with a particular focus on Transition.

We are looking for an enthusiastic therapist to come and join our well respected and innovative Adult Learning Disability (ALD) Directorate Speech and Language Therapy service. Therapists play an essential role within each Borough's multi-agency community ALD team and contribute to a number of clinical pathways delivering high quality care to people with learning disabilities and their carers. There is opportunity to develop a specialism, such as transition work for young people entering adult services, within the team depending upon your interests and the needs of the service.

Please contact if you have any questions or want more information about the post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Task and Responsibilities

• To manage own caseload of clients with Learning Disabilities and with communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties
• To line manage/clinically supervise SaLT Co-workers, SaLT Assistant and Specialist Support Workers and students as directed by Functional Team Manager and Professional Lead for ALD SaLT
• To deliver high quality Speech and Language Therapy assessment, diagnosis and intervention to people with Learning Disabilities in partnership with their families/carers
• To plan and deliver training courses
• To act as part of the multi-disciplinary Learning Disability teams and represent the Speech and Language Therapy Service at Team/Directorate meetings/working parties.
• To carry out and interpret specialist assessments of the communication skills and needs of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs and their carers
• To diagnose the communication impairments of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs
• To carry out and interpret specialist assessments of the eating and drinking (dysphagia) skills and needs of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs
• To diagnose eating and drinking impairments of people with learning disabilities including those with complex/challenging needs
• To plan, implement and monitor specialised packages of care including direct therapy, advice and training
• To demonstrate well-developed specialist communication and presentation skills at all times
• To adapt spoken and written information to suit the communication needs of the listener/audience
• To liaise with other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Learning Disability and Transitions Teams
• To maintain close links with School, College, Day and Residential Service and Staff/Managers
• To develop and deliver specialist presentations and training to a range of audiences including Service Users, carers, staff and Professional colleagues, in both small and large groups
• To adapt information to meet the specific communication needs of people with learning disabilities by identifying and producing accessible versions
• To maintain clinical records in accordance with local standards
• To provide letters and reports as necessary in accordance with local standards