Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and innovative Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to join the Norfolk Forensic Community Learning Disability (NFC-LD) team based at Little Plumstead Hospital.

The successful candidate will work as an influential and integral member of a diverse multi-disciplinary Learning Disability and Forensic team, working across a range of community settings throughout Norfolk with adults with speech, language and communication difficulties.

You will be forward thinking and able to demonstrate clinical knowledge in the management of communication difficulties, based on current evidence. You will autonomously undertake specialist assessments & interventions and be actively involved in the continued development of the NFC-LD team communication pathway.

The post offers excellent links with SLT colleagues throughout HPFT services, with regular supervision and extensive CPD and training opportunities. There is a strong ethos of Continuous Quality Improvement and research throughout the service and the Trust as a whole, presenting possibilities for developing and advancing clinical and academic knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, comprehensive Speech and language Therapy assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities and communication difficulties who have involvement with or are at risk of involvement with the Criminal Justice System
• To manage a caseload using evidence-based, person-centred principles to assess, differentially diagnose and advocate for people with communication difficulties, and plan, implement and evaluate interventions in community settings
• To undertake supervision of junior staff and students as required
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans for service users, including those with learning disabilities, additional sensory and/or physical disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions, mental health diagnoses and challenging behaviour.

To be responsible for managing a defined caseload, in the context of the service caseload, with ongoing formal evaluation of clinical effectiveness using specified outcome measures

To work with and be available to other SLTs and multidisciplinary Assistant Therapy Practitioners (ATPs) for support and joint consultation regarding clinical practice as required

To work with service users and carers to identify SLT requirements as part of the overall care plan

To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the service user and carer

To contribute to multidisciplinary forensic risk assessments

To assess for, advise on and facilitate reasonable adjustments in the context of access to the criminal justice system

To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions with service users to ensure effectiveness of intervention and positive outcomes To have knowledge and understanding of the application of alternative and augmentative communication

To have the skills needed to facilitate group work with service users

To undertake complex risk assessment and risk management for individual clients

To ensure that clients are consulted and involved in decision about their care

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.