Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a full time Speech and Language Therapist, either newly qualified or with more experience, with a passion for working with people with a learning disability.

Dependent upon experience, the successful applicant will either commence as a Band 5 and progress to a band 6, or commence at Band 6, please discuss at interview for more information regarding this.

This role is to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with adults with a learning disability. The post is 0.5 with the Community Learning Disability Team in and 0.5 at Greenways, Assessment and Treatment Unit, both bases are on the same site in Macclesfield.

As a key member of both teams you will have opportunities to develop your skills across a range of clinical areas including AAC, Total Communication, Higher level language difficulties and dysphagia.

You will be a valued member of our MDT, providing a specialist service providing assessments and interventions, you will be supported within your role by the unit team and wider service. You will work alongside more experienced SLTs to consolidate and develop your skills. If completing your Newly Qualified Competencies full support will be given.

Main duties of the job

You will provide assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have learning disability and communication and/ or eating and drinking difficulties (dysphagia training will be provided as needed).

You will apply competence in core speech and language therapy skills to the learning disability field, supporting people with learning disabilities who experience a wide range of communication difficulties, including supporting people who use behaviours of concern, identifying strategies to be included in PBS plans and model communication strategies to help reduce behaviours.

You will have the ability to manage his/her time to prioritise tasks and consult with more senior clinicians  when this is required.

Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of the role, you will work collaboratively with all appropriate agencies to ensure there is effective communication so the service can provide a high quality service to patients.

You will provide appropriate information, advice and support to patients and carers, demonstrating empathy and ensuring that effective communication is achieved where barriers to understanding exist.

Within our services we are always wanting to look at how best to provide the most effective service for people who access it and this includes carrying out QI projects and research. There are links with CANDDID, the Centre for Autism Neurodevelopmental disorders and Intellectual Disabilities, which supports projects being carried out.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!