Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Brainkind has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Speech & Language Therapist to join our dedicated team at Ty Aberdafen.

MAIN PURPOSE:

To work as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team providing speech and language therapy (SaLT) input within the BIRT Neurobehavioural model to People We Support with acquired brain injury (ABI) and to lead on SaLT provision within the service. To liaise with internal and external professionals, family members and People We Support.

• To apply the neurobehavioural approach to brain injury, demonstrating knowledge of current research findings, and best practice in the field.
• To manage and prioritise a caseload of People We Support with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.
• To use evidence-based practice, service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention.
• To undertake comprehensive assessments, considering environment, context and future plans, of People We Support in order to formulate appropriate o rehabilitation goals o care plans o communication and dysphagia therapy programmes o referrals
• To overcome barriers in communication in order to actively engage People We Support in assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning to gain valid informed consent.
• To complete swallowing assessments, providing recommendations, care plans, onward referrals and training for all staff in the safe management and rehabilitation of dysphagia.
• To effectively manage time and caseload, prioritising workload within a potentially pressurised and restrictive environment.
• To write and verbally present reports, care and rehab plans which reflect People We Support needs, impact on functioning and summarising findings, providing recommendations and referral when appropriate.

• Specialist knowledge of SaLT models and interventions in ABI e.g social communication, cognitive communication, communication partner training.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice and how to apply clinical practice
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
• Be accountable for own practice and take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve own knowledge, professional competence and support continual learning and development.

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
• Registered with the HCPC

Brainkind is a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£49,387 to £56,514.97 a year pro rata for 21 hours / 0.6 FTE