Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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• Post: Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (Band 6 equivalent)
• Salary: £40,966-£49,330 per year (dependent on experience)
• Contract: Full time, permanent

Due to the opening of a new service, an exciting opportunity has become available for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Taunton.

Cygnet Taunton is opening a new 15-bed neuro-cognitive service, which will provide comprehensive, long-term inpatient care for older adults living with complex cognitive and neurological conditions alongside a psychiatric sequela.

The Neurocognitive Health Pathway offers patients an improved quality of life and improved functionality often not easily available to them due to their complex psychiatric and physical presentations.

Treatment and therapy is provided to optimise their abilities and reduce the impact of the neurodegenerative diagnosis they have; providing a stabilisation of symptoms and symptom management which reduces complications and preserves independence as long as possible.

Care and treatment is delivered within a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment by an interdisciplinary team.

As an SLT you will be working directly with a specialist caseload of patients with complex needs to assess their speech, communication and language needs (SCLN) as well as eating, drinking and swallowing (EDS) needs. You will work deliver input in line with the Cygnet SLT pathway for neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative services. As part of a multi-disciplinary team on site, you will also work with colleagues across the service to support the implementation of management approaches, upskilling the workforce as required.

You will be part of a company wide SLT service and as such will have the opportunity to participate in large scale projects. You will receive high quality supervision and be supported with CPD.

• A degree/postgraduate diploma (or equivalent) in Speech and Language Therapy, registration with HCPC and membership of the RCSLT.
• Competency to independently assess and manage EDS needs (essential).
• Experience in the field of older adults, neurology and/or neurodegenerative conditions evidenced by a high level of clinical SLT knowledge.
• Understanding of Positive Behaviour Support with an emphasis on person centred planning.
• Evidence of being a strong team player with a genuine desire to help others.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.

• Salary between £40,966-£49,330 per year (DOE).
• Excellent Clinical Supervision, CPD and developmental opportunities for clinical and non clinical duties.
• Routine service meetings and peer support with Speech and Language Therapists.
• Opportunity to personalise resource toolkit.
• Paid CEN Membership.
• Active involvement in service development, Quality Improvement initiatives and research opportunities.
• Employee rewards, discount benefits scheme including Blue Light Card and NHS discounts plus more.
• Company pension scheme.
• Full induction training given.
• Free meals and free at site parking on shift.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.