CTPLD B7 Speech and Language Therapist (South)

Main area LD Speech and Language Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 30 hours per week Job ref 270-TH017-MH-A

Town Northampton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/07/:59

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a B7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Learning Disability Service in Northamptonshire.

This is a full-time permanent post (37.5 hours a week) based in our Northampton office, however countywide travel will be expected.

You will work as an integral part of the friendly and supportive Speech & Language Therapy team, which forms part of the MDT within the Community Team for People with Learning Disability. The team has bases in Northampton and Kettering.

This post would be suitable for a Band 7 therapist looking for community experience within the learning disabilities field, or an experienced Band 6 practitioner who wishes to develop their clinical and managerial skills.

As part of the specialist multidisciplinary team, you will assess and provide support and intervention to people with a learning disability who have communication difficulties and/ or eating and drinking needs. You will work in collaboration with the person, their circle of support, and other relevant professionals and services to enhance, optimise and maintain the person's quality of life, addressing barriers to communication and health inequalities.

You will need to be passionate about working with people with a learning disability and have experience of working as an effective and responsible member of a multi disciplinary team. Experience of working with people with learning disabilities would be highly desirable.

We can offer you a friendly and dynamic team environment, with a commitment to continuing professional development. You will be part of an established Speech and Language Therapy team within community learning disability services across Northamptonshire, who will provide regular clinical supervision and peer support.

The Northamptonshire Community Team for People with Learning Disability delivers specialist multi disciplinary healthcare to adults who have a learning disability presenting with physical health needs, a mental illness and / or challenging behaviour. The service provided is person centred and tailored to the individual and their environment, taking into account their ethnic and cultural backgrounds and needs. We provide this through direct support, joint working with other services and / or through offering consultancy to other professionals involved.

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

• Recognised SALT qualification (degree or postgraduate diploma)
• HCPC registered RCSLT member
• Successful completion of dysphagia competencies - specialist short course / in house training and log of supervised hours
• Completion of specialist short courses in AAC
• Completion of specialist short courses in challenging behaviour / positive behaviour support

• Evidence of previous managerial experience
• Working with people with learning disabilities
• Working with people with eating and drinking difficulties
• Working with AAC
• Working as part of MDT
• Planning, delivery and evaluation of training
• Supervision of assistants / volunteers / junior therapists or other supervision experience

• Able to carry out a specialist assessment, formulate a diagnosis and use therapy approaches appropriate to clients with complex needs
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and ability to make reasonable adjustments as required
• Able to drive and has access to a car for work
• Knowledge of national policies affecting people with learning disabilities / challenging behaviour

• Passion for/ interest in working with people with learning disabilities
• Positivity and strength based approach and person centred values
• Evidence of maintaining knowledge of latest evidence and best practice in Speech and Language Therapy and learning disabilities

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role.

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.