Employer: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Position: Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (Band 6/7 Development)
Salary: £39,959 – £56,515 per year
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Work location:, Kingston upon Hull
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a developmental opportunity for a band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to develop to a band 7 Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in our prison mental health services based at HMP Hull and HMP Humber.
This follows Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust being awarded the contract to provide these prisons mental health services and as such we are looking to extend the multi-disciplinary team. Speech and Language Therapy is new to both Hull and Humber HMP mental health teams and we are looking for a creative individual to lead a small new SLT team.
The post would cover both prison mental health teams and the wellbeing unit at Hull HMP (enhanced mental health unit for men with moderate or severe mental illness). You would also be part of the Mental Health Multi -disciplinary teams onsite alongside supervision of band 5 Speech and Language Therapist based across HMP Hull and HMP Humber.
The post holder should be motivated by the opportunity to become part of the growing SLT workforce working into justice settings. They will be responsible for leading, shaping and developing SLT roles by demonstrating excellence in clinical care, providing training to the team and promoting a culture of evidence-based practice and person-centred care.
The post holder will have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and have significant experience working in mental health or learning disability services and complex needs. They will have knowledge of related issues and national directives and an understanding of the criminal justice system would be beneficial. They will be expected to facilitate and promote the wider understanding of and utilisation of SLT within mental health care and the prison population. This post will be subject to police/ prison vetting.
Your Responsibilities include:
• Assessing and intervening for communication difficulties in prison mental health settings.
• Leading, shaping and developing SLT roles through clinical excellence, team training and evidence-based practice.
• Supervising Band 5 SLTs and collaborating with MDT colleagues (nurses, OTs, psychologists, psychiatrists).
• Promoting SLT understanding within prison healthcare and criminal justice systems.
Work Schedule
Full-time permanent with flexible/compressed hours options.
You Will Have
• Band 6 – Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
• Band 6 – Clinical risk assessment and application in practice
• Band 6 – Knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
• Band 6 – Post graduate training in specialist area if applicable to post (e.g. dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
• Band 6 – Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Band 6 – Experience of managing complex Speech and Language Therapy cases
• Band 6 – Awareness of professional standards and its application to practice
Requirements
• Band 6 – Appropriate professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy role
• Band 6 – Current relevant registration with specific regulatory body
• Band 6 – Post graduate dysphagia training and experience
• Band 6 -Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of Speech and Language Therapy delivery
• Band 6 – Experience of working in Multidisciplinary Team (SW essential criteria)
Benefits
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Application Process
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