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Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
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- £49,387 a year
- Part-time
- Care plans
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme

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Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

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Pontyates

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Job details

Part-time
£49,387 a year

Benefits

Free parking
Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

HCPC
Care plans

Full job description

Senior Speech & Language Therapist
Location: Ty Aberdafen
Salary: £49,387 pro rata
Hours: 21 hours per week
Why join us?

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 an 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.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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. Where necessary, work within a legal framework with People We Support who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
To seek consent from People We Support or advocate to include and share information with family, carers and other stakeholders, respecting everyone’s right to confidentiality.
To provide information about service user’s communication abilities and support needs.
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.
To maintain and produce accurate, professional up-to-date documentation, ensuring effective reporting is complete and consistent with legal and organisational standards.
To be aware of and comply with responsibilities regarding risk management and safeguarding and look for ways to improve, taking action as required, helping others to do same.
To complete risk assessments and find ways to improve health and safety within work area if required.
To exercise duty of care in all aspects of role.
To maintain the equipment and inventory within the area of work, informing the service manager of any replacement needs.
To maintain registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council, complying with their requirements in compiling portfolio.

ABOUT YOU:

Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
Registered with the HCPC
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.

REWARDS:
You can look forward to excellent benefits including:

A competitive rate of …
33 Days AL
Buy/Sell up to 5 days AL each year
Simply Health Plan; helps to cover the cost of routine healthcare treatments. Further information can be found at www.simplyhealth.co.uk/about-us
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Excellent training and support
Company Pension
Group life assurance
Eye voucher scheme
Long service and staff awards
Free parking

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.

**Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. **

All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*

Brainkind are 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. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

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