Employer heading

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Specialist Forensic Intensive Recovery Support team (FIRST) provide support to ensure the delivery of evidence-based interventions and outcomes as part of this service. Working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to support communication needs and interventions across the case load.

We are currently looking to recruit a highly skilled and enthusiastic speech and language therapist to join our FIRST team. We are looking for someone with an interest in forensic mental health, experience working with adults with speech, language and communication needs and a commitment to high quality clinical care, who is looking for the next opportunity in their career development.

The post will be working across the case load using a blended approach of face to face and remote working, providing innovative treatment to bring about long-lasting change and recovery for patients.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated and innovative individual with a genuine interest in working in the specialist field of forensic mental health to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of the service.

Main duties of the job

You will be working closely with the multi-disciplinary team (including Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, and medics)

You will be responsible for providing a communication service to the case load of FIRST

You will be responsible for managing a complex caseload and as an advanced speech and language therapist responsible for clinical and caseload supervision, training of other team members and on occasion external partners

You will be responsible for providing specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment, interventions and advice in the clinical area of communication needs.

You will be part of the AHP team in forensics made up of Speech and language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Physiotherapy.

You will be making a difference to the experience of our service users through supporting their speech, language and communication needs.

You will be offered:

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will lead the Speech and Language Therapy contribution to: assessment, interventions, care planning and evaluation. The overall purpose of the post is to ensure that individuals who are under the care of the FIRST team are able to access a Speech and Language Therapy service to ensure communication needs are understood and supported. Provision of interventions and recommendations based on needs identified. The Speech and Language Therapist will incorporate this into an overall formulation of need and appropriate plan of care. The post holder will be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the FIRST team and other areas of the Trust and external partners (e.g. housing providers) where identified as appropriate.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

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Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.