Speech and Language Therapist

Band: 6 or 7 (depending on experience)

Hours per week: 22.5 hours

Shift Pattern: 3 days per week

Location: Based in Tameside

Main Duties:

• Conduct highly complex swallowing and communication assessments for individuals with learning disabilities, diagnosing speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Develop and implement specialist treatment plans based on assessments, offering ongoing care and discharging patients appropriately.
• Make clinical decisions, develop individualized care strategies, and reduce risks associated with dysphagia while promoting the health and well-being of individuals with learning disabilities.
• Prepare detailed reports and specialist assessments, providing suitable interventions and evaluating treatment outcomes.
• Work collaboratively within a community adult learning disability multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated care plans tailored to clients' needs.
• Engage with clients, carers, and families to agree on management strategies, ensuring client involvement in planning and prioritizing care in a way they can understand.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation such as the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and adhere to service policies, procedures, and professional guidelines (RCSLT).

Requirements:

• HCPC registration, Speech and Language Therapy Degree
• Applicants must be dysphagia-trained and have experience working with individuals with learning disabilities.

Please contact Rachel from Piers Meadows Recruitment for more information.

Established for over 20 years and only specialising in Allied Health, we are an NHS-approved, framework agency, experienced in helping AHP's secure their next position. We can cover the cost of your DBS and mandatory training.