NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE & WEAR NHS DISABILITY TRUST

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Riding Unit, Prudhoe Hospital, Northumberland
( 9 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne)

Band 7 ( 0.5 WTE)

If you enjoy a challenge, have considerable experience and would like to work with children and young people with Learning Disability, mental health and complex challenging communication needs, this unique post could be for you.

The developing Communication Department of 3 SALTS, 1 SALT Assistant and 1 Secretary is an integral part of this in patient service and will soon be providing a support to 54 young people across 2 hospital sites, which includes open units, low and medium secure facilities.

Your post within the above will provide:

·        A national inpatient, specialised Speech and Language Therapy Service, as a member of a comprehensive multidisciplinary team to up to 8 children and adolescents within the Riding Unit

·        A comprehensive communication assessment, advice/treatment for the clients, some of who are preverbal, within the admission of about 12 weeks duration.

·        Dysphagia assessment/ advice/management to any clients who require this within the overall service

·        Low tech Alternative and Augmentative communication systems as/when necessary

·        Specialist training/supervision/ expert opinion in the specialist clinical areas of learning disability, autistic spectrum, mental health and challenging communication to parents and a range of other professionals both within and outside the service, to try to ensure that the communication needs of the client group have been recognised and maximised

·        Monitoring and evaluation of the service in line with agreed Department strategies and plans for overall service development

·        Opportunities for research and continuous development of specialist skills

·        Some supervision for SALT Assistant and SALT students within the Department 

The Department is committed to CPD and will offer regular team meetings and peer support/supervision. It is essential that you have a recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.

For informal enquiries and visits please contact Jen Jenkin, Principal Speech and Language Therapist on 01661 514414/514392 or e mail: jen.jenkin@...

Disclosure information will be requested from Criminal Records Bureau in the event of a successful application and you will requite clearance before commencement of duties

For an application pack please contact: Human Resources Department on 0191 223 2848