Bank Speech and Language Therapist

Are you looking for a flexible role that can provide a work, life balance? We might have the role for you.

We are excited to be able to offer a full time / part time, bank contract providing two days a week term time working at Leicester College offering Speech and Language therapy services , working with learners with a learning disability and other needs.

The successful candidate will be working autonomously with the learners and college staff to provide communication and swallowing interventions within a modern and purpose-built college setting.

The college is situated near the city centre, with free parking and an outside space for group activities and time away from the office.

Alongside the Leicester College role you would also have an opportunity to work some extra hours (up to 3 days ) with the LD Community team, to expand on you knowledge and skills. The successful candidate will work with the community to provide communication and swallowing Interventions.

You would be part of a friendly, supportive SALT team based in the Adult Learning Disability service. Management and clinical supervision would be provided on a regular basis, and you will have the opportunity to access peer support, CPD sessions and other professional activities as part of your role.

If you have a passion for providing person centred interventions in collaboration with people who have a learning disability or are looking to further develop your skills in this area, come and work with us!

Main duties of the job

You will be working with learners with a learning disability and other needs.

• The successful candidate will be working autonomously with the learners, college staff and LD Community to provide communication and swallowing interventions within a modern and purpose-built college setting.


• Demonstrate well-developed skills in dealing with complex clinical issues, ensuring effective caseload management.


• Provide assessment, diagnosis and intervention approaches for children with communication, and where appropriate, eating and drinking needs.


• Demonstrate well-developed skills in dealing with complex clinical issues, ensuring effective caseload management.


• Empower and enable carers to facilitate communication skills in adult with a learning disability.


• Provide advice to others regarding the support of adults with learning disabilities with communication and / or eating and drinking needs.


• Advise on the promotion of positive communication environment. to meet needs.


• Refer on to other services / agencies as appropriate.


• Ensure quality, safety and reduction of risk in service delivery by use of evidence- based practice.


• Produce written reports regarding needs, summarising proposed intervention plans and future recommendations.
  
  We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied