Developing Band 5 / 6 Adult Community Speech & Language Therapist

The Adult Community team are looking for fulltime developing band 5/6s to work in Berkshire. (BHFT ) Your base will be determined by service need and can be flexible though occasionally need you to work at other sites or attend meetings within the locality - both East and West Berkshire ., As a Developing Band 5 you will be supported to make the transition from student to autonomous practitioner with guidance from senior staff. Once you have completed the necessary competencies you will then progress onto a Band 6 level practitioner. For newly qualified staff, you will work your way through our Preceptorship programme over the first year of employment which will help you make this transition and consolidate all the skills and knowledge gained throughout your training. Following this we will support you to ensure you develop the necessary skills to move into a band 6 role within the team. It is a completely adult caseload and fully supported by experienced SLT's band 6s and the band 7s Clinical specialists You will be closely supervised to sign off your NQT competencies and dysphagia training will be provided. LSVT training is also desirable or provided as we offer this to our PD clients. We now use Teams to keep in touch and have regular weekly updates and team chats.Main duties of the job

• Working with clients with acquired disorders -eg PD Stroke
• To provide advice to parents/carers regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Using RIO patient held records
• Provide LSVT to PD clients
• Group working with specific client groups
• Actively participate in team meetings
• Work flexibly in response to service need across multiple sites
• Liaise with the team for support on a day to day basis
• Provide a service in all community settings including Out-paitents clinics, home visits
  
  We are looking for someone who is NQT or with experience and motivation and a desire to be part of a small but enthusiastic adult team.
  
  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites