Speech and Language Therapist

To determine and carry out appropriate assessments for clients and to evaluate the information gained to make appropriate clinical decisions based on specialist clinical knowledge and including a differential diagnosis.
To determine, structure and deliver appropriate specialist care plans for intervention including treatment, advice, review, discharge, information exchange and communication with client, team members and carers following assessment, with reference to best practice using a range of therapy approaches, evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
To determine where a client's needs are best met by individual and/or group therapy, and to establish/provide/refer on to a group as appropriate.
To adapt specialist care plans to the changing needs of the client integrating the client's goals, changing circumstances and any ongoing assessment information.
To assess needs, identify appropriate equipment (including high and low tech communication aids), coordinate trials/purchase of equipment, introduce augmentative communication equipment to the clients and carers and to monitor changing needs for appropriate clients., Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

To provide a Speech and Language Therapy service to adults in the Community setting in West Hertfordshire who have:
acquired communication disorders, and/or
speech and/or
language disorders, and/or
eating, drinking and swallowing disorders
To work independently and as part of a team.

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
+ A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
+ Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
+ Flexible working options
+ Annual travel card loan
+ Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits