Speech & Language Therapist - Older Adults

Are you a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who is passionate about supporting older adults?,

• Working within a multidisciplinary framework, supporting individuals with dementia and mental health issues.
• Providing expert clinical advice on communication difficulties, differential diagnosis, and dysphagia.
• Developing and implementing treatment plans and protocols to ensure seamless service delivery.
You'll be part of an experienced Band 7 peer support group, regularly meeting to discuss new research and share new learnings. You'll have opportunities to attend Royal College SLT Clinical Excellence Network events and Away Days. We are pleased to be able to extend this opportunity to Band 6 SLTs who would join us in a development role and be supported to progress to Band 7. Enjoy a hybrid working model and the flexibility of a part-time role. We are looking for someone to work 2-4 days per week, with hours between 09:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday. Applications are processed as they are received. We would encourage you to apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early!,
• Assess and support patients with communication difficulties through individual and group sessions, developing, monitoring, and reviewing treatment plans.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team (MDT) colleagues, providing differential diagnosis assessment and offering expert advice and support on communication and swallowing issues.
• Deliver specialist interventions and regularly review and evaluate treatment outcomes for each patient
• Mentor and guide junior Speech and Language Therapists, assistants, and volunteers, providing them with advice and support.
• Contribute to clinical teams, both multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary, by discussing and coordinating input to ensure a comprehensive care plan for clients
  
  You'll have experience in dysphagia anda real interest in helping people with Dementia and Primary Progressive Aphasia. In this role you'll enjoy
  
  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