Speech & Language Therapist (SALT) Band 6 in Royal Leamington Spa

The role of the Speech & Language Therapist will be to provide high quality rehabilitation care to residents. This role will involve working at both sites: Lillington House and Helen Ley House. This will involve a range of neurological assessment and intervention skills, across different phases of treatment (restorative and compensatory rehabilitation, long term maintenance and palliation).

The role is for a minimum of 22.5 hours per week with consideration of full-time options. The salary stated is based on full-time hours.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

To prioritise, assess and manage own patient caseload demonstrating enhanced skills and knowledge in neurological practice;

Ability to work clinically without direct supervision while being able to appropriately raise key safety and clinical risks or concerns;

Critically evaluate and apply effective and evidence-based treatments identifying and utilising evidence-based outcome measures appropriate for the residents at CFNC;

Manage and enable risk in an unpredictable environment with complex neurological conditions;

To ensure all records are maintained and stored confidentially in line with GDPR and HCPC requirememts;

Prioritising workload through demonstration of understand of clinical needs and risks to individuals to ensure residents’ psychological, social and physical needs are met, as part of the wider interdisciplinary team goals;

Effectively communicate complex information to residents, family and colleagues regarding SALT interventions, adapting to different knowledge levels, as appropriate;

Supporting residents throughout their intervention pathway, ensuring effective communication is maintained with all relevant stakeholders;

Maintaining your own continuous development of professional practice, participate in performance and development reviews, and support the development of others;

To contribute to and participate in identified audit and service development projects.

Candidate specification

• Health Professions Council Registration;
• At least 3 years’ clinical experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist;
• Be able to build effective working relationships with team members and outside colleagues, residents and relatives;
• Practice in an evidence informed way while being able to adapt to complex and novel situations;
• Well organised, with effective time management skills; and
• Driver’s license and access to own transport

About Castel Froma:

Castel Froma Neuro Care is a registered charity that cares for those with complex neurological conditions such as brain injury, MS, MND, Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease. Permanent residents are based across two sites (Lillington House and Helen Ley House), and a number of respite guests who stay on a temporary basis.

Castel Froma Neuro Care can offer:

• Comprehensive healthcare package following successful completion of probation period;
• Contributory pension scheme;
• Staff uniform;
• Training, both in-house and external;
• Mentor support;
• 28 days holiday per annum, rising to 30 days after 2 complete years’ service (based on full time)
• Free on-site parking

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Experience:

• clinical SALT: 3 years (required)
• neurological: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Health Professions Council Registration (required)
• Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (required)

Work Location: In person