This advanced Speech and Language Therapist post sits in forensic in-patient mental health services at HMP Hewell, with Inclusion, part of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The post leads speech and language therapy input to assessment, intervention and care planning across the prison, managing a complex caseload. It also supervises and trains other staff, including Speech and Language Therapy Assistants, and focuses on occupation and daily living skills. Fit depends on HCPC and RCSLT registration and extensive post-registration experience with adults with mental health difficulties.
What the job involves
- Lead the speech and language therapy contribution to assessment, intervention, care planning and evaluation across the establishment
- Manage a complex caseload, working across the establishment according to service need
- Provide clinical and caseload supervision and train other team members, including Speech and Language Therapy Assistants
- Ensure high-quality speech and language therapy assessment, intervention and evaluation across forensic in-patient services
- Carry out specialist communication assessments using standardised tools and outcome measures, and agree action plans
- Build speech and language therapy findings into an overall formulation of need and plan of care
- Assess, review, risk assess and case manage people with varying levels of complexity
- Provide consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals in the in-patient service and wider Trust
- Liaise with and advise service users, carers, local authority, statutory bodies and third sector agencies
- Contribute as an involved member of the multidisciplinary team
- Advise on strategies and techniques for routine, activities of daily living and personal care, focusing on occupation in recovery and wellbeing
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
Registration & licences
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a Speech and Language Therapist
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) registration
Experience
- Extensive post-registration experience working with adults with mental health difficulties, communication issues and cognitive impairment
- Experience of integrating care delivery across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams
- Experience of training and developing Speech and Language Therapists and support staff
Nice to have
- Postgraduate training in mental health, learning disabilities and challenging behaviour
- Leadership qualification
What’s offered
- Comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer
- In-house training and coaching support
- Investment in training and development
- Staff incentives offer, detailed in attached information
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
