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Job overview

This is a not to be missed opportunity to support recovery and rehabilitation of patients by working within Forensic Allied Health Professionals Therapy team across the forensic inpatient service, as an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist.

You will be part of a fascinating and challenging area of patient care. The post is based within the medium and low secure forensic environment and offers opportunity to work within the therapies service. The post holder will be responsible for leading, shaping and developing SLT within the forensic service by demonstrating clinical excellence, promoting a culture of evidence-based practice and person-centred care. The role will work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and delivery SLT assessment, treatment and intervention through direct, indirect and consultative models. The post holder will have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and have significant postgraduate experience working with people with learning disability, mental illness, personality disorder and/or neurodiversity as well as an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the communication and swallowing needs of this patient population. The post holder will have awareness of related issues and national directives and a working understanding of forensic care and the wider criminal justice system. Applicants should have a strong value base and be able to demonstrate respect and advocacy for those within their care. 

Main duties of the job

·        Providing specialist speech, language, communication, swallowing and/or dysphagia assessments and evidence-based, clinically proven interventions to forensic service users with complex mental health problems.

·         Clinical and operational leadership of speech and language therapy team, including providing clinical and/or professional supervision and leadership to junior staff members, students and other professionals

·        Have professional oversight and delegate clinical work to associate practitioner and assistant/s.

·        The be a core member of the Forensic Therapy Service, within the Forensic Directorate’s inpatient division, which provides a co-ordinated and multi-professional programme of interventions and rehabilitation to meet the individual needs of service users.

·         To ensure carers and family are involved in care planning where appropriate, as key communication partners in social inclusion and fostering relationships and a sense of community for forensic service users.

·         To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered which ensures safety, promotes recovery and maximises independence.

·         To provide service-user specific and holistic generalised speech and language therapy advice, training and consultation to professionals within forensic division.  

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Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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