Speech and Language Therapist - Specialist

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced NHS Speech and Language Therapist to join a well-established Speech & Language Therapy team based in Swindon.Job Type & Hours: Locum ongoing contractPay Rate: £35 - £40 per hour (assignment rate)Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
Fully online and paperless registration serviceFree DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.£250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to usClinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experienceYour own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sectorDaily payroll and in-house payroll system
Main Duties:
The post holder will provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language, communication and swallowing needs, as part of a Multidisciplinary Team.They will develop effective clinical services, to meet the complex needs of people with a learning disability, autism or both who may at times communicate behaviour that challenges, particularly behaviour that presents risk to self or others.The post-holder will be responsible for the provision of full and comprehensive, highly specialist SLT services to culturally diverse in-patients with a learning disability, autism and co-occurring conditions. Service users will have complex needs, including mental health problems and may display distressed behaviours.Provision of highly specialist SLT assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with mental health problems, working collaboratively with the patient and their clinical team towards shared treatment goalsProvision of highly specialist communication, eating and drinking assessment and advice management and person centred care. To include educating, training and sharing skills with the MDT as required.Provision of Speech and Language Therapy advice and consultation to others involved in patient care.As an autonomous practitioner, he/she will be responsible for their own work and interventions and for the interpretation of agreed guidelines and policies.
Requirements of the Speech and Language Therapist/SLT:
Degree or equivalent within Speech and Language Therapy and HCPC registrationRecent UK/NHS post qualifying experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist
Contact:This Speech and Language Therapist/SLT job is advertised by Ray Deb; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Speech and Language Therapist role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.Reasonable Adjustments:If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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