Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Cygnet Health Care, Pierremont, Darlington
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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Cygnet Health Care, Pierremont, Darlington
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 29 Apr | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 534ca787338c470ca2511b70adb2e08f
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Full Job Description
As a highly specialised Speech and Language Therapist, you will be given the opportunity to excel your skills in leading on the delivery of an evidence-based SLT service to meet the needs of the complex client group. Working as part of the integrated multi-disciplinary team, you will use your expert skills and knowledge to train others, promote best practice and embed positive and inclusive environments, with the ultimate aim of ensuring that people and their friends and families are true partners in their care.
Clinical Supervision will be provided in-house and you will also be required to offer clinical supervision to a junior SLT working in 2 homes nearby (within the same Clinical MDT). You will be joining a team of over 50 SLTs working within Cygnet.
The SLT department is well organised and structured by service line. You will implement the agreed clinical pathway for Social Care and contribute to annual service development reviews. We support student placements and if you have a specific area of clinical interest there is also the opportunity for you to discuss this with our in-house Research & Development team.We welcome quality and service improvement projects and will support your career progression both personally and professionally.
You will be accountable to the Director of Speech and Language Therapy (Social Care) and the onsite Service Manager (Hollyhurst).
Postgraduate qualification in the management of dysphagia is desirable but not essential.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to undertake an exciting position as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working in our North East residential services for adults a learning disability and/or autism.
Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.
Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 160 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.