Speech & Language Therapist

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking for the next step in your career? Are you passionate about supporting adults with communication issues within a community setting?

Here in the WAM (Windsor, Ascot, Maidenhead) OPMH Community Service we are looking for an experienced band 7 OR a developmental band 6 Speech & Language Therapist to join our team on a part time basis.

You will be working with older adults presenting with communication difficulties and dysphagia, this includes supporting patients with both dementia and functional mental health difficulties.You will need to provide specialist clinical advice and support around communication support, differential diagnosis assessment & dysphagia and develop related treatment plans for our patients.

We are a well-established multidisciplinary, integrated Older Adult Community Mental Health team and intervention in your role will be in conjunction with other Care pathways and treatment given.

We are big on staff development and can offer both internal and external training and development opportunities within this role, plus mentoring and clinical supervision with other senior OPMH SLTs. For the band 6 developmental role we will assist you with your competencies to band 7.

The service operates 09:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday and we offer a hybrid working model.,

• Providing assessment, advice and support to patients with communication difficulties that are currently open to the service (one to one and in groups). Developing, monitoring and reviewing related treatment plans


• Working closely with and supporting colleagues within the MDT, providing specialist advice and support around communication and/or swallowing issue


• To provide appropriate specialist intervention, reviewing and patients as appropriate and evaluating the treatment outcomes for each individual


• To provide mentoring, advice and support to more junior Speech and Language Therapists, assistants and volunteers


• To contribute to clinical teams both multi disciplinary and uni disciplinary by discussing own and others input around clients needs ensuring a well co-ordinated care plan
  
  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.


We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority


• Committed to providing good quality, safe services


• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions


We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.


• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell


• Generous NHS pension scheme


• Excellent learning and career development opportunities


• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme


• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services


• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants


• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality


• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.


• Free parking across Trust sites, £43,574 to £49,587 a year pa pro rata (Incl. HCAS)