Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
Band 7
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
HMP Birmingham
Are you looking for variety, flexibility, challenge and the chance to progress your career into providing modern Speech and Language Therapy in a prison setting?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Highly Speech and Language Therapist to work across the Learning disability and autism neurodiversity pathway (LDA) here at HMP Birmingham, which is cemented within the prison mental health team.
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust are the NHS provider of healthcare delivery for HMP Birmingham and work alongside several partnership agencies.
We have expanded services with focused pathways on Secondary mental health, Trauma, Personality Disorder, Dementia care and Learning Disability/ASD.
We are looking to recruit passionate Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist on a 12 month fixed term contract.
Main duties of the job
HMP Birmingham is part of the regional resource for the remand estate in the West Midlands, and is a Cat B establishment, servicing the Birmingham crown and magistrates’ courts. The prison currently holds a maximum of 970 prisoners, with a combination of both sentenced and remand adult males.
We are now looking to enhance our skilled team, with a Speech and Language Therapist to build services for the LDA and Neurodiverse pathway.
There is a great opportunity to embrace change and embed culture.
Our service has defined structured Mental Health teams in operation and a supportive multi-disciplinary team, made up of Nurses, Occupational therapist, Psychiatrist and Psychologists.
We want to employ a Speech and Language Therapist who has a real understanding for the needs of the prisoner/offender population who can also bring innovation and change to our services. We see these services as a genuine specialism and are offering the opportunity to be part of it.
As part of our inspiring teams, you’ll have the scope to share ideas and follow them through into innovative practice.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally.We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and advice on intervention approaches consistent with professional standards to adults with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
To work in partnership with stakeholders, e.g. prison officers, carers, education, other health and social care professionals to ensure positive outcomes for adult prisoners.
To develop, deliver and evaluate teaching/training programmes in this specialist area to a range of audiences within healthcare.
To be responsible for leading service improvement and quality assurance of practice in the identified specialist area (SLCN) in collaboration with the clinical mental health teams.
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria- A recognised professional degree qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Demonstrate highly specialist skills and knowledge in SLCN applicable to the client group accessing the service (must include neurodiversity)
- Demonstrates knowledge of legislation, national standards and frameworks applicable to working in a mental health trust
- Commitment and enthusiasm for the continued development of Speech and Language Therapy services in mental health settings.
- ADOS trained (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule)
desirable
Desirable criteria- Demonstrate knowledge of service improvement and quality assurance of practice in the identified specialist area of SLCN.
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.
Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.
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