Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust ,
Shenley, Hertfordshire
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is committed to providing excellent health and social care with the vision to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. The Trust has an outstanding track record of service delivery and quality. It provides services to over one million residents and is currently rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission. Key goals for the Trust include being the provider of choice; delivering high quality integrated health services in collaboration with local people, and to improve overall health and well-being. To deliver this the Trust is committed to employing the best workforce, recruiting individuals with the ability to provide care at the cutting edge of innovative practice. HPFT has a formal affiliation with The University of Hertfordshire and has excellent development and training programmes. HPFT is ranked in the top 20% of Trusts in the UK and a strongly embedded learning culture supports and facilitates staff to develop their potential and progress in their careers. Hertfordshire is a county in South East England which borders North London, with direct train routes in to the city centre from many of the county's historic and picturesque towns. From St Albans the train in to the city centre takes as little as twenty minutes. There are also excellent connections to the rest of the UK and the M1, M25, and A1 are all within easy reach. Information about the post: This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, innovative and experienced Speech & Language Therapist to join HPFT's Specialist Learning Disability Services working across an Assessment and Treatment Unit (Dove Ward) and Specialist Residential Services (SRS) based at Kingsley Green, Radlett. The successful candidate will work as an influential and integral member of a diverse, multi-disciplinary Specialist Learning Disability Service and will lead a small but growing team of Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs). You will be forward thinking and able to demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge in the area of adult learning disabilities based on current evidence. You will autonomously undertake specialist assessments and interventions with individuals with complex communication difficulties and dysphagia. You will receive regular clinical supervision and support from the Professional Lead Speech and Language Therapist as well as operational supervision from the Service Manager and excellent peer support from the wider network of SLTs throughout the Trust. You will be actively encouraged to participate in continuing professional development activities and will be supported to achieve the necessary skills, knowledge and attributes of a B7 SLT within Specialist Learning Disability Services. For further details / informal visits contact: Clare Thompson, Acting Professional Lead for Speech & Language Therapy via email at clare.thompson26@nhs.net or by phone on 07867657697. Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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