Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work in Leeds on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Specialist Speech and Language Therapist job is £35,392 - £42,618 per annum.
Why chose our client?
Are you ready to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals with brain injuries? Join our client in an exciting new role where you’ll be at the forefront of neurorehabilitation, helping people across the UK regain their skills and achieve their personal goals.
Our client's dedicated assessment centres, rehabilitation units, and hospitals are focused on providing expert care to those affected by brain injuries from trauma, illness, substance abuse, and more. You will be part of a dynamic team that thrives on passion and collaboration, working together to support each other and drive positive outcomes for our clients.
If you’re eager to contribute to a meaningful mission with a team that truly cares, this is your chance to be part of something extraordinary.
Benefits:
- 38 days of annual leave, including bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Access to a robust Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for support and counseling.
- Opportunities for professional development with extensive training and support.
- Life assurance coverage provided by the company.
- Participation in the company pension scheme.
- Eye care vouchers for optical health needs.
- Recognition through long service and staff awards.
- Complimentary on-site parking.
- Discounts on dining and shopping at various nationwide retailers.
- Eligibility for the Blue Light Card, offering exclusive discounts for those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector, and armed forces.
Main Duties:
- Implement the neurobehavioural approach to brain injury, incorporating current research findings and best practices in the field.
- Manage and prioritise a caseload of individuals with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviours.
- Utilise evidence-based practices and person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
- Conduct thorough assessments considering the environment, context, and future plans to develop suitable rehabilitation goals, care plans, communication, and dysphagia therapy programmes, and referrals.
- Address communication barriers to actively involve individuals in assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning, ensuring informed consent is obtained. Work within legal frameworks for those lacking capacity to consent to treatment.
- Obtain consent from individuals or advocates to share information with family, carers, and other stakeholders, while maintaining confidentiality.
- Provide detailed information about individuals’ communication abilities and support needs.
- Conduct swallowing assessments, providing recommendations, care plans, referrals, and training for all staff in the safe management and rehabilitation of dysphagia.
- Understand and comply with responsibilities related to risk management and safeguarding, taking proactive steps to improve safety and supporting others in doing the same.
- Perform risk assessments and seek ways to enhance health and safety within the work area.
Requirements of the Specialist Speech and Language Therapist:
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Registration with the HCPC.
- Completion of Dysphagia Competencies.
- Extensive experience in hospital or residential settings.
- Specialist knowledge of Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) models and interventions for acquired brain injury (ABI), such as social communication, cognitive communication, and communication partner training.
- Familiarity with and experience in using speech and language therapy outcome measures.
- At least 4 years of qualified experience, including managing complex cases.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with adults with neurological conditions, or over 4 years of post-registration experience in a different clinical setting.
Contact:
This Specialist Speech and Language Therapist job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
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.
