Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews have an exciting permanent opportunity available for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join a well-established service in Leatherhead.
Location: Leatherhead
Salary: £43,742 – £50,056 per annum
Why chose our client?
Our client is a disability charity based in Surrey with a nationwide presence. With over 85 years of experience, they provide innovative services that support nearly 10,000 disabled individuals each year in achieving their potential and enhancing their independence.
They assist children and adults with physical and learning disabilities or acquired brain injuries. Their services include expert neurorehabilitation for those recovering from brain injuries, providing assistive equipment and specialist advice to promote independent mobility, and training individuals to drive specially adapted vehicles. Our client is dedicated to helping disabled people maximise their independence and reach their full potential.
As a charity, they depend on the generosity of supporters who donate funds or volunteer their time. They are immensely grateful to everyone who contributes to their mission.
Benefits:
- Employees receive 25 days of annual leave per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees). This entitlement increases with service as specified in the employment contract. (Current statutory entitlement is 20 days).
- Pension Scheme
- All employees are covered under a Life Assurance policy from the start of their employment, providing a death-in-service lump sum payment of four times your basic annual salary. You can update your beneficiary details through HR using the Expression of Wish Form.
- Employees are entitled to sick pay according to the guidelines detailed in their contract.
- Healthcare Plans
- Employees can access exclusive discounts from various high street shops and suppliers.
- Blue Light Card
- Our client has a "Refer a Friend" scheme for successful referrals of new employees.
- Recognition of length of service with gift cards for 10, 20, and 30 years of service.
- Opportunities to complete the Care Certificate and various NVQs and apprenticeships are available to help employees progress in their roles at no additional cost.
- Free parking
Key Responsibilities:
- Report to the Head of Clinical Services, holding accountability and responsibility for the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) provision to all clients within our rehabilitation centre.
- Lead and manage a specialist SLT team in a state-of-the-art rehabilitation centre, including band 6 and band 5 SLTs, an SLT assistant, and SLT students.
- Contribute to the development of a high-quality SLT therapeutic service.
- Provide specialist dysphagia assessment and intervention to clients, utilising senior practitioner-level competencies and experience.
- Conduct highly skilled communication assessments and interventions for clients with acquired brain injury, such as stroke, ABI, and other neurological conditions, using senior practitioner-level expertise.
- Deliver 1:1 and group SLT sessions to various clients and create accessible communication and swallowing guidance for the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Perform skilled mental capacity assessments independently or jointly with other professionals, as appropriate.
- Act as a 'key worker,' managing and overseeing specific clients' journeys, liaising with families, coordinating care and discharge packages, and being the single point of contact for queries.
- Advocate on clients' behalf in various situations, including writing reports, CHC forms, and participating in complex DST meetings requiring highly skilled reporting and the ability to handle questioning.
- Collaborate closely with the wider MDT, including physical therapists, occupational therapists, the psychology team, dietitians, nurses, carers, kitchen staff, and activity coordinators. Also, work with external agencies such as social workers, safeguarding experts, expert witnesses, lawyers, neuro-navigators, and DST assessors.
- Work with the Head of Clinical Services and senior management on service development, quality improvement projects, and clinical audits.
- Provide clinical supervision and expert advice to SLT staff and SLT students on placement.
- Handle recruitment within the SLT department and support the recruitment process for the wider CRC staffing remit.
- Manage the SLT team, including overseeing sickness absence, performance, appraisals, and probationary periods in line with company policy.
- Support and lead learning and reflective practice within the SLT and the wider team, providing and participating in training and learning activities.
- Collaborate with our catering company, manager, and dietitian to ensure a high standard of catering in line with the IDDSI framework.
Requirements of the Speech and Language Therapist:
- Degree in Speech & Language Therapy.
- Registration with HCPC.
- Qualification relevant to Neurorehabilitation.
- Dysphagia Training
- Experience with adult neurologically impaired adults.
- Experience of management at least at team/middle management level.
By becoming part of our client's team, you will contribute to a charity with a long-standing history of excellence, dedication, and innovation in supporting disabled individuals. You will lead a specialized team in a cutting-edge rehabilitation centre, providing essential services that significantly impact the lives of those with physical and learning disabilities or acquired brain injuries.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself disabled or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this immediately. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
