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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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a 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

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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