Specialist Speech & Language Therapist



Leeds



Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 FTE DOE



Hours: 21 Hours per week



Why join us?



Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a dedicated team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.



MAIN PURPOSE

To work as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team providing speech and language therapy input within the BIRT neurobehavioral model to People We Support with acquired brain injury (ABI). To liaise with internal and external professionals, family members and People We Support



MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical / Professional Practice

• To work within a specialist clinical area as an autonomous professional with support and supervision (which may be remote) from a more senior SaLT for more complex cases. To accept professional accountability and responsibility.



• To apply the neurobehavioral approach to brain injury, demonstrating knowledge of current research findings, and best practice in the field.



• With supervision as required, to manage a caseload of People We Support with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.



• To use evidence-based practice, service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention.



• With supervision as required, undertake comprehensive assessments, considering environment, context and future plans, of People We Support in order to formulate appropriate:

rehabilitation goals
care plans
communication and dysphagia therapy programmes
referrals
communication partner training



ABOUT YOU:



Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
Registered with the HCPC
Dysphagia competencies.
Knowledge of speech and language therapy outcome measures
At least one years’ experience in management of dysphagia
Minimum of 2 years post registration experience including inpatient or community rehabilitation or 4+ years post registration experience in an alternative clinical setting.



REWARDS:



You can look forward to excellent benefits



A competitive Salary of £38,682 - £46,580 FTE DOE





38 Days A/L pro rata
Buy/Sell up to 5 days Annual Leave per year
Health Cash Plan
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Excellent training and support
Company Pension
Group life assurance
Eye voucher scheme
Long service and staff awards
Free parking



We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.



To join our friendly team, click the Apply Now button.



**Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. **



*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*



Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme