Senior Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
Sector: Allied Healthcare - Brain Injury
Salary: Band 5 - £27,055-£32,934
Speech and Language Therapist - Permanent - Full Time 35 hours - Band 5
I am working alongside a specialist service that provides residential rehabilitation for adults with non-progressive brain injury who require longer term rehabilitation, support and care.
You will be involved in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of adults with acquired brain injury, including social-communication impairments and challenging behaviour. You will work closely with a motivated team including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and rehabilitation support workers to deliver a goal-focused, high quality service that enables adults to maximise their individual potential.
The clinical team is led by a Consultant Neuropsychologist and comprises of clinical neuropsychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapist, nurses, and vocational assistants. The clinical work in supported by specialist rehabilitation support workers and management team.
The service provides specialist rehabilitation based upon a psychology model for people to gain their independence. The service users have a range of cognitive, physical and/or emotional symptoms following a severe brain injury.
You will:
Work as autonomous speech and language therapist within your multidisciplinary team
Assess how a person’s communication impacts on their day to day life and provide intervention as appropriate.
Work with the person and their social network to problem solve and overcome barriers.
Assess communication and provide a management plan and rehabilitation (as appropriate) seeking specialist assessments as required
Provide training to staff and our service users social network
Be integral to service and organisational development.
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Contact Charlotte Kemp
Email charlotte@ppassociates-rec.co.uk - 07850302260
