Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our Adult Learning Disability Health Service as a Clinical Specialist, working across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Our service is a centre of excellence, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities and a wide range of physical and mental health needs. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will support individuals to access healthcare through direct intervention, collaboration with partner services, and by promoting effective reasonable adjustments.

You will independently manage a varied caseload, contribute to clinical pathway development, and provide support and supervision within the SLT team. The role offers opportunities to develop and deliver training, work collaboratively with AACWEST and acute services, and shape innovative, accessible care.

We offer excellent professional support, including supervision, appraisal, and opportunities to develop specialist skills such as signing, Talking Mats and visual communication strategies.

This role requires travel across community settings, with some flexibility to work across bases or remotely.

Main duties of the job

·      To independently assess, treat and manage the communication needs of adults with learning disabilities, some of whom have additional complex needs such as multiple sensory impairment, physical disability, behaviour that challenges services, autistic spectrum disorders, and mental health needs

·       To independently manage eating drinking and swallowing difficulties in the context of other complex needs

·       To provide Learning Disability specific advice and support to other staff in the SALDHS and wider Sirona teams as necessary

·       To deal with complex information from assessment requiring interpretation and comparison of a range of management options

·       Line management responsibility to provide leadership, operational support and development, and supervision within the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT). To provide professional support and clinical supervision to relevant practitioners within their discipline across the SALDHS

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.