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Job overview

We are pleased to offer part time hours of 22.5 hours/week as lead for the forensic dysphagia service.  The role will be working into Wells Road Low Secure Forensic Hospital, Nottingham, Arnold Lodge Medium Secure Forensic Hospital, Leicester, and Wathwood Medium Secure Hospital, Wath upon Derne.

This post is part of a job share for the role of Forensic Dysphagia Lead.   The whole dysphagia service covers all forensic hospitals of the trust, also including Rampton High Secure Hospital and Wathwood Medium Secure Hospital.

The role of the Forensic Dysphagia Lead includes direct clinical interventions for patients with dysphagia needs, working in an integrated manner with the different sites within the Forensic Division in order to identify and address staff training needs, advise on policy and procedures and lead on supporting the continuing professional development of the wider Forensic SLT service in regards to dysphagia.  There may be scope to work on communication needs in some circumstances.  

See career stories from SLTs at Rampton Hospital here

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will work collaboratively with each hospital and the Professional Lead SLT in order to plan and deliver a dysphagia service, with a high level of independent working. Application of clinical skills in order to address speech, language and communication needs of patients referred to the service will be required, with consideration of longer-term service strategy regarding these needs.

This role requires a high level of clinical and professional expertise in order that those with speech, language and communication needs and/or dysphagia needs and their care teams benefit from a well-coordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective speech and language therapy service with specialist focus on dysphagia in forensic healthcare.

Working for our organisation

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire.  We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions.  We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
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