Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your base location will be agreed at interview, and you may also be required to work from other Hampshire sites to meet service needs.
The must haves for you to be considered for this role
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree
- Health Professions Council licence to practise
- Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Significant experience at Band 5 or equivalent in a community setting.
- Driving licence holder with access to your own vehicle who is prepared to multiple sites across Hampshire/IOW as required.
Working pattern + Service operating hours
- This role is Monday - Friday, 9-5pm. Requests for specific working pattens can be considered in line with our flexible working policy.
- Our service operates in police custody from 7am - 8pm, 7 days a week using a combination of early shifts, late shifts. Our service does not operate at night.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it's important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.
In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Person specification
Education, qualifications or training
- A professional qualification at diploma, post graduate & degree level or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
- Hold current registration with pertinent body HCPC
- Evidence of post registration training and development
- To have Newly Qualified Competencies signed off
Continuous Professional Development
- A passion and desire to work with people in criminal justice to support reducing reoffending
- Take responsibility for your own learning and be willing to continuously learn and grow, reflecting on own practice and encouraging others to develop their practice, actively using research to influence and change practice
- Knowledge and experience of modern mental health services; social inclusion, recovery, service user involvement, carer support
Previous Experience
- Significant experience at Band 5 and newly qualified competencies completed
- Experience of analysing and collating complex information from a range of sources and communicating and using this within SLT assessments
- Ability to work autonomously, with the ability to organise and manage own time according to delegated workload
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Have knowledge and skills to work with specialist groups of people, including young people, people with learning disabilities and other vulnerabilities
- Understanding of Criminal Justice & Health and reconciling both systems when planning onward support for vulnerable individuals
- Ability to deliver training and learning events
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- An ability to work across multiple systems such as Criminal Justice & Health
- Understanding of the theories underpinning the concept of recovery and the wider determinants of health
Additional Requirements
- Full valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle
- Ability to secure police vetting. For the purposes of police vetting, the candidate will require at least three-years residency in the UK
- Ability to use multiple IT systems to an advanced level including, excel, databases and Microsoft applications
- Ability to travel efficiently to multiple sites
Our Trust's vision is 'To be a great place to get care, a great place to give care.'
This vision guides everything we do - for our patients, their carers, their families, our staff, and our partners. To achieve it, we are committed to a strong set of values that underpin the way we work:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority - we put people at the centre of everything we do.
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services - we strive for excellence in care and in our ways of working.
- Working together with you to develop innovative solutions - we collaborate with patients, carers, colleagues, and communities to deliver care that makes a difference.
These values are brought to life through our four Trust Behaviours, which are essential to how we work and the culture we create:
- Compassionate - Motivated to positively impact the wellbeing of self and others.
- Curious - Listening, learning and exploring new ideas and ways of working to continually improve what we do.
- Inclusive - Valuing diversity and championing equity by ensuring everyone feels recognised.able to contribute and committed to actively addressing unfairness.
- Perseverance - Demonstrates resilience and flexibility even during periods of uncertainty, to achieve goals that contribute to high-quality care and services.
At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.
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