Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join our friendly and supportive team in the North London Forensic Service.



This post will involve working on our medium and low secure inpatient wards in Enfield with an emphasis on working on the secure wards for people with a range of mental health disorders. It will also involve some work in community teams alongside another SLT.



This post will provide excellent opportunities for professional development, and learning about working within the Criminal Justice System with a varied and unique caseload.



The successful applicant will be supported to work within multidisciplinary teams. They will be responsible for assessment and management of individuals with a range of communication needs including autistic spectrum disorder and mental health conditions impacting upon communication. They will offer advice, training and consultation to non-speech and language therapy colleagues. There will also be opportunities to gain experience in working with people with dysphagia.



A willingness to embrace the challenges of working within environments with a diverse and disadvantaged client groups will be required. Strong engagement skills are important, as is the ability to work well with other professionals.



There will be regular professional supervision and support from a qualified speech and language therapist and regular opportunities to meet with colleagues from the SLT team within the wider forensic service.



If you are looking to be part of a team striving to make a difference for people within a forensic setting then we would like to hear from you.



North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.



2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all



3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.



4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.



Why NLFT?



We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network

The postholder will be aligned with our Values :

We Are Kind We Are Respectful We Work Together We Keep Things Simple We Empower We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places .



Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.