Bank Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

• Taking the lead within the SLT service to deliver the new non-statutory specialist service for children 4-6 years of age with a high level of Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). This will involve providing a specialist service to children attending mainstream schools with SLCN and working closely with the specialist SLCN teacher, teaching assistants, parents/carers, and school staff to enable children to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum.
• Providing advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties
• Being accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate
• The post holder will also provide some day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary.
• The post holder will run appropriate training independently for school and other staff.
• The post holder will have well developed specialist skills in a specialist area of SLCN within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs encountered within the caseload of school aged children

Essential

• Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT

Essential

• Experience of supporting CYP, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
• Collaborative work with parents and other professionals
• Experience Training others

Desirable

• Interest to develop clinical specialism in education
• Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management

Essential

• Understanding of typical child development Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
• Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school aged CYP with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual CYP
• Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014
• Understanding of Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
• Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education)
• Knowledge of the principles of audit
• Good understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
• Up to date knowledge of professional standards of record keeping
• Holistic view of communication problems and philosophy to back this
• Ability to organise and manage own caseload independently and support other more junior staff manage their caseload.

Essential

• Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments