Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Acute)

• To be responsible for the provision and further development of highly specialist, evidence-based speech and language therapy services for children, young people and their families with dysphagia and with acquired and developmental speech, language and communication disorders as part of a multi- disciplinary team.
• To use an advanced level of knowledge, skills and experience to provide both in-patient and out-patient speech and language therapy services for children and young people referred to Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust.
• To evaluate national and international standards of care and ensure that speech and language therapy care is delivered effectively to these standards.
• To initiate, lead and undertake research, audit, development and implementation of evidence-based protocols and standards of speech and language therapy care.

Essential

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist
• Registered with HCPC
• Post graduate dysphagia qualification
• Expereince of managing acute/complex paediatric dysphagia
• Wide experience of managing developmental speech, language and communication disorders from birth to adulthood
• Using/interpreting objective/instrumental assessments where appropriate
• Assessing children for AAC/Implementing AAC packages
• Undertaking clinical audit and using the outcomes to improve clinical care
• A range of approaches to the assessment and management of children with developmental and acquired dysphagia
• A range of approaches to the assessment and management of children with complex, acquired speech language and communication disorders
• Ability to prioritise, problem solve and create practical solutions to complex clinical problems
• Clinical supervision and teaching
• Ability to complete projects within agreed deadlines

Desirable

• Member of RCSLT
• Working in an acute paediatric environment/patients
• Working with children with complex and degenerative conditions including Neuromuscular conditions and tracheostomy.
• Teaching at a post graduate level.
• Research methodology - knowledge and implementation