Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

• Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people with developmental / complex needs.
• Function as a specialist autonomous clinician, supporting delivery of the CYPIT model and providing support to more junior staff and students.
• Contribute to defined projects and service development initiatives as requested.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records and provide written therapy plans and reports including contribution to the EHC Assessment process and tribunals as required.
• Use needs-led, impact-based clinical decision making, and associated outcome measures.
• Provide specialist clinical care including assessment, diagnosis and intervention.

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Essential

• Professional qualification
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree
• Post graduate clinical experience in relevant professional background
• Ability to demonstrate required clinical knowledge of up to date speech and language interventions and service issues
• An understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
• Experience of working with families from a wide variety of backgrounds including age and ethnicity
• Experience with developing and delivering training programmes to support service delivery
• Experience of evaluating and managing a range of developmental speech, language and communication conditions
• Able to demonstrate a clinical knowledge and familiarisation with a range of standardised and non-standardised assessment tools relevant to speech and language therapy interventions
• Experienced and able to demonstrate a commitment to integrated working and close partnership working with external partners

Essential

• Evidence of a value system which puts the child at the heart of actions
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people
• Evidence of an understanding and application of impact based Care Planning approaches, and evidence of a belief in its value
• Able to use IT to support and innovate clinical development
• Excellent, succinct written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a calm and confident manner in stressful situations
• Ability to work successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of current professional and statutory issues
• Ability to work across professional boundaries to effect seamless family care
• Ability to self-motivate
• Ability to act as a role model to others in adopting change

Essential

• Car Driver with access to own car and willingness to work across localities, as required
• Excellent communication skills: both written and verbal
• Able to deliver presentations to a high standard