Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

As a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within

the innovative Experts at Hand service, you will play a key role in

helping schools develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to support

children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.

You will build the knowledge, skills and confidence of

education staff through the delivery of engaging whole-school training, as well

as training education staff to deliver targeted and evidence-based group

interventions.

You will provide drop-in sessions within schools, helping

staff to identify needs early, consider appropriate next steps and navigate

referral pathways, ensuring children receive support from the most appropriate

service at a universal, targeted or specialist level. Working collaboratively

with education staff, you will promote communication-friendly approaches, embed

practical strategies into everyday practice and contribute to the development

of sustainable support within schools.

You will also provide clinical supervision, support and

guidance to Band 5 colleagues working within the service, helping to ensure

high-quality, evidence-based practice. In addition, you will support the

evaluation of the service by measuring outcomes, monitoring impact and

demonstrating how the Experts at Hand model is improving confidence,

practice and outcomes for children and young people.

Speech and Language Therapist within Experts at Hand provides early,

preventative and responsive support that strengthens inclusion, builds staff

skills within educational settings, and helps children and young people

participate fully in learning and school life. The role combines direct

therapeutic expertise with coaching, consultation, and workforce development to

achieve sustainable outcomes across whole educational communities

role will also involve some work within the core SLT service to provide

assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children with communication disorders,

including those with special needs in community settings, mainstream schools

and special schools.

To assess and diagnose children with communication

disorders, including those

with

special needs. Will be required to take

a lead role in the day to day running of a community caseload and/or mainstream

school/special school caseload

To develop

and implement Speech and Language Therapy programmes for school staff to

implement and to evaluate outcomes

To take clinical responsibility for a varied

paediatric caseload of differing complexities and to organise this effectively

with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

To ensure

that clients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their treatment

plans wherever possible.

To provide

advice and coaching to others regarding the management and care of clients with

communication difficulties

To demonstrate

clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures

To produce

reports regarding clients needs and summarising proposed treatment plans

To contribute

to legal documents such as Education Health & Care Plans, Individual

To adapt

practice to meet individual clients circumstances, including due regard for

cultural and linguistic differences

To maintain

up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards

and local trust policies

To share

information with clients, carers and other professionals, observing data

protection guidelines

To contribute

to multi and uni-disciplinary teams to ensure a client focused approach to

treatment

communicate complex information from assessment and treatment to clients,

carers and other professionals

communicate effectively with the child or young person and their carers to

maximise treatment potential and ensure understanding of their condition. Addressing physical, psychological and

emotional barriers to effective communication will be regularly required.

To work

closely with clients, carers and other professionals to negotiate and agree

client management

demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and colleagues, ensuring that

effective communication is achieved, particularly where significant barriers to

understanding exist

To respond

sensitively at all times particularly when imparting potentially distressing

information regarding the nature of the clinical difficulties and their

implications

demonstrate skills in motivating clients, carers and other professionals to

engage in the therapeutic process

demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of

situations

To deal with

initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible, in line

with North Cheshire and Mersey (NCM) Trust policy

To foster

productive relationships with others who have challenging communication

difficulties and may be under stress

To employ

excellent communication skills

To identify

appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance the effectiveness of

communication, both verbal, non- verbal and environmental

To assess and

advise on optimising the clients communicative environment, taking into

consideration the communication skills of carers and other professionals

To assess the

capacity of the child or young person to give valid, informed consent. To be able to work within a legal framework

with children and parents for consent to treatment.

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.

Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).

They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.

Our mission

We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision

We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our values

Relationships

Essential: - If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential: - The ability to travel independently across NCM Trust; - The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs, including on occasions evenings

Right to Work

Skills and Knowledge

Desirable: - Understanding of the; - principles of clinical; - governance/audit; - previous experience of NHS IT systems

Qualifications

Essential: - Recognised Speech and Language; - Therapy Degree Qualification or; - Equivalent; - Health Care Professions Council registration.; - RCSLT Licence to Practice

Experience