Speech and Language Therapist

Primary role to include assessment, intervention, consultation, undertaking research and audit, supervision, and training.

To work as an integral member of the Community Paediatric Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team

To support the Children's Therapies Team Lead with service evaluation, benchmarking, data collection and other delegated tasks

To stay up to date with the evolving evidence base in Developmental Language Disorders and Autistic Spectrum Disorders

To utilise a range of formal and informal approaches to assess the childs communication and interaction skills and to support the MDT in identifying cognitive, behavioural and emotional needs, and to inform subsequent diagnosis. treatment and intervention.

Maintain an in-depth, comprehensive knowledge of speech, language, cognitive,

communication and behavioural presentations resulting from a range of conditions including but not restricted to Autism, early infant experience and the impact of medical conditions.

Access and provide regular opportunities for reliability and calibration of ADOS delivery through activities such as: consensus coding; peer observation and feedback; clinical discussion, to maintain quality standards in administration and analysis.

Based on assessment results provide advice and where required support colleagues to develop and implement highly specialist time limited programmes of intervention/support appropriate to the needs of children and their families.

Delivery of post diagnostic support to families, including Autism information sessions.

Work closely with members of the MDT to holistically identify the range of needs of the child and family.

To communicate effectively, empathetically, and clearly with patients, families and carers regarding issues that are frequently highly complicated and emotionally charged. This may require managing difficulties in understanding, or overcoming communication difficulties with patients, family, or carers.

To communicate effectively and clearly with clinical colleagues regarding assessments and interventions by organizing and putting across information in a relevant and usable form in both written and spoken reports, as well as in day-to day liaison.

To critically reflect on own and others performance and use this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice.

To identify own training needs and to keep skills up to date.

To continue to meet the clinical competencies and continuing professional development standards according to HCPC and RCSLT.

To demonstrate good organisational skills in terms of time and caseload management.

To appropriately seek and use supervision to review complex case material, develop skills, plan continuing professional development, set learning targets and address any issues which may be relevant to the fulfillment of your role.

In carrying out the duties of the post, to cope with and manage challenging behaviour at times, including verbal abuse and risk of physical aggression (for example from children with learning disability, ADHD, pronounced behavioural and/or emotional difficulties).

To behave in a professional manner at all times

To exercise standard keyboard skills and operate electronic equipment such as tablets and laptops for video recording and digital training.

To engage with Community Speech and Language Therapy colleagues to maintain links to facilitate an integrated approach to assessment and diagnosis for children with suspected Developmental Language Disorders and Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

CONSULTATION

To provide expertise and specialist paediatric speech and language therapy advice and consultation to other professionals in relation to patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and care.

To carry out and co-operate in audit/service-related projects.

To monitor and evaluate clinical effectiveness and evidence-based practice using appropriate outcome measures.

To participate in research conducted within the department in discussion with the Childrens Therapies Lead and MDA Lead.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Essential and Desirable