Speech and Language Therapist

To provide Speech & Language Therapy, including assessment, treatment and management, for a caseload of school age children within a designated geographical area

Clinical Responsibilities

To exercise responsibility for a designated caseload of children.

Facilitate communication so that the needs of the child and family are central to the clinical process.

Play a pivotal role in ensuring effective joint working for children with communication difficulties and their families.

To prioritise own caseload and manage own workload effectively and efficiently.

To assess and analyse childrens speech, language and communication using specialist knowledge to select appropriate formal and informal assessments including standardised psychometric tests.

To formulate a diagnosis based upon assessment and case history information and information from family and other professionals.

To evaluate and make decisions about therapy options taking into account the childs educational attainments, learning style and curriculum requirements.

To formulate a detailed individual management plan based upon relevant research and best practice.

To agree options in collaboration with all those involved in order to implement the individual management plan, which may include any combination of the following:

Therapeutic intervention with children individually or in groups (in school or clinic).

Programmes jointly planned and implemented with teaching staff.

Supporting others to implement programmes according to individual needs.

Providing advice on curriculum differentiation.

Providing advice on specific strategies to employ in the classroom and / or at home.

Advising referral to other professionals where indicated.

To provide demonstration / training on how to maximise communication opportunities for the individual.

To manage childrens behaviour and motivate them to achieve positive therapy outcomes including those who have severe/complex difficulties or who may be challenging.

To recognise potential conflict or breakdown in the above process and use negotiation and problem solving skills to reach agreement.

To communicate complex and specialist information to others by way of written reports and face-to-face discussions, adapting own communication style and content to the needs of the situation.

To form productive relationships with families, recognising the need for and ensuring sensitivity and care where:

There may be emotional stress.

Difficult or potentially distressing news to be given.

There are potential barriers to communication.

To contribute Assessment advice for and reviews of a childs Education, Health & Care Plan under the provisions of the Children & Families Act and SEN Code of Practice (2014).

To attend Annual Reviews and termly reviews as required.

To liaise with other professionals and teams in a consultative capacity in relation to management of individual children and attend and contribute to meetings involving parents and other professionals (e.g. case conferences, Annual Review of Statement, etc.

To undertake workshop sessions for parents (including evening sessions) as required.

When sufficiently developed within the Band 5 post, to supervise and support SLTAs in undertaking programmes for individual children on caseload.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Qualifications

Experience

Skills

Desirable: - Demonstrate knowledge of education legislation, frameworks and curriculum relating to Education settings

Personal Qualities

Other