Bank Band 6 Senior Speech & Language Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join the Children and Family Health Devon service." You will oversee a complex caseload of children with speech, language, communication, and swallowing needs, providing supervision to less experienced therapists and coordinating clinical activity with the team.

You will contribute to audits, research, and student placements while maintaining HCPC and RCSLT registration, working within community settings with a

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy, or equivalent.
• Full HCPC registration required.
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
• Post-qualification experience managing a complex caseload in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children and young people with complex SLT and eating, drinking and swallowing needs.
• Provide clinical supervision to less experienced SLT colleagues.
• Coordinate clinic and day-to-day caseload with Clinical Team Manager and student placements.
• Lead audits and outcome monitoring within the locality.
• Deliver strengths-based, goal-based practice using routine outcome measures.
• Promote service user participation and engagement across the team.
• Participate in clinical audits and research; maintain HCPC and RCSLT registration.

Skills

AAC systems

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Counselling families

Behaviour management

Auditory perceptual skills

Analytical thinking

Education

SLT degree or equivalent

RCSLT membership

Job description

This bank Senior Speech and Language Therapist post sits within Children and Family Health Devon, an integrated service delivered by a five-provider alliance and developed with children, young people and families. The postholder manages a complex caseload of children with speech, language, communication and swallowing needs, and supports less experienced therapists with clinical supervision. The role spans several care pathways, including neurodiversity, community children's nursing and vulnerable children, and includes audit and student placement coordination. Current HCPC and RCSLT registration is required.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload of children and young people with complex speech, language, communication and eating, drinking and swallowing needs, using evidence-based assessment and intervention in individual, group and…
• Provide clinical support and supervision to less experienced speech and language therapists across the designated care pathways
• Co-ordinate clinic and day-to-day caseload management with the Clinical Team Manager, including student placements
• Co-ordinate team audit and outcome monitoring and report to the locality lead
• Deliver strengths-based, goal-based and collaborative practice using routine outcome measures
• Promote and support service user participation across the service
• Take part in clinical audits and clinical research
• Attend training and development to maintain specialist skills, and keep HCPC and RCSLT registration up to date

What’s required

Qualifications

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
• Membership of relevant special interest groups

Registration & licences

• Full HCPC registration
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience

• Post-qualification experience managing a complex, varied caseload and working autonomously in the community
• In-depth knowledge of children with special needs, underpinned by current evidence-based practice
• Ability to make differential diagnoses, choose treatments from a range of options, use specialist experience for sound clinical decisions and evaluate outcomes
• Relevant undergraduate or postgraduate experience

Skills & knowledge

• Competence in alternative and augmentative communication systems
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills, including planning workshops and teaching sessions
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with empathy, negotiation and problem-solving for complex difficulties
• Counselling skills for families and carers under stress, and sensitivity when imparting distressing information
• Managing challenging behaviour and verbal aggression, and handling conflict in emotionally hostile environments
• Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills, and strong analytical and reflective skills

Other

• Able to cope with unpredictable work patterns, varying caseloads, deadlines and interruptions
• Able to sit or stand for long periods, work in constrained positions, and handle moving and infection exposure safely

Nice to have

• Specialist post-graduate short courses in paediatric communication disorders, including learning disability and autism spectrum disorders
• Experience delivering language development training to professional and untrained staff in the community
• Experience supervising speech and language therapy programmes delivered by early years and mainstream school staff
• Experience team leading and organising a local service or clinic
• Experience supervising less experienced speech and language therapists
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
• Experience working in early years, school age and specialist settings

What’s offered

• Part-time and flexible working considered and supported where possible