Bank Band 7 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (Band 7) to provide specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people in community settings. You will manage a complex caseload, advise and train other SLTs on designated pathways, and contribute to governance and service development.

With HCPC registration and advanced clinical experience, you will work across neurodiversity, vulnerable children and related pathways, with substantial community

Qualifications

• Advanced SLT assessment and treatment skills
• In-depth knowledge of child development and SEND
• Knowledge of clinical governance and guidelines
• Strong communication and training abilities

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist SLT assessment, advice and intervention to children and young people, handling a complex caseload
• Case manage children with highly complex long-term conditions
• Support SLTs across designated care pathways such as neurodiversity and vulnerable children
• Act as a source of SLT expertise, training and guidance on specialist assessment and intervention
• Screen and triage referrals and evaluate interventions for complex care packages
• Contribute to risk assessment and care planning with children, young people and carers

Skills

Advanced SLT assessment

Education

BSc or Diploma in Speech and Language

HCPC registration

Job description

This bank Band 7 post with Devon Partnership NHS Trust covers specialist speech and language therapy for children and young people in community settings. The role centres on specialist assessment and intervention for a complex caseload, alongside advising and training other SLTs on the designated pathways. It spans several pathways, including neurodiversity, community children's nursing and vulnerable children, with frequent community visits and lone working across the region. Fit depends on HCPC registration and advanced clinical experience with complex needs.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist SLT assessment, advice and intervention to children, young people and families, holding a complex caseload
• Case manage children with highly complex long-term conditions using evidence-based care, including eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties
• Support SLTs across designated care pathways, such as neurodiversity, community children's nursing and vulnerable children
• Act as a source of SLT expertise, training and guiding others on specialist assessment and intervention to maintain clinical governance
• Screen and triage referrals and use a strengths-based approach to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate interventions for complex care packages
• Contribute to risk assessment and care planning with children, young people and carers

What’s required

Qualifications

• BSc or Diploma in Speech and Language
• Portfolio of recent CPD, including postgraduate courses in the clinical area and/or a postgraduate qualification

Registration & licences

• Current HCPC registration

Experience

• Advanced training and specialist experience in a clinical area of speech and language therapy
• Managing patients with a range of complex conditions and delivering evidence-based practice
• Working in professional and multidisciplinary teams
• Safeguarding vulnerable adults and/or children
• Presenting complex information to staff and senior management
• Implementing service change and involvement in audit

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced SLT assessment and treatment skills, including paediatric assessment tools and therapeutic interventions
• In-depth knowledge of child development and SEND
• Knowledge of clinical governance and clinical guidelines
• Advanced clinical reasoning
• Organising and prioritising service and own workload

Other

• Working alone in community settings, assessing and managing risk, and ensuring the safety of less-experienced staff
• Excellent manual handling and handling of heavy equipment, with sensitive management of distressed or aggressive patients and carers

Nice to have

• Postgraduate leadership certificate
• MSc in a relevant clinical area
• Membership of a professional body
• Complaints management and resolution
• Writing business cases and analysing data
• Team-based working to promote change and development
• Audit and quality improvement training, or experience leading audit and research involvement
• Electronic record keeping or other health IT systems

What’s offered

• Part-time and flexible working considered and supported