Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust in North West Kent is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to lead specialist pathways for children with speech disorders, delivering assessment, intervention and clinical leadership, and to work with schools and partners to improve outcomes.

You will provide supervision, workforce development and contribute to service development, while managing a complex caseload across 0-19 years.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead specialist speech pathways across North West Kent.
• Deliver specialist assessment, intervention and consultation for children with speech disorders and complex speech needs.
• Support implementation of The Balanced System® and the Link Therapy Team model.
• Provide supervision, training and support to Speech and Language Therapists.
• Contribute to service development, clinical pathways and workforce development.
• Carry out delegated leadership responsibilities.
• Manage a complex specialist caseload across 0-19 years.

Job description

You will be part of an innovative and enthusiastic team supporting the implementation of The Balanced System® across North West Kent. You willprovide specialist assessment, intervention and clinical leadership for children with speech disorders and complex speech needs, whilst workingcollaboratively with schools and partners to improve outcomes for children and young people.

You will provide support, supervision and advice to colleagues, contribute to workforce development and training, and support the continueddevelopment of specialist speech pathways.

• Support and lead specialist speech pathways across North West Kent.
• Deliver specialist assessment, intervention and consultation for children with speech disorders and complex speech needs.
• Support implementation of The Balanced System® and the Link Therapy Team model.
• Provide supervision, training and support to Speech and Language Therapists.
• Contribute to service development, clinical pathways and workforce development.
• Carry out delegated leadership responsibilities.
• Manage a complex specialist caseload across 0-19 years.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. As part of this work, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams and roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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