Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Knowsley. The role involves delivering high-quality assessments and interventions for children with speech, language, and communication needs. Key responsibilities include leading the therapy service, supervising other therapists, and providing training to staff. Candidates should hold relevant qualifications and have experience in clinical practice, with a commitment to improving service quality. This position offers an opportunity to significantly impact children's therapy services and support team development.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing speech and language therapy for children.
• Strong ability to develop and implement therapy care plans.
• Proficient in clinical supervision and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based assessments and interventions.
• Support development of the Speech and Language Therapy service.
• Deliver training and advice to staff across various settings.
• Supervise and manage a team of therapists.
• Contribute to the development of clinical models and outcome measures.

Skills

Consultation skills

Specialist assessment

Intervention strategies

Teamwork

Education

Relevant qualifications in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting a 30 hour Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within children's community Speech and Language Therapy in Knowsley Service.

The successful applicant will provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language and communication needs.

Responsibilities

• They will support the development of the Speech and Language Therapy service and strive for continuous improvement.
• They will take a lead on and provide evidence-based Speech and Language Therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have complex needs.
• They will be integrated into the therapy team and work with the team to develop person centred care.
• They will carry out robust clinical supervision and appraisal to encourage therapists' specialist interests and innovation.
• Clinically, they will complete specialist assessment of children with Speech, language and communication difficulties, supporting differential diagnosis where appropriate.
• They will provide relevant therapeutic intervention, support and Speech and Language Therapy care plans and reports as required.
• They will provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range of agencies and settings where appropriate.
• They will have some line management responsibility for the team, support to manage and prioritise caseloads within the team.
• They will supervise other Speech and Language Therapists and therapy assistants in the team and contribute to pre and post qualification teaching of Speech and Language Therapy.
• They will provide clinical leadership and training to the wider staff team with regards to Speech, Language and Communication.
• They will provide strategic leadership to the Service in the development of the clinical model.
• They will support the development of effective outcome measures both for SLT and the wider team to build on the existing evidence base.

About the Trust

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.