Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Walthamstow; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High cost area supplement 15%

Flexible working arrangements

Induction up to two weeks

Investment in training and development

Staff health and wellbeing activities

Staff networks and equality and divers

Job summary

The senior speech and language therapy post focuses on running the day-to-day service for the CAMHS neurodevelopment pathway for children and young people. It includes a specialist dysfluency caseload and leadership for innovative SLT practice within an integrated therapies MDT.

HCPC registration is required, and flexible working can be considered. The role emphasizes differential diagnosis, evidence-based plans, and collaboration with families and CAMHS colleagues.

Qualifications

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent.
• Evidence of specialist short courses up to Masters level or equivalent.
• Active interest in CPD in line with RCSLT guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Run the day-to-day SLT service for the CAMHS neurodevelopment pathway.
• Hold overview of the dysfluency caseload for service development and waiting list management.
• Assess and make differential diagnoses for children with fluency delays and disorders, with or without EHC plans.
• Design and deliver evidence-based specialist intervention plans and care plans with MDT and family.
• Provide specialist knowledge and training to parents, carers, students and SLT team.

Skills

Self-motivated

Collaboration

Education

SLT degree

Specialist short courses/Masters

CPD (RCSLT guidelines)

Job description

A senior speech and language therapy post running the day-to-day service for children and young people on the CAMHS neurodevelopment pathway at NELFT NHS Foundation Trust, with a specialist dysfluency caseload. The work centres on differential diagnosis, specialist intervention plans and advice to parents, carers and colleagues, for children with or without EHC plans. The post sits within an integrated therapies multidisciplinary team and carries clinical leadership for innovation in speech and language development. Flexible working can be considered, and HCPC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Run the day-to-day speech and language therapy service for the CAMHS neurodevelopment pathway
• Hold an overview of the dysfluency caseload for service development and waiting list management
• Independently assess and make differential diagnoses for children with fluency delays and disorders, with or without EHC plans
• Design and deliver evidence-based specialist intervention plans, care plans and enhanced SLT models, with MDT and family
• Provide specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents, carers, students and the SLT team, including training CAMHS colleagues on SLCN
• Contribute to MDT discussions to support differential diagnosis and deliver joined-up care plans within the integrated therapies team
• Monitor auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of communication and adapt treatment programmes
• Develop assessments, treatment programmes and therapy resources, including adapting augmentative communication systems to clients' needs
• Work closely with clients, carers and families on decisions about management, communicating complex and distressing information sensitively
• Provide clinical leadership to establish innovative practice in speech and language development

What’s required

Qualifications

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
• Evidence of specialist short courses up to Masters level or equivalent
• Active interest in CPD in line with RCSLT guidelines

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration to practise

Experience

• Assessment and management of children and young people in CAMHS on the neurodevelopment pathway
• Working collaboratively with parents, carers and other professionals
• Working in a multi-agency and/or multidisciplinary team
• Working with clients who have a range of speech, language and communication needs
• Planning and delivering training to other professionals

Skills & knowledge

• Self-motivated, keeping up to date with professional practice and new research

Nice to have

• Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

What’s offered

• High cost area supplement of 15% of basic salary, minimum £4,714 and maximum £5,941 a year pro rata for part time
• Flexible working arrangements to suit personal circumstances
• Comprehensive induction of up to two weeks
• Investment in training and development
• Staff health and wellbeing activities
• Staff networks and equality and diversity initiatives