Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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Birmingham

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to identify and plan SLT interventions, including assessments and group and one-to-one therapy.

You will assess, diagnose and treat children with communication and eating/drinking difficulties, maintain records, and contribute to pathways and CPD within the SLT service.

The role offers supervision and opportunities for professional development within a supportive NHS environment.

Qualifications

To identify and plan appropriate SLT intervention including assessment and delivering therapy in groups and one-to-one sessions.
To provide appropriate treatment and evaluate outcomes with a full range of clients including complex clients.
To use highly developed communication skills to explain complex information from clinical assessment and therapy outcomes to clients, carers and multidisciplinary team members.
To assess, diagnose and treat children with a range of communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties.
Make appropriate clinical decisions independently with support for highly complex clients.
To record and maintain up-to-date clinical case notes in line with professional standards and Trust, professional and departmental policies.
The post holder will also be required to input activity into the IT system.
To share specialist knowledge with colleagues at a local level including offering additional specialist experience and providing observation sessions for others.
To access Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists for support such as second opinions for highly complex cases as necessary.
To contribute to evaluating and updating packages of care and pathways used within the SLT Service.
To Identify and access appropriate Continuous Professional Development at least to a level to meet Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and Health and Care Professions Council requirements and to practice reflective learning.
To use keyboard skills to produce customised treatment plans and materials and effectively manage mobile device to access client records, emails and other aspects of electronic communication.
To manage infection control risks including those from bodily fluids.
To write reports containing highly complex, confidential and sensitive information which may be used in a legal context.
To undertake reviews of evidence to underpin current practice.
Undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

Responsibilities

To identify and plan appropriate SLT intervention including assessment and delivering therapy in groups and one-to-one sessions.
To provide appropriate treatment and evaluate outcomes with a full range of clients including complex clients.
To assess, diagnose and treat children with a range of communication and/or eating and/or drinking difficulties.
Make appropriate clinical decisions independently with support for highly complex clients.
To record and maintain up-to-date clinical case notes in line with professional standards.

Job description

You will assess, diagnose and treat children with communication and eating/drinking difficulties, maintain records, and contribute to pathways and CPD within the SLT service.

The role offers supervision and opportunities for professional development within a supportive NHS environment.

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