Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Ebford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in the UK seeks a part-time B6 Speech and Language Therapist to work with young people having complex communication needs in a community setting. The role includes assessing and implementing interventions to address significant communication difficulties, often in collaboration with other professionals. Ideal candidates will have experience managing complex cases and will support both children and their families in building effective communication strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing cases of children with complex speech, language, and communication needs.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children with SLCN using evidence-based practice.
• Provide reports and feedback reflecting specialist knowledge.
• Participate in the provision of student placements and support rotation therapists.

Skills

Speech and language assessment

Intervention for children with communication difficulties

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a part time B6 Speech and Language Therapist with a special interest in working with young people who have complex needs. The post is based in the Exeter East and Mid Devon locality within a developing integrated model of children's community services. The role involves speech and language assessment and intervention for children and young people with significant communication difficulties, often with a complex medical history. Support is usually offered within the special school setting and includes working with the young person’s support network with a focus on developing a total communication approach to enhance receptive and expressive language skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children and young people with complex speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, formulate, implement and evaluate interventions in a variety of settings (individually and/or in groups and as part of a multidisciplinary team).
• Provide reports, feedback and statistics reflecting specialist knowledge; inform carers and other professionals on details from specialist assessments.
• Work with the wider team to co-ordinate visits, clinic appointments and oversee day-to-day caseload management.
• Participate in the provision of student placements and support rotation therapists at a lower banding across the county as needed.
• Within a CFHD pathway of care, provide clinical support for the complex needs specialism to SLTs across other designated pathways of care (these can include, but are not limited to: Speech, Language and Communication Pathway; Managing Neurodiversity Pathway; Community Children’s Nursing; Physical and Sensory Pathway; and Vulnerable Children’s Pathway).

About CFHD and Our Approach

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an alliance of NHS organisations working to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon, including Torbay and South Devon FT, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Royal Devon and Exeter FT, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and Livewell South West. CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people, delivered by TSDFT and DPT. We work closely with other organisations to deliver locality- and county-wide integrated access to services based on the i-Thrive Framework.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers. Children and young people say: “We would like the people who work for CFHD to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.”

Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant partnership that benefits the communities we serve.