Senior Speech and Language Therapist (Experts at Hand) - CFHD

Devon Partnership Trust; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) seeks a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join the Experts at Hand service in Barnstaple, delivering specialist assessment, intervention and training within a multidisciplinary team.

The post supports children and young people across early years, school and post-16 settings, with opportunities for supervision of peers and involvement in audits and research to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Recognised SLT degree and HCPC registration are essential.
• Registered with RCSLT and active in relevant special interest groups.
• Evidence of specialist postgraduate courses in paediatric communication disorders including stammering,Learning disability and autism.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of children and young people with SLCN using evidence‑based practice.
• Provide supervision to less experienced SLTs within the team.
• Coordinate clinic activities and day‑to‑day caseload management with clinical team.
• Participate in student placements and team audits.

Skills

SLT degree

HCPC registration

RCSLT member

Special Interest Groups

Specialist post graduate courses

Education

Recognised SLT degree or equivalent

HCPC registration

RCSLT membership

Special Interest Groups membership

Postgraduate courses in paediatric disorders

Job description

Senior Speech and Language Therapist (Experts at Hand) - CFHD

CFHD are lookingto recruit a 1.0wte Speech and Language Therapists to providespecialist Speech and Language Therapy support within the Experts at Handservice through advice, consultation, modelling of strategies, training, andtargeted intervention.

Please note we are also able to consider part time applications above 18.75 hours per week.

The base location for this post will be in Barnstaple.

The post-holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team andautonomously to support children and young people, families, and professionalsby building capacity within early years, school and post-16 settings,delivering training, and offering time-limited direct interventions whereindicated.

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We aredeveloping an innovative, integrated model of children's community services andlooking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicatedlocality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong,enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, yourphone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a realsense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to yourdaily work, your career development and your support network.

Main duties of the job

The speech andlanguage therapy service within CFHD have transformed to work within theBalanced System framework.

Manage a caseloadof children and young people with Speech, language and communication needs(SLCN) using evidenced based practice to assess, plan, formulate, implement andevaluate interventions in a variety of settings (individually and/or in groups)and as part of a multidisciplinary team

Provide clinicalsupport and supervision to the less experienced SLTs in the team

Work with theClinical Team Manager to co-ordinate the clinic and oversee the day-to-daycaseload management

Participate in theprovision of student placements

Co-ordinate theteam audit and monitoring of outcomes for interventions and report to localitylead

Using astrengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use ofevidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and routineoutcome measures

Promote andsupport participation of service users across the service

Participate inclinical audits and clinical research as appropriate

About us

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people acrossDevon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and youngpeople can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities andproviding specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfillinglives.

We would like thepeople who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding,patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe andcomfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience tolisten carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff arepositive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal andwithout pressure.

Who we are

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by DevonPartnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists,psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty ofopportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the culturalhub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the worldsurfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

Job responsibilities

FullVacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/PersonSpecification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supportinginformation from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Full Registration with Health Professions Council
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist post graduate short courses relating to any paediatric communication disorders including Stammering, Learning Disability and Autism.

Experience

• Highly developed specialist knowledge (acquired through attending specialist short courses) to enable post holder to work autonomously
• Highly developed specialist knowledge of independent management of complex and highly specialised caseload and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• In depth knowledge of children with special needs and associated conditions underpinned by current evidence-based practice
• Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment and therapeutic tools relevant to working with children and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• Ability to make a differential diagnosis, choose appropriate treatments from a range of options and provide specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes by use of evidence-based practice
• Ability to use specialist experience to inform sound clinical judgements/ decision making for case management
• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• Proven relevant experience post qualification in managing a complex varied caseload and in working autonomously in the community
• Competence in delivering language development training to both professional and untrained staff in the community
• Experience supervising speech and language therapy programme implementation by early years and mainstream school staff
• Experience in team leading and organising a local service/clinic
• Experience of supervising less experienced Speech and Language Therapists
• Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience working in early years, school age and specialist settings.
• Experience providing assessment and intervention for children and young people who stammer, and knowledge of current evidence-based practices related to stammering.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.