Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in England seeks a professional to deliver therapeutic services to children with speech, language, and communication needs. The role involves assessing, diagnosing, and designing interventions based on evidence for effective communication management. Ideal candidates will have experience in evaluating complex cases and contributing to service projects. This position supports professional development and collaboration within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and delivering therapeutic services for children with speech and language needs.
• Ability to analyze complex cases for decision making in case management.
• Skills in providing advice and training on interventions for communication difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose children's speech and language needs.
• Design evidence-based interventions and provide reports.
• Contribute to service development and support supervision structures.

Job description

The post holder will:

• Independently assess, diagnose, plan and deliver an appropriate therapeutic service to children with a range of speech, language and communication needs.
• Analyse complex cases in order to inform decision making for case management, working within the care aims framework to design appropriate evidence based intervention.
• Provide advice, information, demonstration and training where necessary concerning specific strategies of intervention for the management of the child's communication difficulties.
• Provide timely reports to parents / carers and other professionals to ensure that the child's needs are appropriately identified.
• Contribute to graduated pathway plans, write EHC Plans to SEND Casework Officers in line with the SEND graduated pathway.
• Be an active member of our innovative supervision structure.
• Contribute to service development projects.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.