Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

We are looking for full-time enthusiastic experienced B7 with a special interest in young people with Learning Disabilities to join our dynamic team of speech and language therapists to provide a high standard of Speech and Language therapy (SLT) service to children and young people within a community setting. We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community service and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams. The post is a County Wide post and can be based in any of our bases in Exeter, North Devon, South Devon and Torbay.

Responsibilities:

1. Work within a CFHD pathway of care providing support to speech and language therapists across the Specialist Learning Disability pathway.
2. Screen and triage referrals and ensure a strengths-based approach to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to support the complex packages of care for children with additional needs in the community.
3. Contribute to risk assessment and care planning in collaboration with children, young people and their carers.
4. Provide specialist SLT assessment, advice and interventions to children, young people and their families and to hold a caseload of children with complex needs.

Why Work With Us

Our Children and Young People say:
“We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to 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.”

The core value of Children and Family Health Devon is that all staff will actively seek the views of children, young people, parents and carers in a variety of ways and use this feedback to develop their own practice and support the development of the service as a whole. This aspect of the work will be central within all supervision and appraisal processes.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Sharon Martin
Job title: Professional & Clinical Lead SLT
Email address: sharon.martin38@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07890040545