Speech and Language Therapist

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Cambridge; Vor Ort; GBP 36.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to support children and young people across education and community settings under the Experts at Hand model in Norfolk. The role combines clinical expertise with workforce development and service improvement, with a focus on early identification and inclusive practice.

The post holder will maintain a clinical caseload, undertake assessments, plan and deliver targeted interventions, and

Qualifikationen

• Qualified Speech and Language Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in education/early years settings is desirable.
• Ability to plan and deliver evidence-based interventions.

Aufgaben

• Independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school-age children with speech, language and communication needs.
• Undertake assessments (standardised and non-standardised) considering medical, social and educational factors.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate interventions with staff and families.
• Set long-term and short-term goals to support transfer of care.
• Maintain case notes and write reports following service standards.

Kenntnisse

SLT expertise

Caseload management

Assessment skills

Jobbeschreibung

The Experts at Hand (EaH) model is designed to support children and young people across education and early years settings within Norfolk with a focus on strengthening universal and targeted provision and improving outcomes for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.

The EaH model builds on local and national learning and aims to improve early identification, reduce escalation to specialist services, build workforce capability and support more inclusive educational environments.

The post holder will be key in implementing the aims of the Experts at Hand model within a defined geographical area. Working collaboratively with the Strategic Lead, Speech and Language Therapy Locality Leads and wider multidisciplinary partners, the post holder will support the development of an integrated universal, targeted and specialist speech, language and communication offer across education and community settings.

The role combines clinical expertise with workforce development, consultation, training, coaching, supervision and service improvement across the system. The post holder will work with the wider Speech and Language Therapy workforce to embed new ways of working that increase capacity, improve inclusion and strengthen early intervention.

The post holder will maintain a clinical caseload, providing assessment and intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs where required.

Main duties of the job

• To independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, language and communication difficulties.
• To undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised, taking account of medical, social and educational factors, in order to make a differential diagnosis.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate intervention following professional guidelines and agreed service standards including training of setting staff and families.
• As part of that process, to be able to plan appropriate long term and short-term goals working towards transfer of care.
• To undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standards.

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