Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Fair Ways is looking for a proactive Speech and Language Therapist to join its Therapeutic Hub. This role focuses on providing SALT to young individuals, utilizing trauma-informed strategies to address their communication needs. Successful candidates will have a commitment to professional development and a clear understanding of clinical practices within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with mental health assessments and autonomous case load management.
• Liaising across health, education, and social care.
• Interest in complex trauma and sensory integration.

Responsibilities

• Support a trauma-informed approach to service delivery.
• Manage a caseload of young people with complex needs.
• Deliver training and consultation on SALT strategies.

Skills

Clinical Knowledge

Communication Strategy Development

Assessment Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Speech and Language qualification approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

Current registration with HCPC

Job description

Fair Ways is committed tofostering a trauma informed therapeutic culture that makes a positivedifference. To support that commitment, we are looking for a confident,professional and pro-active Speech and Language Therapist to join ourTherapeutic Hub. As a Speech and Language Therapist at Fair Ways you will workas part of Fair Ways Therapeutic Hub providing Speech and Language Therapy(SALT) across the charity utilising professional understanding and experienceto recognise the communication differences of young people within Fair Ways andto implement strategies as part of our trauma informed approach.

Main duties of the job

Workingas a trauma Informed professional You will support a

Relationship' approach to service delivery.

UndertakingAssessments- Youwill be creative in completing

assessments to identify the most appropriatepathways, meeting

with those we support and their networks in order to clearly

formulate the needs of the young person and communicate Hub

recommendations totheir wider network.

ClinicalKnowledge / Outcomes- You will demonstrate research

&critical appraisal skills, as well as beingconversant with Fair

Ways policies and procedures and using evidence to supportclinical

decision-making through understanding and supporting the use of

routine outcome measures as well as keeping up to date with

ManagingRisk - You willcontribute to dynamically assessing &

managing risk associated with those wecare for. This will be

achieved through contributing to risk assessments and

managementplans, providing cover of the duty system supporting

incomingqueries from our services.

Intervention/Caseload Management- As a Fair Ways SALT you will

manage a caseload of young people with complexneeds creating

& reviewing clear care plans in line with 'Hub Pathways'

identifying and implementing strategies as well as having oversight

ofcommunication interventions across the charity.

Training- You willdeliver training and consultation to Fair Ways

staff relating to SALT strategies &interventions.

About us

Who are Fair Ways and what do we stand for?

Fair Ways is a leading childrens services charity based in the Solent, delivering Fostering, Education, Residential and Family services and cares for over 400 children, families, young people and vulnerable adults each year.Fair Ways is a great place to work. We are a team. We care about each other and are all committed to making a change to the lives of the young people and service users in our care. We will not apologise for calling our staff great, the best, or world-class. Our staff are at the core of our organisation and we celebrate them by shouting it from the rooftops!

Job responsibilities

As a Speech and Language Therapist at Fair Ways you will work as part of Fair Ways Therapeutic Hub providing Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) across the charity utilising professional understanding and experience to recognise the communication differences of young people within Fair Ways and to implement strategies as part of our trauma informed approach.

Trauma Informed - To support the Hub team and other services in a trauma informed approach, you will do this through developing a 'Team-around-the-Relationship' approach to service delivery. This allows front line staff and those we care for to feel safe, develop relationships, learn to be co-regulated and develop understanding around emotions.

Assessment - You will be creative in completing assessments to identify the most appropriate pathways meeting with those we support and their networks in order to clearly formulate the needs of the young person and communicate Hub recommendations to their wider network. This will ensure those we support have have a voice in their care and the right therapeutic interventions in place to allow them to fulfill their potential.

Clinical Knowledge / Outcomes - You will demonstrate research and critical appraisal skills, as well as being conversant with Fair Ways policies and procedures and using evidence to support clinical decision-making through understanding and supporting the use of routine outcome measures as well as keeping up to date with current best practice. You will show commitment to your own personal and continuous professional development through self-assessment, supervision, training, and the acquisition of different learning opportunities, ensuring that those we care for are provided with the highest quality of support.

Managing Risk - You will contribute to dynamically assessing and managing risk associated with those we care for. This will be achieved through contributing to risk assessments and management plans, providing cover of the duty system supporting incoming queries from our services. This enables staff to support young people in feeling safe in developing relationships, learning to be co-regulated and developing understanding around their emotions so that they can access further therapeutic intervention safely.

Intervention / Caseload Management - As a Fair Ways SALT you will manage a caseload of young people with complex needs creating and reviewing clear care plans in line with 'the Hub Pathways' identifying and implementing strategies as well as having oversight of communication interventions across the charity. This allows us to support young people who have difficulties with their communication as a result of complex trauma, mental or physical ill health and neurodivergence.

Training - You will deliver training and consultation to Fair Ways staff relating to Speech and language therapy strategies and interventions. This will be done through development of staffs skills to meet the communication needs of children and young people across all areas of the charity.

Professional Development - You will be actively involved in your own personal and professional development through engagement with regular line management and supervision from the leadership team in the Hub. You will maintain good knowledge of current best practice and statutory regulations to ensure best levels of service delivery for you and those we care for.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of undertaking SALT, general mental health assessments and autonomous case load management
• Experience of liaising across health, education and social care.

Qualifications

• Speech and Language qualification approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
• Current registration with HCPC.
• Interest in developing knowledge in complex trauma and sensory integration.

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.