Speech and Language Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a paediatric Speech and Language Therapist for a 12-month post within the Community Paediatric Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team at Oxford Children’s Hospital. You will assess and treat children, including Developmental Language Disorder and autism, with ADOS involvement and post-diagnostic family support.

The role requires HCPC registration and experience working with children with developmental language difficulties, with opportunities

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Experience with Developmental Language Disorder.
• Experience delivering individual and group therapy with families.

Responsibilities

• Assess children's communication and interaction skills to inform diagnosis and intervention.
• Develop and deliver time-limited, specialist intervention programmes.
• Provide post-diagnostic support to families, including information sessions on autism.

Skills

Clinical SLT with paediatrics

ADOs familiarity

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

This 12-month post sits within the Community Paediatric Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team at Oxford Children's Hospital, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on assessing and treating children referred through the Community Paediatric Service, alongside consultation, teaching and audit. The focus is specialist: Developmental Language Disorder and autism, including ADOS assessment and post-diagnostic family support. Candidates need HCPC registration and experience of clinical work with children who have Developmental Language Disorder.

What the job involves

• Assess children's communication and interaction skills and support the MDT in identifying cognitive, behavioural and emotional needs to inform diagnosis, treatment and intervention
• Develop and deliver highly specialist time-limited intervention programmes, advising and supporting colleagues
• Work as an integral member of the Community Paediatric Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team
• Deliver post-diagnostic support to families, including autism information sessions
• Provide specialist paediatric speech and language therapy advice and consultation to other professionals
• Maintain ADOS reliability and calibration through consensus coding, peer observation and clinical discussion
• Communicate with patients, families, carers and clinical colleagues, including written and spoken reports
• Provide teaching and training to colleagues locally and nationally, and present at forums
• Carry out and co-operate in audit and service projects, monitoring clinical effectiveness with outcome measures
• Provide clinical or peer supervision and line management support within the team
• Provide student education and a learning environment for placement-based education
• Support the Children's Therapies Team Lead with service evaluation, benchmarking and data collection

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Clinical work with children who have Developmental Language Disorder
• Individual therapy work with families and group work

Skills & knowledge

• Undertaking clinical and service-related audit or research in line with department needs

Nice to have

• Direct work within the specialist component of the role
• Assessment of complex and varying communication profiles
• Contributing to diagnostic decision making