Working as part of the Children and Young Peoples Integrated Therapy team under the direction of a Band 6/7 therapist, you will take responsibility for a dedicated caseload and clinical role, within a defined area of the service, with and/or without direct supervision as appropriate. Services are provided in a range of settings across Berkshire.
Main duties of the job
1. Working autonomously to carry out clinical assessments within your level of clinical knowledge and skill, identifying relevant therapy needs from which you can develop and deliver an individualised management plan, with support from a senior therapist as needed.
2. Be responsible for accessing required support and mentoring to enable you to undertake your clinical responsibilities and to plan your own caseload from relevant band 6 and 7 staff within their designated Area.
3. Contribute to and deliver training to schools, parents, CYP and staff, as part of therapy support and delivery.
4. Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people using evidence-based interventions, and person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
5. Undertake clinical sessions, and manage a caseload as required, offering direct assessment, advice, triage, intervention and training and support as required by the new integrated therapy model.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression
Access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balance
Flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave.
Opportunity & Access
Over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Travel
* Car Driver with access to own car and willingness to work across Berkshire, as required.
Experience
* Need to have experience of working in Paediatrics.
Qualifications
* Qualified Speech and Language Therapist, registered with HCPC.
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.
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