We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated part-time B6 Speech and Language Therapist. This 3-day-a-week role will be based at Okehampton Hospital and will be part of the highly supportive Exeter and Okehampton S< Team, delivering a community speech and language therapy service to children and young people within clinic and education settings.
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone-a-friend network, and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development, and your support network.
Main duties of the job
Manage a caseload of children and young people with Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) using evidenced-based practice to assess, plan, formulate, implement and evaluate interventions in a variety of settings (individually and/or in groups and as part of a multidisciplinary team).
* Provide clinical support and supervision to the less experienced SLTs in the team.
* Work with the Clinical Team Manager to co-ordinate the clinic and oversee the day-to-day caseload management.
* Participate in the provision of student placements.
* Co-ordinate the team audit and monitoring of outcomes for interventions and report to locality lead.
* Using a strengths-based approach ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based collaborative practice, and routine outcome measures.
* Promote and support participation of service users across the service.
* Participate in clinical audits and clinical research as appropriate.
About us
Our speech and language therapists work across several of our community-based clinical pathways: Speech Language and Communication, Neurodiversity, and Early Childhood Development. We will provide you with regular supervision, opportunities for training and development, and opportunities to be part of service development projects.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
* Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent.
* Full Registration with Health Professions Council.
* Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
* Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
* Highly developed specialist knowledge (acquired through attending specialist short courses) to enable post holder to work autonomously.
* Highly developed specialist knowledge of independent management of complex and highly specialised caseload.
* In-depth knowledge of children with special needs and associated conditions underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
* Well-established knowledge of a broad range of assessment and therapeutic tools relevant to working with children.
* Ability to make a differential diagnosis, choose appropriate treatments from a range of options, and provide specialist intervention.
* Relevant experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level.
Desirable
* Competence in delivering language development training to both professional and untrained staff in the community.
* Experience supervising speech and language therapy programme implementation by early years and mainstream school staff.
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Okehampton Hospital
Cavell Way
Okehampton
EX20 1PN
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