Job responsibilities 1. To provide support and advice for the child's family and parents about all aspects of their care that relate to their therapy needs, adjusting use of language to allow for their level of comprehension to understand. 2. To provide and receive complex and sensitive information with regard to a child's difficulties and expectations. 3. To attend meetings where requested in order to provide specialist advice about the therapy needs of the child. To arrange these meetings when appropriate. SLT Clinical team lead Band 5 SALT SALT Assistant 4. To be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in response to parents and children. 5. To work closely with parents who are themselves dealing with anger, grief and frustration as they come to terms with the impact of their child's condition with support from a senior clinician as appropriate. 6. To provide therapy reports for use within inter-agencies, e.g. educational documentation relevant to the practice setting, standards and guidelines 7. To ensure that up to date written electronic records and activity are maintained in accordance with the professional and organisation standards 8. To provide programmes on a verbal, written basis or using pictorial representation as required to ensure these programmes are accessible to parents/ carers 9. To interpret assessment results and identify therapy goals as part of an overall care plan with support where appropriate. 10. To contribute to the child's diagnosis by communicating assessment findings to the child's paediatrician, parents/carers and other involved professionals. 11. Ensure that children and parents/carers are involved with planning and implementation of their care plans wherever possible 12. To make referrals to other professionals and agencies if required to address the child's global needs. 13. Provide clinical support for students. 14. To be involved in planning, organising and delivering training to parents/carers and educational staff as part of the therapy team. 15. To plan and undertake presentation of paediatric therapy related talks both internally and externally with support if appropriate. 16. To participate in the delivery of the therapy development plan. 17. To demonstrate participation in Continuous Professional Development in line with the HCPC and professional body requirements. 18. To review and reflect on own practise and performance through a variety of means including the effective use of professional and operational supervision. 19. To deputise for the Band 6 when required. 20. To effectively plan the daily management of a caseload of children 21. To prioritise clinical work and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires. 22. To carry out assessments used to contribute to a multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis of complex needs 23. To use and maintain sound clinical reasoning skills throughout the therapeutic process to ensure best practice and identify risk. 24. To assess clients, carers and other professionals understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. 25. Through standardised and non-standardised assessments to develop the clinical skills to determine and recommend the best course of intervention, developing comprehensive therapy plans. 26. To develop and implement therapy and management plans for each child incorporating individual or group therapy sessions and programmes for use at home and/or in education settings. 27. To re-evaluate and progress/adapt therapy programmes at established intervals depending on the needs of each child and the outcomes expected and discharge when appropriate. 28. To use investigative and analytical skills, and to seek guidance and support from Clinical Team Lead/Clinical Specialist. 29. To plan and implement a range of child-centred individual and/or group interventions, using clinical reasoning skills. 30. To use a range of evidence based therapy/ management options in formulating programmes of care. 31. To evaluate the outcomes of interventions 32. To contribute to research and development activities 33. Demonstrate skills in dealing with issues associated with caseload management, and escalating issues where necessary. Ensure timely and effective communication with senior team members on all professional matters where required. This job description is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake such other duties from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility of the grade. This job description is subject to review and development from time to time in liaison with the post holder. As an employee of CSH/FCHC you will be required to adhere to all the organisations policies and procedures.