Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Stammering
Band 7
Main area: Children & Young People
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 277-7057828-CYP-A
Site: Erith Hospital
Town: Erith
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 pro rata pa inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Are you looking for an opportunity to lead the stammering service in Bexley? If so, come & join Bexley Children’s SLT Therapy team. You will be an experienced & self-motivated highly specialist SALT who enjoys working in a community clinic environment, with responsibility for delivery of assessment & intervention to stammering clients up to 19 years. As well as supporting a small team of SLT colleagues, you will lead on care pathway, training (both colleagues in the team & education colleagues), provide supervision & support across the SLT service, whilst demonstrating a track record of delivering evidence-based interventions.
We offer both face-to-face & virtual appointments to children & young people who stammer & their families, & would consider applications from colleagues who may prefer a blended working pattern.
The Bexley Children’s SALT service is a dynamic & supportive team & we offer many opportunities for developing clinical skills through CPD. The service has excellent internal supervision & support structures & would provide the ideal environment to develop clinical & management skills & contribute towards operational projects to support service development. We also offer extensive opportunities to work effectively with partners in health, social care & education.
Main duties of the job
* To demonstrate highly specialist assessment and intervention (both 1:1 and group) for stammering clients, underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
* To manage complex and highly specialist caseload independently and plan the workload of others, offering highly specialist support and second opinions to SLT colleagues.
* To make highly specialist clinical decisions in assessment of complex cases.
* To work in partnership with parents/carers, young people, and education staff, to support them to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence with regards to their stammer.
* To meet with parents, children, and young people, taking and responding to feedback to develop care pathways and the quality of child and parent information.
* To take a clinical specialist role in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence for children and young people with stammering and Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).
* To attend relevant training and development in order to maintain and develop skills and knowledge required of a highly specialist therapist and maintain up-to-date HCPC and RCSLT registration.
* To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to RCSLT Professional, National and Local Clinical Guidelines with particular reference to stammering and SLCN.
* To develop and deliver specialist training to parents, young people, and professionals in specialist area.
* To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good practice in specialist area.
* To provide second opinions/advice to non-specialists and other specialists within clinical field.
* To demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance and their application to professional practice.
* To undertake team members’ supervision and Personal Development Reviews.
* To be flexible to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines, and frequent interruptions.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Health Care Professions Council – Licence to Practice
* Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
* Evidence of further training/short courses in dysfluency
Experience
* Experience working as a highly specialist speech & language therapist in relevant clinical specialism in the last 18 months
* Experience in supervising/supporting staff
* Experience in contributing to policy, planning, and service development
Knowledge
* Well established knowledge of evidence-based interventions
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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