This is a permanent post supporting the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of effective clinical services through assessment, intervention, and ongoing support to children, young people, and families accessing the service. You will contribute to the development and implementation of autism assessment and intervention pathways including diagnostic assessment, post-diagnostic recommendations, guidance, advice, and workshop programmes for children and young people, and the adults working with or caring for them such as teachers, health or social care workers, and parents. You will assess, formulate, and deliver interventions and evaluate clinical outcomes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes Psychologists, Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Paediatricians, Clinical Assistants, and charity volunteers.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Clinical Lead you will:
1. Undertake specialist assessments of communication, both informal and formal standardised assessments.
2. Analyse results of assessments.
3. Communicate results of assessment within the multidisciplinary team and contribute to case formulation.
4. Make recommendations.
Write reports, including:
1. Contributing to and utilizing an agreed report writing framework, taking a lead where delegated and contributing to reports where involved in the assessment.
2. Communicate results of assessment to children and families.
3. Feedback to families.
Advise Family Support Assistants as required where they are in follow-up contact with families. Undertake clinical work with individuals and groups, providing advice, resources, strategies, and programmes, as appropriate, using specialist skills and autism-specific approaches where required. Mentor parents, teaching staff, and other carers in skill building communication and the development of nurturing language learning environments for children with speech and language needs.
MAIN DUTIES
Autism diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and support using specialist skills.
1. Development of communication training programmes and resources.
2. Where appropriate and delegated, manage and supervise less experienced SaLTs, assistants, and volunteers in individual and group treatment programmes.
3. Contribute to the working of the multi-disciplinary team and act as a specialist resource for communication issues.
4. Work collaboratively and respectfully with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and share information with team members in informal and formal situations.
Engage actively in practice development, evaluation, audit, and research activities to inform evidence-based practice. Share information and disseminate research findings with professional colleagues in the interests of practice development. Provide mentorship and clinical supervision for practice education placements for students of Speech and Language Therapy when required. Participate in the specialist education and training of professional and clinical colleagues, students, visitors, and volunteers.
Ensure compliance and completion of Continuing Professional Development activities. Contribute to supporting other colleagues in their CPD, particularly in relation to communication. Communicate with children and families in a way that respects their views, autonomy, and culture. Demonstrate a high level of personal communication skills.
Customer Care / Quality Assurance
Uphold the principles and practice of customer care and continuous improvement. Engage with children and families about future programme planning and delivery where appropriate. Ensure that children and families are enabled to comment and complain about any of the services they receive and ensure that all comments and complaints received are dealt with promptly and in accordance with organisational policy and procedures. Maintain confidentiality and data protection regarding all personal information and CICC activities at all times.
Health and Safety
In addition to the organisation's overall responsibility for your health and safety, you have a personal responsibility for your own health and safety. Inform your line manager of any safety issues that you identify that could affect you or others in the workplace, and co-operate with management and colleagues at all times in achieving safer work processes and workplaces.
Resource Management
Participate in the recruitment, induction, and retention of staff as required. Ensure maintenance and security of physical, financial, and information resources, where applicable.
General
Ensure compliance with professional standards for Speech and Language Therapy practice. Adhere to HCPC regulations and RCSLT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Speech and Language Therapists. Demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional development through participation in internal and external development opportunities identified in supervision and appraisal.
Maintain professional portfolios in line with HCPC and RCSLT requirements. Apply specialist knowledge and skills in order to demonstrate professional proficiency. Develop and maintain links with other SaLTs in the specialist field of work. Keep up to date and integrate relevant new initiatives and recommendations from RCSLT and other relevant organisations.
Ensure that all information and matters of a confidential nature are dealt with in accordance with statutory and organisational policies and procedures. Take responsibility for continuing personal development in order to enhance knowledge, skills, and experience needed for safe and effective practice.
Keep comprehensive records of activity in accordance with organisational IT systems and professional standards. Ensure all record-keeping is in line with local, professional, organisational, and National guidelines. Attend training as appropriate to the role applying knowledge gained to the workplace and maintain an up-to-date training profile.
Work effectively and cooperatively as a member of a team, maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and professionals from other agencies. Promote and ensure anti-discriminatory practice in all matters of staff management and service delivery.
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