Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist seeking to be involved in new ways of working to support vulnerable children with SLCN?
As part of the SEND and AP Change Programme Luton and Central Bedfordshire Local Authorities are setting up multi-disciplinary Alternative Provision Specialist Teams.
The team of co-located specialists including a Speech and Language Therapist will undertake integrated, child-centred work with pupils and their families, sharing information and their expertise.
This post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to assess and facilitate the communication skills of children referred as part of the programme.
The post involves identification at a highly specialist level, the types of communication disorders found in this client group and the provision and delivery of a range of appropriate interventions to the young people and their case managers.
The post holder will actively contribute to the strategic development of speech language and communication policy and provision within the APST programme.
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• Be responsible for the overall delivery of SLT assessments and interventions within the MD team.
• Develop clear pathways for referral, assessment and intervention plans.
• Ensure appropriate data collection to evidence outcomes and effectiveness of the role
• Ensure that the service to young people accessing the service is effective and well co-ordinated through the implementation of evidence-based practice, clinical governance programmes and monitoring and evaluation.
• Take responsibility for effective partnership working across agencies for this part of the service
• To develop understanding of communication difficulties, interventions and support strategies the APST staff and partner agencies and measure the effectiveness of this.
• To undertake training of APST staff, those who work with the child and some wider school team to raise awareness of the types of communication difficulties faced by the young people and to offer strategies to facilitate their communication.
• Facilitate access to mainstream services as appropriate.
• Facilitate referrals on for diagnosis or support as appropriate.
• To develop clear care plans based on best practice.
• Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload, clinical and non-clinical commitments.
• Demonstrates standard keyboard skills - post involves entering records/data onto management information systems within APST service as well as report writing.
• Able to travel throughout the borough of Luton and Central Bedfordshire and less often to establishments outside the Borough where required.
• To use clinical skills to generate written reports reflecting specialist knowledge.
• To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes
• To provide highly specialist advice to others in relation to client group.
• To employ counselling skills with young people, their families/carers with complex needs.
• To employ excellent presentation skills to promote multi-disciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice across a broad range of audiences
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Feb 2025
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