Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 7
Main area: Children and Young People's Gender Service
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
Job reference: 387-WC-7239-NG
Site: Bristol Royal Hospital For Children
Town: Bristol
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa or pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 04/03/2025 23:59
This post is for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the multi-disciplinary team providing the Children and Young People's Gender Service. This post will include assessment, intervention, case management, and networking with local services. The role is based at Bristol Children's Hospital, with a requirement to provide clinics in other locations.
Main duties of the job
Job Purpose
To provide a highly specialist speech and language therapy service for children and young people referred to the CYP Gender Service. The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team and have professional links with SALT in UBHW.
1. To provide highly specialist assessment of CYP’s communication strengths and needs in their functional environments.
2. To differentially diagnose and identify co-existing speech, language, and communication needs.
3. To provide recommendations and guidance for intervention.
4. To provide therapy to develop CYPs authentic communication style.
5. To champion the CYPs voice, keeping them central to the care they receive at the service.
6. To work collaboratively with locally-based Speech and Language Therapists.
7. To engage in governance activities including audit and outcome measures to ensure service quality.
8. To work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team for assessment, formulation, and intervention.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people (CYP) with social and communication difficulties.
* Knowledge and experience of working with CYP who may have co-existing mental health diagnoses like anxiety disorders.
* Knowledge and skills with Educational Health Care plans (EHCP) and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND).
* Experience in working with Neurodiverse Children and Young People.
* Highly developed experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Specialist knowledge of voice quality maintenance.
* Experience of working within community settings.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to review and reflect on own skills and knowledge and to lead own CPD in conjunction with supervisors and peers.
* Ability to use a full range of diagnostic assessments, formal and informal, appropriate for this patient population.
* Demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of paediatric patients.
* Ability to recognise own professional boundaries and accept support/seek advice as appropriate.
* Knowledge of clinical governance and audit.
* Competent Information Technology skills, including use of MS Office tools, Outlook, Word, Excel.
* Ability to work independently and prioritise caseload.
* Responsibility for own decision making whilst working closely within an MDT.
Qualifications and Training
* Recognised degree in speech and language therapy.
* Registration with HCPC.
* Registered member of RCSLT.
* Evidence of significant post-graduate CPD.
* Active member of relevant clinical excellence networks (CENs).
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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