Bank B6 Specialist Speech and Language therapist -INW

The post holder will be responsible for:

1. Providing a specialist service to children attending mainstream schools with Speech/Language and communication needs (SLCN) working closely with parents/carers, and staff to enable children to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum.
2. Assessing the needs for, developing and implementing specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred to the SLT service to mainstream schools.
3. Providing advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties.
4. Being accountable for own professional actions and recognizing own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate.
5. Providing some day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary.

1. Contributing to clinical teams both multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary by discussing own and others' input around clients' needs ensuring a well-coordinated care plan.
2. Providing advice to communication partners (e.g. teachers, support staff) and other professionals regarding the management and support of children with a wide range of communication difficulties, as well as for children with specific conditions appropriate to field(s) of specialization, to facilitate their language, social, educational and emotional development.
3. Communicating complex condition-related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions involved in the care of the child and family.
4. Contributing to assessment and review procedures under the Education Act and the Code of Practice.
5. Producing reports regarding children's needs, reflecting specialist knowledge, summarizing proposed care plans and ensuring that these are integrated into the child's Individual Education Plan and/or integrated care plan.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role.
• Flexible working options.
• Training, support and development in your career.

1. Assessing the need for, developing and implementing Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties.
2. Analysing auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of children's communication and identifying appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in the home, school and other relevant settings.
3. Making appropriate clinical decisions following assessment, using evidence-based practice and outcome measurement to provide the most effective treatment to children and their families within a clearly defined care plan.
4. Making a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment.
5. Demonstrating clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures relevant to the field, in particular in the field(s) of specialization.
6. Adapting practice to meet individual children's and families' circumstances including due regard for specific clinical conditions affecting their speech and language, cognitive, cultural, religious and linguistic differences.
7. Maintaining sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of children and their families/carers, particularly when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the child's difficulties and implications of the same.

• Degree or equivalent and Licence to Practice - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT.

• Experience of supporting children and young people (CYP), families, and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
• Collaborative work with parents and other professionals.
• Experience training others.
• Interest to develop clinical specialism in education.
• Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management.

• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy.
• Understanding of typical child development, speech and language, play and other milestones.
• Understanding and application of education practice and policy including the Children and Families Act 2014.
• Up-to-date knowledge of professional standards of record keeping.
• Ability to organize and manage own caseload independently and support other more junior staff in managing their caseload.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£22.92 an hour. Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay.