Special School Speech & Language Therapist We are seeking a highly motivated Speech& Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive speech andlanguage therapy team. Working within a committed and proactivemultidisciplinary therapy team alongside education colleagues, you will supportautistic pupils to develop their communication and achieve their fullpotential. The role has arisen in order to cover a period of maternity leave and is ideally full time, working term time only.
You will have the opportunity to run 1:1,group and joint sessions with therapy colleagues, provide consultation toeducation staff and work collaboratively with families. You will be an integral part of the whole schoolcommunity and have the wonderful opportunity to work closely with our pupils toenable them to experience success and celebrate their achievements.
This role is a band 6 equivalent(applications from experienced band 5 welcome) and has the benefit of CPD aswell as 15 weeks school holidays.
The School is committed to safeguardingand promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject toan enhanced DBS check.
To apply please complete the School's application form, available on the School's website or contact the School for further information on .
Main duties of the job To beresponsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of theSpeech and Language Therapy needs of the children attending Papillon HouseSchool. Interventions will be child centred and evidence-based and aim toreduce barriers to communication and learning and to enable pupils toparticipate in daily life as successfully as possible.
About us PapillonHouse School is a special school for autistic children and young people aged 4-19 years.
Set inextensive woodlands in Tadworth, Surrey, Papillon House School provides arelaxed and caring environment for all children. We understand the importantrole that families play in their children's lives and at Papillon House Schoolwe have created an atmosphere whereby all members of the family feel welcomedand valued.
We arecommitted to enabling every child pupil to experience success by developingtheir strengths, celebrating their achievements and acknowledging their uniquepersonalities.
We are lucky to have a skilled therapy team consisting of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, an Art Therapist and Therapy Assistants as well as a Clinical Psychologist as our Head of Therapy and Behaviour.
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks andResponsibilities ClinicalResponsibility 1. To assess anddiagnose the speech, language and communication needs of pupils with ASD and tomake appropriate clinical decisions about the provision of therapy to achieveidentified outcomes.
1. To assess anddiagnose the speech, language and communication needs of pupils with ASD and tomake appropriate clinical decisions about the provision of therapy to achieveidentified outcomes.
2. To develop andimplement Speech and Language Therapy treatment plans that meet the identifiedoutcomes for children.
3. To provide adviceto others regarding the management and care of children with communicationdifficulties.
4. To demonstrateclinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.
5. To develop theability to reflect on all aspects of childrens communication and to identifyappropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
6. To develop cleartreatment plans, targets and strategies based on best practice
7. To manage andprioritise a defined caseload independently
8. To manage andprioritise own workload
9. To write reportsreflecting the level of knowledge required for the post, and which meetdepartmental standards
10. To be accountablefor own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seekingadvice as appropriate
11. To work withindefined departmental and national protocols/policies and
Professional code ofconduct
Education andDevelopment Responsibility own as well as the development of others 1. To participate intraining/education for families and school staff to ensure understanding andneed for treatment advised.
2. To be aware ofchanging trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice within ownteam and interpret this into own specialist area of work in order to providethe highest standard of care to service users.
3. To participate inclinical audit, service development activities and research
programmes asrequired.
4. To assist with theorganization and delivery of courses and in-service training programmes.
5. To carry outcontinual professional development as identified through supervision, includingin-service training and courses as agreed. To participate in own supervision ona regular basis and work towards objectives set.
6. To takeresponsibility for identifying suitable courses and training programmes toenhance your own professional development, keeping abreast of new developmentswithin relevant clinical fields.
8. To be activelyinvolved in own supervision, peer support and relevant specialist sectionsupport groups.
Management andLeadership Responsibility including human resources, financial and otherresources 1. To assist theTherapy team in planning and providing appropriateSpeech and Language Therapyto pupils at Papillon House School. Including attendance at appropriatemeetings,developing guidelines and protocols and reviewing service provision.
2. To keep the LeadSLT and Head of Therapy up-to-date with service provision issues and report anyuntoward incidences clinical or non-clinical, promptly, co-operating with anyinvestigation undertaken.
3. To actively reviewefficacy of service delivery and facilitate setting up of new standards, oramend existing ones, in close liaison with the Team.
4. To keep up-to-datewith the Department standards and policies and facilitate dissemination of thisknowledge to colleagues.
5. To develop goodworking relationships with multi disciplinary teams, outside agencies andvoluntary agencies to ensure that professionalism and service delivery aremaintained.
6. To provide supportand supervision to junior members of the team and unqualified SLT staff andstudents where appropriate, monitoring the standard of treatment and givingtraining and instruction as appropriate.
7. To work alongside the SLT lead to develop and promote the SLT service at Papillon House School.
Clinical Governance 1. To ensure thatstatistics and notes are kept in accordance with school and national policies.
2. To work inaccordance with the Standards and Policies issued by the RCSLT, HCPC, the TherapyDepartment at Papillon House School and to meet legal requirements.
3. To keep up to datewith clinical developments and changing trends in practice, including NationalServiceFrameworks and Special Interest Groups.
4. To be responsiblefor the safe use of equipment by other staff and outside
5. To be involved inmonitoring and evaluation of SLT intervention as part of the multidisciplinaryservice and to liaise as necessary with other disciplines as needed.
Responsibilityfor Research and Development 1. To contribute towards the setting, monitoring and evaluation of standardsand policies.
2. To be involved in SLT and departmental clinical audits as required.
Freedomto Act 1. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for allaspects of your professional activities working within the codes of practiceand professional guidelines.
2. To close periods of treatment appropriately, agreeing a point of closurewith the carers and other professionals involved.
Confidentiality To maintain client confidentiality and obtaininformed consent.
This is not intended to be a comprehensivedescription of the duties of this post.The post holder may be required to undertake other related duties in theline with the nature and duties of this post which are not specificallymentioned above.
Person Specification Qualifications
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of successful completion of competencies
- Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registration
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) registration
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
Personal attributes
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational Skills
- Enthusiastic and committed to eliciting the best possible outcomes for pupils.
- Good time keeping
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge and experience of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to ASD underpinned by evidence based practice
- Specialist knowledge and understanding of normal child development
- Knowledge and understanding of ASD and associated difficulties
- Highly skilled ability to reflect on all aspects of the clients communication and identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and reflection skills
- Specialist knowledge of the use of relevant assessments and treatment approaches and practices . click apply for full job details
