Craniofacial and Cleft Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

This position involves providing highly specialist speech and language therapy services to clients with complex communication needs, including those with cleft lip and palate, and craniofacial conditions. The post holder will be responsible for delivering evidence-based interventions, managing a complex caseload, and contributing to service development, audit, and clinical governance. The role requires collaborative working within multidisciplinary teams and the provision of expert advice to professionals, carers, and clients., Clinical

• Conduct highly specialised assessments, treatment plans, and outcome evaluations for clients with complex communication difficulties.
• Provide specialist advice to professionals, clients, and carers, ensuring care is tailored to individual needs, including cultural and linguistic considerations.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge on current practices, adapting clinical interventions based on the latest evidence.
• Manage the security and maintenance of equipment, adhering to infection control protocols.
• Communicate complex clinical information to clients, carers, and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring empathy and clarity, particularly in challenging situations.
• Motivate clients and carers to engage in the therapeutic process and contribute to decision-making.
• Build productive relationships with individuals experiencing stress or communication barriers, demonstrating advanced interpersonal skills.
• To evaluate national and international standards of care and ensure that speech and language therapy care is delivered effectively to these standards.
• To transcribe speech disorders relating to cleft/craniofacial conditions disordered speech and make appropriate management plan.
  
  As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies. We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.