Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

To provide highly specialist assessment of children and young people as part of the Autism Assessment team.

To undertake ADOS assessments for children and young people up to the age of 18 years (early years and school age)

To carry out social communication observations and assessments in a clinic, educational settings or home setting

To carry out assessment of children with highly complex social communication presentations as part of a multi professional team providing highly specialist clinical advice, interpretation and differential diagnosis

To write detailed contributions to diagnostic multidisciplinary reports

To take the lead where appropriate in feeding back assessment and diagnostic results to parents and young people

To support other Speech and Language therapists and other professionals including Specialist Nurses, Paediatric Registrars, Early Years Practitioners and Psychology Assistants working as part of the ASD assessment team

To line manage one or more Speech and Language Therapists including managing leave, conducting appraisals, providing regular one to one supervision and supporting adherence to mandatory training.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.