Preschool Speech and Language Therapist

The role is to work as part of the Preschool team providing support to children and families in the Central area of Warwickshire. The preschool team functions as an integral part of a wider County wide team. This post is to cover maternity leave for 9 months., To exercise full responsibility for a designated caseload of Pre-school children.
To use highly developed interpersonal skills to:
facilitate communication so that the needs of the child and family are central to the clinical process
play a pivotal role in ensuring effective joint working for children with communication difficulties and their families
To prioritise own caseload and manage own workload effectively and efficiently.
To assess and analyse complex information related to children's speech, language and communication using specialist knowledge to select appropriate formal and informal assessments including standardised psychometric tests.
To formulate a diagnosis based upon assessment, case history information and information from family and other professionals.
To evaluate and make decisions about therapy options taking into account the child's educational attainments, learning style and curriculum requirements.
To formulate a detailed individual management plan based upon relevant research and best practice.
To agree options in collaboration with all those involved in order to implement the individual management plan, which may include any combination of the following:
therapeutic intervention with children individually or in groups (in school or clinic)
programmes jointly planned and implemented with teaching staff
Supporting others to implement programmes according to individual needs
Providing advice on curriculum differentiation through Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
Providing advice on specific strategies to employ in the classroom and/or at home.
Advising referral to other professionals where indicated
To provide demonstration / training on how to maximise communication opportunities for the individual.
To provide individualised packages of care for children with a range of complex needs
To plan and deliver high quality training to enable settings to provide the optimum language learning environment
To manage children's behaviour and motivate them to achieve positive therapy outcomes including those who have severe/complex difficulties or who may be challenging.
To recognise potential conflict or breakdown in the above process and use negotiation and problem-solving skills to reach agreement.
To communicate complex and specialist information to others by way of written reports and face-to-face discussions, adapting own communication style and content to the needs of the situation.
To form productive relationships with families, recognising the need for and ensuring sensitivity and care where:
There may be emotional stress
Difficult or potentially distressing news to be given
There are potential barriers to communication
To contribute to Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) including providing:
Assessment and support at the Targeted and Specialist level as set out in the Warwickshire SEND Provision Matrix
Specified and quantified advice for Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) as required by the SEND Code of Practice (2014) and Children & Families Act (2014)
To attend Annual Reviews and termly reviews of targets as required
To liaise with other professionals and teams in a consultative capacity in relation to management of individual children and attend and contribute to meetings involving parents and other professionals (e.g. case conferences, Annual Review of EHCP, etc.)
To supervise and support SLTAs in undertaking programmes for individual children on caseload.
To work with other members of the local and countywide teams and members of other teams to achieve seamless, co-ordinated service provision.
To support the team in the development and provision of training / teaching packages for LA staff
To collaborate with LA support service teachers / early years teachers in the provision of training / teaching packages, as required
To undertake workshop sessions for parents (including evening sessions) as required.
To work collaboratively with a range of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency professionals to provide high quality SLT services for children with speech, language and communication difficulties, Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust)., Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.