Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

We are excited to be advertising for a 12 month Fixed Term 0.6 WTE Band 7 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with a specialist interest in young people with SEMH. This role will be part of the Managing Mood, Emotions and Relationship Pathway, working closely with colleagues in mental health but with strong professional links to speech and language therapists across CFHD. This role can be based within any of the three CFHD localities (North Devon, Exeter, East and Mid Devon & Torbay and South Devon),

• Work within a CFHD pathway of care providing support to speech and language therapists across the designated pathway/s of care.
• Screen and triage referrals and ensure a strengths-based approach to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to support the complex packages of care for children with additional needs in the community.
• Contribute to risk assessment and care planning in collaboration with children, young people and their carers.
• Provide specialist SLT assessment, advice and interventions to children, young people and their families and to hold a caseload of children with complex needs.
• Provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with highly complex long-term conditions and complex needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care. This includes children with complex needs including speech, language and communication.
  
  The post holder will take a key role in the language assessment and support of children and young people and their families/carers with in the MERS pathway across the recruiting locality y The successful applicant will have experience and training relevant to this role and be able to support others in developing their own competencies.
  
  Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities. CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training. Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers. Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, partnership that benefits the communities we serve Successful applicants will be employed by Torbay and South Devon FT (link to Why work for us Why work with us - 1 (pagetiger.com))