Speech and Language Therapist

A flexible and creative approach is essential to enable the service to continue to drive towards improving quality for children and families

We are committed to improving the communication skills of children and young people, while supporting carers and other professionals to increase their ability to understand and support children with communication needs. The 3 Teams consist of SLTs and OTs working together. The Children's Speech & Language Therapy teams provide high quality services to children with speech, language and communication difficulties across the locality. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, children's own homes, nurseries and schools. We work closely with families and with colleagues in health, education and social care and you must have excellent communication skills to support these relationships, You must be enthusiastic and motivated and have experience of working with children with diverse speech, language and communication interest in managing eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties is desirable but not essential. You will manage your own time and caseload effectively and also support assistant practitioners in managing a delegated caseload. We are committed to promoting professional development in all staff and you should be enthusiastic about developing your leadership skills in service innovation. A significant supervision and support structure is in place to ensure competencies are met and specific areas of interest developed. Demonstrating a proactive approach to your own clinical and professional development and having a sound understanding of evidence based practice, is important., Essential

• Professional Degree or equivalent in Speech & Language Therapy
• Current Professional Registration with HCPC, Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance
• Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools
• Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes
• Knowledge of research, evidence-based practice and current issues relating to client group
Experience Essential
• Multi-disciplinary / multi-agency collaborative working
• Safeguarding of children / adults and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training / updates