Senior Speech and Language Therapist; Experts at Hand - CFHD

Senior Speech and Language Therapist (Experts at Hand) - CFHD

CFHD are lookingto recruit four 1.0wte Speech and Language Therapists to provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy support within the Experts at Hand service through advice, consultation, modelling of strategies, training, and targeted intervention.

The base locations for these will be in Exeter, Newton Abbot, or Barnstaple.

The post-holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and autonomously to support children and young people, families, and professionals by building capacity within early years, school and post-16 settings,delivering training, and offering time-limited direct interventions where indicated.

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong,enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, yourphone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a realsense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to yourdaily work, your career development and your support network.

The speech and language therapy service within CFHD have transformed to work within the Balanced System framework.

Manage a caseload of children and young people with Speech, language and communication needs(SLCN) using evidenced based practice to assess, plan, formulate, implement and evaluate interventions in a variety of settings (individually and/or in groups) and as part of a multidisciplinary team

Provide clinical support and supervision to the less experienced SLTs in the team

Work with the Clinical Team Manager to co-ordinate the clinic and oversee the day-to-day caseload management

Participate in the provision of student placements

Co-ordinate theteam audit and monitoring of outcomes for interventions and report to locality lead

Using astrengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and routine outcome measures

Promote and support participation of service users across the service

Participate in clinical audits and clinical research as appropriate

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across

Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

We would like thepeople who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding,patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience tolisten carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Who we are

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists,psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Full Registration with Health Professions Council
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist post graduate short courses relating to any paediatric communication disorders including Stammering, Learning Disability and Autism.

• Highly developed specialist knowledge (acquired through attending specialist short courses) to enable post holder to work autonomously
• Highly developed specialist knowledge of independent management of complex and highly specialised caseload and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• In depth knowledge of children with special needs and associated conditions underpinned by current evidence-based practice
• Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment and therapeutic tools relevant to working with children and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• Ability to make a differential diagnosis, choose appropriate…