Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community Therapies team. Therapists within the team work solo and jointly with OT, Physio, Complex Needs, and the Specialist Assessment Service (SAS - for autism diagnosis). We welcome applications from experienced SLT's, looking to further develop their specialist level paediatric skills.
As a Band 6 SLT you will manage and discharge children between 0-18 years, within a shared caseload system. Appointments are undertaken in clinics, educational settings, and family homes, appropriate for individual needs.
The service is developing a single point of referral and combined pathway for all services listed above. Your role within this will be to work with the Team Leads to further develop the school age pathway for children with SLCN.
UHB is one of the country's largest acute trusts and provides Multi-professional Preceptorship Programmes for newly appointed clinicians. You will also have access to the Trusts Professional Development and Education Teams, who drive our research activity with opportunities to join qualified colleagues studying at master's and PhD levels.
Flexible working is widely supported at UHB, to promote a healthy work-life balance for all staff wherever possible.
Main duties of the job
Assess, diagnose, and manage communication support of children in appropriate locations, referring onto colleagues for dysphagia needs.
Develop specialist knowledge within areas of clinical practice as service requirements dictate and as planned in annual appraisals. To raise the profile of the Speech and Language Therapy Team by networking regionally and nationally. Maintain accurate case notes and records in accordance with HCPC, RCSLT and organisational standards.
Distributing written reports in a timely manner to clients, carers and other professionals, as required, including under relevant Education Acts., such EHCPs.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of speech and language therapy issues, assessments, treatment procedures and new technology through a variety of Continuing Professional Development activities (CPD).
Organise own caseload and identify needs, bringing to the attention of the specialist or Team Leader, issues relating to clinical decision making or service development.
Support clients through communicative situations which cause them significant difficulties.
Cover for colleagues' absences, as directed by the Team Leader.
All employees may be required to work at an alternative location within the Trust to meet the needs of the service.
Able to meet the travel requirements of the post and be independently mobile and as such it is essential for you to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
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*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree
- *License to practice & HCPC Registration
- *Membership of RCSLT
- *GCSEs (including A -- C grade in English & Maths, or equivalent)
- *3 passes at A level (or equivalent)
Desirable
- *Experience with school age SLT provision.
Experience
Essential
- *Able to assess develop and implement appropriate programmes of care, write reports and evaluate outcomes and treatment to meet the needs of the clients
- *Wide range of experience with different client groups at undergraduate level
- *Knowledge of and adherence to national and local clinical guidelines
- *Aware of rules relating to confidentiality and data protection and shares information within these constraints
- *Demonstrates knowledge about children's communication difficulties
- *Sound understanding of SEND Code of Practice
- *Able to identify areas for own personal and professional development and take steps to meet those needs
- *Knowledge of, and adherence to, national and local clinical guidelines
- *Awareness of and works within local, national and professional standards
Desirable
- *Experience of using video therapy techniques (e.g. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy)
- *Developing specialist level skills in at least one area of clinical practice, such as speech sound disorder, stammering, cleft lip and palate, complex communication, special school provision etc.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Able to make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment with access to a supervisor
- *Able to define a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment
- *Able to structure clear care plans based on best practice
- *Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing SLT treatment
- *Able to reflect on practice with peers
- *Able to contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to ensure well coordinated care plans
- *Able to identify breakdown in communication/conflict and seek advice and support to resolve
- *Able to assist other SLT's in the training of others
- *Able to maintain accurate case notes in line with local national and professional standards
- *Able to gather and share data accurately to inform service delivery
- *Able to work independently accessing appropriate supervision from peers and line managers
- *Able to take responsibility for own professional actions but able to identify and seek advice and support when necessary
- *Aware of, and adheres to service plan
- *Able to comment on proposed service/policy developments within discussion
- *Contributes to the development of SLT assistants and volunteers
- *Promotes the profession by allowing pre-training course observers to attend sessions
- *Supervises the work of assistants and volunteers
- *Able to communicate complex condition-related information to clients, carers and other professionals
- *Able to work closely with clients, carers and other professionals to reach joint decisions relating to client management
- *Demonstrate empathy with clients and carers to ensure effective communication
- *Demonstrates highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and management of clients needs
- *Able to care for and maintain equipment
- *Able to identify resources necessary for delivering SLT services in setting
- *Able to take part in Clinical Governance and Audit projects within own area of service
- *Able to maintain intense levels of concentration in all aspects of client care.
- *Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- *Able to manage own time and prioritise tasks
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree
- *License to practice & HCPC Registration
- *Membership of RCSLT
- *GCSEs (including A -- C grade in English & Maths, or equivalent)
- *3 passes at A level (or equivalent)
Desirable
- *Experience with school age SLT provision.
Experience
Essential
- *Able to assess develop and implement appropriate programmes of care, write reports and evaluate outcomes and treatment to meet the needs of the clients
- *Wide range of experience with different client groups at undergraduate level
- *Knowledge of and adherence to national and local clinical guidelines
- *Aware of rules relating to confidentiality and data protection and shares information within these constraints
- *Demonstrates knowledge about children's communication difficulties
- *Sound understanding of SEND Code of Practice
- *Able to identify areas for own personal and professional development and take steps to meet those needs
- *Knowledge of, and adherence to, national and local clinical guidelines
- *Awareness of and works within local, national and professional standards
Desirable
- *Experience of using video therapy techniques (e.g. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy)
- *Developing specialist level skills in at least one area of clinical practice, such as speech sound disorder, stammering, cleft lip and palate, complex communication, special school provision etc.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Able to make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment with access to a supervisor
- *Able to define a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment
- *Able to structure clear care plans based on best practice
- *Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing SLT treatment
- *Able to reflect on practice with peers
- *Able to contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to ensure well coordinated care plans
- *Able to identify breakdown in communication/conflict and seek advice and support to resolve
- *Able to assist other SLT's in the training of others
- *Able to maintain accurate case notes in line with local national and professional standards
- *Able to gather and share data accurately to inform service delivery
- *Able to work independently accessing appropriate supervision from peers and line managers
- *Able to take responsibility for own professional actions but able to identify and seek advice and support when necessary
- *Aware of, and adheres to service plan
- *Able to comment on proposed service/policy developments within discussion
- *Contributes to the development of SLT assistants and volunteers
- *Promotes the profession by allowing pre-training course observers to attend sessions
- *Supervises the work of assistants and volunteers
- *Able to communicate complex condition-related information to clients, carers and other professionals
- *Able to work closely with clients, carers and other professionals to reach joint decisions relating to client management
- *Demonstrate empathy with clients and carers to ensure effective communication
- *Demonstrates highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis and management of clients needs
- *Able to care for and maintain equipment
- *Able to identify resources necessary for delivering SLT services in setting
- *Able to take part in Clinical Governance and Audit projects within own area of service
- *Able to maintain intense levels of concentration in all aspects of client care.
- *Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- *Able to manage own time and prioritise tasks
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
