Speech and Language Therapy Associate Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist Associate Practitioner to work alongside Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and Youth Justice staff in the Dorset Combined Youth Offending Team. You will be working at a universal and targeted levels supporting children and young people who are currently accessing the Youth Justice Service. Part of the role will involve working with children young people at risk of exclusion, their families and schools.

You will join a small established multi-disciplinary health team, comprising of SLTs, a Clinical Psychologist and Mental Health nurses, who work within the wider Youth Justice Service to support the physical, social and emotional health needs of young people. You will work with colleagues to contribute to a holistic understanding of a young person's strengths and needs and to formulate a support plan.

You will also be part of the wider team of Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy Service working across Dorset to deliver Speech and Language Therapy in close cooperation with other professional colleagues. This role will include the opportunity to contribute to service development and audit.

This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.

Main duties of the job

Working with the Speech and Language Therapy Specialist Therapists and the wider Youth Justice Service to deliver a high quality speech and language therapy service for children and young people

Deliver therapy programmes, training, coaching and other interventions devised by specialist speech and language therapists to individuals and groups.

Work collaboratively with the wider YJS to support communication friendly interventions in a range of locations.

Advise Teaching Assistants and parents about the speech, language and communication needs of individuals and to assist in the development of systems alongside the Speech and Language Therapist and supporting them to track access and frequency of interventions provided.

To support the development of appropriate resources and easy read information.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.