Job summary
We are excited to be advertising for a 0.2 WTE ( on a
rolling 12 month FTC) Band 6 Senior Speech and Language Therapist
with an interest in cleft lip and palate and are looking to
developing their skills with this client group. The main duties will be
to support the specialists to deliver interventions to this caseload.
Children and Family Health Devon
(CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of
childrens 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, your phone a friend
network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of
professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work,
your career development and your support network.
Main duties of the job
The post will working alongside the specialist B7 supporting
the caseload in the Exeter, East and North Devon footprint.
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong,
enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your
phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real
sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your
daily work, your career development and your support network.
About us
About us
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.
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 children and
young people say
We would like the
people 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 to
listen 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist post graduate short courses relating to paediatric communication disorders including Learning Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Person Specification
Essential
- Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification
Experience
Essential
- 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 treatments from a range of options and provide specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes by use of evidence-based practice
- Ability to use specialist experience to inform sound clinical judgements/ decision making for case management
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Proven relevant experience post qualification in managing a complex varied caseload and in working autonomously in the community
Desirable
- Competence in delivering language development training to both professional and untrained staff in the community
- Experience supervising speech and language therapy programme implementation by early years and mainstream school staff
- Experience in team leading and organising a local service/clinic
- Experience of supervising less experienced Speech and Language Therapists
- Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience working in early years, school age and specialist settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist post graduate short courses relating to paediatric communication disorders including Learning Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Person Specification
Essential
- Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification
Experience
Essential
- 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 treatments from a range of options and provide specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes by use of evidence-based practice
- Ability to use specialist experience to inform sound clinical judgements/ decision making for case management
- Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
- Proven relevant experience post qualification in managing a complex varied caseload and in working autonomously in the community
Desirable
- Competence in delivering language development training to both professional and untrained staff in the community
- Experience supervising speech and language therapy programme implementation by early years and mainstream school staff
- Experience in team leading and organising a local service/clinic
- Experience of supervising less experienced Speech and Language Therapists
- Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience working in early years, school age and specialist settings.
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).
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