Job summary
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, 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.
We are excited to be advertising for a part time band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the Neurodiversity Pathway within Torbay and South Devon locality. This is an exciting time to join CFHD and to be a part of a newly forming team offering intervention and undertaking clinical assessments. Whilst working within a specialist multi disciplinary team and liaising, and working closely with colleagues both in CFHD, and with other organisations.
Main duties of the job
- Hold an appropriate caseload and undertake a lead clinician role for children receiving intervention from within the specialist pathway.
- Undertake specialist assessments, including risk assessments, contribute to care planning and deliver evidence-based interventions in collaboration with children, young people and their carers.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team offering evidence-based interventions.
- Provide a range of early help/light touch interventions across pathways such as emotional health and well-being, sensory issues, positive behavioural support.
- Work across pathways and geographical areas as required, according to need and demand.
- Supervise, manage and support integrated therapy assistants.
- Ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and routine outcome measures
About us
The Neurodiversity Pathway is a developing integrated pathway with CFHD. The proposed Integrated Neurodiversity Pathway will provide specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people with neurodiversity.
The community integrated team will bring together a variety of disciplines from across CAMHS and Specialist Children's services, Community Paediatrics, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychological therapies, and Clinical Psychology.
Why work with us - Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.
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.
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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.
#caretojoinus
Person Specification
qualification
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
Knowledge and 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
qualification
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
Knowledge and 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).
