Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Implement policies within the local area and propose changes to working practices or standard operating procedures for the local work area as required.

Supervise the work of the junior team members, volunteers and lead student placements including supervision and assessment.

Manage verbal concerns and highlight these to the Team Leader.

Be aware of the risk framework and manage incidents through appropriate reporting systems.

Provide triage, in- depth assessment, differential diagnosis, signposting,intervention and modelling, report writing.

Ensure that children/carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care and facilitate joint decisions wherever possible.

Communicate effectively with Education professionals to gather information and support their understanding of the Neurodevelopmental assessment service.

Demonstrate the ability to manage children with challenging behaviours and complex disabilities.

Work independently, as a member of the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team and as a member of a wider inter-disciplinary team.

Make appropriate referrals to other health, education and social careprofessionals and complete peer review and combined decision making to develop diagnostic rationale and reasoning.

Demonstrate the ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of clients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in the assessment.

Provide advice to partner agencies regarding the management and care of children undergoing neurodevelopmental assessment.

Engage in collaborative working practices including joint assessments with members of the team and with educational, social care and healthprofessionals, referring on for further investigation and assessment.

Demonstrate empathy with children, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.

Adapt practice to meet individual circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.

Negotiate with carers, clients and others around individual case management including the management of the communication environment.

Reflect upon, evaluate and develop the level and quality of the service being given.

Attend and actively participate in Case discussion and Health ReviewMeetings, CAF and Safeguarding meetings as required.

Provide comprehensive and timely reports for diagnostic process and to support any statutory requirement.

Be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loaned to client.

Please see Job Description for further information on non-clinical, training and education, clinical governance/audit, and communication responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
• Health Professional Council - License to practise.
• Evidence of developed specialist knowledge.

Desirable

• Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy.

Experience of

Essential

• Working with a range of communication difficulties at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Relevant experience of assessing, care planning and report writing in regards to Autism and Neurodevelopmental Conditions.

Desirable

• A member of a special interest group.

Knowledge of

Essential

• Assessment tools relevant to the client group.
• National policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
• A range of appropriate interventions relevant to the client group.
• Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit.
• Awareness of the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group.
• Awareness of standards of record keeping.

Skills

Essential

• Negotiation and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills.
• Well-developed concentration skills.
• Good presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Good organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
• Adequate IT skills to manage the requirements of the job.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills.
• Demonstrates ability to be a team member.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)