Job summary
We are pleased to be able to offer a permanent part time
post for an enthusiastic, motivated and well-organised Speech and Language
Therapist. The post holder will work within County Durham with children and
young people with Developmental Communication Disorders within the Youth
Justice Service.
As a key member of the team you will be passionate about
improving health outcomes for clients and will work closely with health
colleagues, partner agencies, parents and carers. You will be a great
communicator and enjoy working both independently and as part of a team in
different settings.
This post will provide you with the opportunity to:
Focus clinical work on children & young people with a
complex and diverse range of social communication and/or language difficulties
including autism, selective mutism and DLD.
To be an active member of the local multi-disciplinary
team and work closely with the Childrens Therapy team to ensure continued
development of the service.
Help develop an evidence-based pathways for the client
group
Work within a range of community settings
including clinics, homes, mainstream and special school setting
Main duties of the job
1. Generate appropriate strategies to manage an individual
specialist caseload including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and
discharge of a diverse range of clients with fluency disorders with support and
supervision from a lead clinician.
2. Develop and implement specialist care protocols and
programmes of care and treatment, to meet the needs of clients in conjunction
with their parents, carers, education staff and other members of the
appropriate multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with support and supervision from a
lead clinician.
3. Independently manage and negotiate the management of
complex cases with others e.g. onward referral to highly specialist clinicians
or other specialist support agencies e.g. consultants, Educational
Psychologists.
4. Provide specialist education, training and supervision to
speech and language therapy assistant practitioners and to speech and language
therapists with less experience in the management of the client group, with
appropriate supervision from the clinical lead.
5. Provide specialist advice and second opinions to less
experienced colleagues.
6. Continually evaluate the effectiveness of
care protocols and packages of care, audit etc
About us
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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
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Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Generate appropriate strategies to manage an individual specialist
caseload including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of a
diverse range of clients with complex communication difficulties with support
and supervision from lead clinician
2. To provide specialist advice to the Autism Diagnostic
Teams to contribute to the diagnosis of children with social communication
difficulties
3. Independently manage and negotiate the management of
complex cases with others e.g. onward referral to highly specialist clinicians
or other specialist support agencies e.g. consultants, Educational
Psychologists.
4. Provide specialist education, training and supervision to
speech and language therapy assistant practitioners and to speech and language
therapists with less experience in the management of the client group, with
appropriate supervision from the clinical lead.
5. Provide specialist advice and second opinions to less
experienced colleagues.
6. Continually evaluate the effectiveness of care protocols
and packages of care, audit and implement changes as appropriate in conjunction
with lead clinician/line manager.
7. Evaluate the effects of the communication difficulty on
the psychological health of the client.
8. Work with the lead clinician(s) to develop
and coordinate service provision and policy development for the client group.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Generate appropriate strategies to manage an individual specialist
caseload including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of a
diverse range of clients with complex communication difficulties with support
and supervision from lead clinician
2. To provide specialist advice to the Autism Diagnostic
Teams to contribute to the diagnosis of children with social communication
difficulties
3. Independently manage and negotiate the management of
complex cases with others e.g. onward referral to highly specialist clinicians
or other specialist support agencies e.g. consultants, Educational
Psychologists.
4. Provide specialist education, training and supervision to
speech and language therapy assistant practitioners and to speech and language
therapists with less experience in the management of the client group, with
appropriate supervision from the clinical lead.
5. Provide specialist advice and second opinions to less
experienced colleagues.
6. Continually evaluate the effectiveness of care protocols
and packages of care, audit and implement changes as appropriate in conjunction
with lead clinician/line manager.
7. Evaluate the effects of the communication difficulty on
the psychological health of the client.
8. Work with the lead clinician(s) to develop
and coordinate service provision and policy development for the client group.
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
- Certificate to practice as a Speech and Language Therapist
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
- Evidence of leadership training
- Evidence of post graduate study
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Speech and Language Therapist, some of which has included working with clients with social communication disorders
- Working in partnership with children and parents
Desirable
- Experience of working as a member of a multi agency team
- Experience of planning and delivering teaching and training
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS and Education policies
- Knowledge of clinical guidelines/national
- documents/research relating to children and young people with social communication difficulties and Autism
- High level problem solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility in approach
- Well motivated
Desirable
- Skills in making formal presentations
- Use of Microsoft word processing packages for producing programmes and reports
- Leadership skills
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between venues in a short timescale
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
- Certificate to practice as a Speech and Language Therapist
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
- Evidence of leadership training
- Evidence of post graduate study
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Speech and Language Therapist, some of which has included working with clients with social communication disorders
- Working in partnership with children and parents
Desirable
- Experience of working as a member of a multi agency team
- Experience of planning and delivering teaching and training
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS and Education policies
- Knowledge of clinical guidelines/national
- documents/research relating to children and young people with social communication difficulties and Autism
- High level problem solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility in approach
- Well motivated
Desirable
- Skills in making formal presentations
- Use of Microsoft word processing packages for producing programmes and reports
- Leadership skills
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between venues in a short timescale
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.
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.
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
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chester Le Street Community Hospital
Front Street
Hollyhurst Road
Chester Le Street
County Durham
DH3 3AT
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
