Job summary
Are you a Band 6 or Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist with an interest in developing specialist skills in working with deaf children and young people?
Are you motivated to build your clinical expertise within a supportive service that values supervision, training, and professional development?We are seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join our specialist service supporting deaf children and young people in primary and secondary school settings in Luton.
This role is suitable for therapists who are developing their practice within deafness, as well as those with more established experience who wish to further consolidate specialist and leadership skills.
The post offers structured clinical supervision, access to specialist training, and opportunities for professional development within a highly supportive, multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
You will provide Speech and Language Therapy assessment and intervention for deaf children and young people in Luton, working in partnership with families, education settings, Teachers of the Deaf, and other professionals. You will contribute to holistic, child-centred assessment and intervention planning to support communication, language, and educational outcomes.
For Band 6 therapists, the role will provide opportunities to develop specialist knowledge and clinical competence in the area of deafness through regular supervision, mentoring, joint working, and access to relevant training. Clinical responsibilities will be appropriate to experience, with clear progression and development expectations.
For Band 7 therapists, the post will involve delivering Speech and Language Therapy at a highly specialist level within deafness, demonstrating clinical leadership, and supporting service development. You will represent the service in relevant meetings and contribute to the ongoing development and quality of provision for deaf children and young people within Luton's integrated partnership model.
Across all levels, you will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency framework, contributing to service evaluation, professional learning, and best practice in line with NHS values and standards
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post is commissioned by Luton Borough Council to provide Specialist Speech and Language Therapy intervention and support to deaf children and young people who are attending primary and secondary school age specialist deaf provisions and those who are on the peripatetic caseload of the Deaf Children and Young People Service.
You will:
Provide Speech and Language Therapy at a highly specialist level, within the area of deafness, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support in theholistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people known to theservice.
You will demonstrate clinical leadership in deafness and represent the local team/service area in appropriate meetings to support and develop quality services for deaf children and young people within Luton in an integrated partnership model, where possible.Provide assessment, advice and therapy where appropriate to children and young people with hearing impairment with and without EHCPs across Luton
Provide intervention and support to those deaf children and young people who attend deaf specialist provisions in the mainstream schools and those who are supported by peripatetic Teachers of the Deaf either in their home environment or in their pre-school or school setting.
To provide regular reports on activities and outcomes of interventions to LBC
To identify, assess and diagnose communication impairments and select appropriate therapy for effective treatment.
To provide written reports and contribute to the EHCP assessment process as required.
Contributing to annual reviews/case conferences and meetings as required
Make independent decisions about caseload management.
Gain extensive clinical experience and expertise to improve and further develop specialist skills through training, support and study
Provide second opinions to less experienced colleagues
Be responsible for providing ongoing training and advice to the wider Speech and Language Therapy team, school teaching assistants/communicators SENCOs and teachers and volunteers
Devise and deliver training to parents as appropriate.
Deliver training within the school environment as required.
Contribute to the support of newly and recently graduated SLT Staff
Measure the impact of the work within the HIP service and provide reporting data as required.
Take responsibility for service wide developments as appropriate.
Communication Take a clinical lead role in service development in this area
To represent the SLT service within wider local and national groups
Have a specialist advisory role for the Trust in this specialty area, giving service widesecond and expert opinions.
Independently take students on placement for clinical teaching and supervision, includingexam placement
Take a clinical leadership role for qualified and unqualified staff working at lower gradesand volunteers.
To ensure that own behaviour and decision making supports the equality, diversity, rightsand responsibilities of service users and professional colleagues.
To present and communicate complex condition-related information in such a manner asto motivate and inform patients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinaryteam/other professions, agreeing decision-making relevant to patient management
To use exceptional interpersonal skills to listen well and counsel families and carers, soproviding support and empathy without prejudice.
To use negotiation skills to manage conflict as needed across a range of situations.
To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff which arecharacterised by open communication, trust and respect.
To communicate effectively with patients with communication problems where difficultiesto understanding exist, using observation, listening and empathy.
Budgetary Responsibility To monitor stock levels in own service area and request new equipment as appropriate
Does not hold budgetary responsibility but is aware of the need to plan non- payexpenditure.
People Management To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate
- Development of staff
- Work in collaboration with the Speech and Language Therapy service Deaf specialist to develop effective practise and processes for deaf children and families in community health teams
- Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSprocess
- To supervise the work of unqualified staff and volunteers and students
- To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible
Key Stakeholders Internal
- Speech & Language Service
- Speech & Language Therapy colleagues
- Health visiting and 0-19 teams
- Schools Nurses
- Paediatric medical staff
- Administrative sta
External
- Children, parents and carers
- Deaf Children and Young People Service
- Lead Deaf Children and Young PeopleService
- SEND Assessment and Travel ServiceManager
- Teachers of the Deaf
- Education staff
- Headteachers
- SENCOs
- Education staff in schools and nurseries in Luton
- Members of the Early Years SupportService
- Members of the LBC SEND Team
- Educational Psychologists LBC
Research & Development Activity
- To participate in and develop innovations in areas of risk management, quality standards setting and clinical effectiveness
- To undertake Clinical Governance /audit projects within local service
- To participate in departmental research and informal/formal R&D and clinicalgovernance/audit projects
- To collect and provide research/ governance data as required
Clinical and Practice Governance
- Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records andinformation in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
- Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferredelectronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance andInformation Security policies.
- The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
- The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
- To adhere to CCS trust and LBC record keeping policies and procedures, maintaining up to dateand accurate case notes in line with professional standards and local trust policies
- It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with HCPC and RCSLT, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
- Undertake annual appraisal and mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust: providing services across Cambridgeshire, Milton Keynes Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough,Bedfordshire and Suffolk
- To attend relevant training (courses, meetings, special interest groups) and development in order to maintain and develop skills and knowledge required of a specialist therapistworking in this field.
- The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required
- Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect fromthe team
- Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis
- The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for theirteam
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post is commissioned by Luton Borough Council to provide Specialist Speech and Language Therapy intervention and support to deaf children and young people who are attending primary and secondary school age specialist deaf provisions and those who are on the peripatetic caseload of the Deaf Children and Young People Service.
You will:
Provide Speech and Language Therapy at a highly specialist level, within the area of deafness, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support in theholistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people known to theservice.
You will demonstrate clinical leadership in deafness and represent the local team/service area in appropriate meetings to support and develop quality services for deaf children and young people within Luton in an integrated partnership model, where possible.Provide assessment, advice and therapy where appropriate to children and young people with hearing impairment with and without EHCPs across Luton
Provide intervention and support to those deaf children and young people who attend deaf specialist provisions in the mainstream schools and those who are supported by peripatetic Teachers of the Deaf either in their home environment or in their pre-school or school setting.
To provide regular reports on activities and outcomes of interventions to LBC
To identify, assess and diagnose communication impairments and select appropriate therapy for effective treatment.
To provide written reports and contribute to the EHCP assessment process as required.
Contributing to annual reviews/case conferences and meetings as required
Make independent decisions about caseload management.
Gain extensive clinical experience and expertise to improve and further develop specialist skills through training, support and study
Provide second opinions to less experienced colleagues
Be responsible for providing ongoing training and advice to the wider Speech and Language Therapy team, school teaching assistants/communicators SENCOs and teachers and volunteers
Devise and deliver training to parents as appropriate.
Deliver training within the school environment as required.
Contribute to the support of newly and recently graduated SLT Staff
Measure the impact of the work within the HIP service and provide reporting data as required.
Take responsibility for service wide developments as appropriate.
Communication Take a clinical lead role in service development in this area
To represent the SLT service within wider local and national groups
Have a specialist advisory role for the Trust in this specialty area, giving service widesecond and expert opinions.
Independently take students on placement for clinical teaching and supervision, includingexam placement
Take a clinical leadership role for qualified and unqualified staff working at lower gradesand volunteers.
To ensure that own behaviour and decision making supports the equality, diversity, rightsand responsibilities of service users and professional colleagues.
To present and communicate complex condition-related information in such a manner asto motivate and inform patients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinaryteam/other professions, agreeing decision-making relevant to patient management
To use exceptional interpersonal skills to listen well and counsel families and carers, soproviding support and empathy without prejudice.
To use negotiation skills to manage conflict as needed across a range of situations.
To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff which arecharacterised by open communication, trust and respect.
To communicate effectively with patients with communication problems where difficultiesto understanding exist, using observation, listening and empathy.
Budgetary Responsibility To monitor stock levels in own service area and request new equipment as appropriate
Does not hold budgetary responsibility but is aware of the need to plan non- payexpenditure.
People Management To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate
- Development of staff
- Work in collaboration with the Speech and Language Therapy service Deaf specialist to develop effective practise and processes for deaf children and families in community health teams
- Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSprocess
- To supervise the work of unqualified staff and volunteers and students
- To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible
Key Stakeholders Internal
- Speech & Language Service
- Speech & Language Therapy colleagues
- Health visiting and 0-19 teams
- Schools Nurses
- Paediatric medical staff
- Administrative sta
External
- Children, parents and carers
- Deaf Children and Young People Service
- Lead Deaf Children and Young PeopleService
- SEND Assessment and Travel ServiceManager
- Teachers of the Deaf
- Education staff
- Headteachers
- SENCOs
- Education staff in schools and nurseries in Luton
- Members of the Early Years SupportService
- Members of the LBC SEND Team
- Educational Psychologists LBC
Research & Development Activity
- To participate in and develop innovations in areas of risk management, quality standards setting and clinical effectiveness
- To undertake Clinical Governance /audit projects within local service
- To participate in departmental research and informal/formal R&D and clinicalgovernance/audit projects
- To collect and provide research/ governance data as required
Clinical and Practice Governance
- Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records andinformation in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
- Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferredelectronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance andInformation Security policies.
- The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
- The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
- To adhere to CCS trust and LBC record keeping policies and procedures, maintaining up to dateand accurate case notes in line with professional standards and local trust policies
- It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with HCPC and RCSLT, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
- Undertake annual appraisal and mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust: providing services across Cambridgeshire, Milton Keynes Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough,Bedfordshire and Suffolk
- To attend relevant training (courses, meetings, special interest groups) and development in order to maintain and develop skills and knowledge required of a specialist therapistworking in this field.
- The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required
- Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect fromthe team
- Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis
- The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for theirteam
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised S< Degree or equivalent Evidence of training in clinical specialist area. RCSLT membership Registered with HCPC
Desirable
- Competent in using basic British Sign Language (BSL)
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience working as an SLT with children and young people
- Experience delivering assessment and intervention for deaf and hearing-impaired children
- Experience of selecting, administering and interpreting a range of assessment tools relevant to deafness
- Experience of multi-agency working, including education and SEND services
Desirable
- Experience working within specialist deaf provisions or peripatetic services
- Experience providing training or advice to Teachers of the Deaf, school staff and parents
- Experience working in a clinical leadership or advisory role
Skills
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of speech, language and communication development in deaf children
- Understanding of the educational and clinical impact of deafness across childhood and adolescence
- Knowledge of relevant SEND legislation and national guidance
- Strong organisation, prioritisation and time-management skills
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals working within deaf services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised S< Degree or equivalent Evidence of training in clinical specialist area. RCSLT membership Registered with HCPC
Desirable
- Competent in using basic British Sign Language (BSL)
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience working as an SLT with children and young people
- Experience delivering assessment and intervention for deaf and hearing-impaired children
- Experience of selecting, administering and interpreting a range of assessment tools relevant to deafness
- Experience of multi-agency working, including education and SEND services
Desirable
- Experience working within specialist deaf provisions or peripatetic services
- Experience providing training or advice to Teachers of the Deaf, school staff and parents
- Experience working in a clinical leadership or advisory role
Skills
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of speech, language and communication development in deaf children
- Understanding of the educational and clinical impact of deafness across childhood and adolescence
- Knowledge of relevant SEND legislation and national guidance
- Strong organisation, prioritisation and time-management skills
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals working within deaf services
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).
