Job summary
We
are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Speech and Language Therapist
who is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to
provide a high standard of Speech and Language Therapy to children and young
people in Warrington.
In
this role you will see children/young people aged 0-19 in a range of settings
including clinic/mainstream schools and specialist provisions as required. You
will work alongside B5, B6 and B7 SLTs and SLT assistants as part of a large,
supportive, and innovative team. We would consider supporting you in a
particular area of special interest (dependent on service need).
You
will work closely with families, health colleagues and education staff to
develop programmes that will be implemented in schools and at home.
You
will have allocated time, along with colleagues, to influence service
development using the latest evidence and can take on additional responsibility
in an area of interest.
We have regular team meetings, as
well as protected learning time / in-service training. We also offer flexible
working opportunities such as working from home when appropriate.
At Bridgewater
Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust our mission isto improve
local health and wellbeing in the communities we serve. We want to ensure
that our patients, their families, communities, and our stakeholders receive
the right care, in the right place and at the right time.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist
assessment of children and young peoples needs and develop programmes to be
implemented by education staff in school settings and parents / carers at home.
You may work in a clinic setting
delivering therapy to children with a range of speech and language
difficulties.
You will deliver
training for other professionals as required.
You will need an
interest in and/or experience of working with children and young people with
complex communication difficulties, learning difficulties, social communication
difficulties, selective mutism, speech disorders and Developmental Language
Disorder.
You will share
the responsibility with other Highly Specialist and Specialist SLTs for further
developing the service to ensure best practice in place and to monitor outcomes
for children and their families.
You will support less experienced
staff and will have access to support from Highly Specialist Therapists as well
as the Speech and Language Therapy Team Leaders.
You
will need to work flexibly across community settings.
It
is essential the post holder is a driver with access to a vehicle for work
purposes, subject to provision of the Equality Act 2010.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached JD:
To assess and diagnose children with a range of
communication disorders.
To develop and implement Speech and Language
Therapy programmes for school staff and parents to implement and to evaluate
outcomes for children with communication difficulties.
To take clinical responsibility for a varied
paediatric caseload of differing complexities and to organise this effectively
with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
To ensure that clients are involved in the
planning and prioritisation of their treatment plans wherever possible.
To provide advice, training and coaching to
others regarding the management and care of clients with communication
difficulties
To provide advice and coaching to others
regarding the management and care of clients with communication difficulties
through case discussions, joint intervention and assessment and therapy
programmes as appropriate
To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of
evidence based practice and outcome measures
To produce reports regarding clients needs and
summarising proposed treatment plans
To contribute to legal documents such as
Education Health & Care Plans, Individual Education Plans and Annual
Reviews
To adapt practice to meet individual clients
circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.
To maintain up to date and accurate case notes
in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached JD:
To assess and diagnose children with a range of
communication disorders.
To develop and implement Speech and Language
Therapy programmes for school staff and parents to implement and to evaluate
outcomes for children with communication difficulties.
To take clinical responsibility for a varied
paediatric caseload of differing complexities and to organise this effectively
with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
To ensure that clients are involved in the
planning and prioritisation of their treatment plans wherever possible.
To provide advice, training and coaching to
others regarding the management and care of clients with communication
difficulties
To provide advice and coaching to others
regarding the management and care of clients with communication difficulties
through case discussions, joint intervention and assessment and therapy
programmes as appropriate
To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of
evidence based practice and outcome measures
To produce reports regarding clients needs and
summarising proposed treatment plans
To contribute to legal documents such as
Education Health & Care Plans, Individual Education Plans and Annual
Reviews
To adapt practice to meet individual clients
circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.
To maintain up to date and accurate case notes
in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies
Person Specification
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across Bridgewater Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs, including on occasions evenings
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Experience
Essential
- Experience independently managing a wide range of communication disorders including communication linked to ASD, DLD, Speech disorders, disorders existing alongside learning difficulties and/or SEMH.
- Experience working in collaboration, sharing strategies and implementing programmes
- and advice and coaching staff in mainstream / special schools
- Experience in day to day running of a community / mainstream /special school caseload and supporting newly qualified staff and assistants.
- Involvement in training/coaching other
- professionals / parents.
- Experience in designing and providing training
- Relevant post graduate clinical experience.
Desirable
- Training in SEMH/Selective Mutism/DLD.
- Experience supervising other SLTs/assistants e.g. running clinical supervision sessions.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- In depth knowledge of SEND Code of Practice and National Curriculum
- Knowledge of relevant NICE guidelines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including
- observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Well developed concentration skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational skills
- Prioritisation skills
- Good auditory skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Knowledge of assessment tools
- relevant to the client group
- Knowledge of national policies and
- procedures (relevant to the client group)
- Well established knowledge of a range
- of appropriate therapeutic interventions
- (relevant to the client group)
- Understanding of the roles of other
- professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping
- IT skills
- evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Understanding of the
- principles of clinical
- governance/audit
- previous experience of NHS IT systems
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language
- Therapy Degree Qualification or
- Equivalent
- Health Care Professions Council registration.
- RCSLT Licence to Practice
- Relevant postgraduate training in complex communication difficulties.
Desirable
- Registered member
- of Royal College of
- Speech and
- Language
- Therapists
- Membership of
- relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
- Evidence of additional training / continuing professional development around specialist area e.g. SEMH, DLD
Person Specification
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across Bridgewater Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs, including on occasions evenings
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Experience
Essential
- Experience independently managing a wide range of communication disorders including communication linked to ASD, DLD, Speech disorders, disorders existing alongside learning difficulties and/or SEMH.
- Experience working in collaboration, sharing strategies and implementing programmes
- and advice and coaching staff in mainstream / special schools
- Experience in day to day running of a community / mainstream /special school caseload and supporting newly qualified staff and assistants.
- Involvement in training/coaching other
- professionals / parents.
- Experience in designing and providing training
- Relevant post graduate clinical experience.
Desirable
- Training in SEMH/Selective Mutism/DLD.
- Experience supervising other SLTs/assistants e.g. running clinical supervision sessions.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- In depth knowledge of SEND Code of Practice and National Curriculum
- Knowledge of relevant NICE guidelines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including
- observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Well developed concentration skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational skills
- Prioritisation skills
- Good auditory skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Knowledge of assessment tools
- relevant to the client group
- Knowledge of national policies and
- procedures (relevant to the client group)
- Well established knowledge of a range
- of appropriate therapeutic interventions
- (relevant to the client group)
- Understanding of the roles of other
- professionals (relevant to the client group)
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping
- IT skills
- evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Understanding of the
- principles of clinical
- governance/audit
- previous experience of NHS IT systems
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language
- Therapy Degree Qualification or
- Equivalent
- Health Care Professions Council registration.
- RCSLT Licence to Practice
- Relevant postgraduate training in complex communication difficulties.
Desirable
- Registered member
- of Royal College of
- Speech and
- Language
- Therapists
- Membership of
- relevant Clinical Excellence Networks
- Evidence of additional training / continuing professional development around specialist area e.g. SEMH, DLD
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).
