Job responsibilities
This is a
permanent post supporting the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of effective clinical services through
assessment, intervention and ongoing support to children, young people and
families accessing the service.
You will contribute to the development and
implementation of autism assessment and intervention pathways including
diagnostic assessment, post-diagnostic recommendations, guidance, advice, and
workshop programmes for children and young people, and the adults working with
or caring for them such as teachers, health or social care workers and parents.
You will assess, formulate and deliver interventions and evaluate
clinical outcomes. You will
work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes Psychologists, Learning
Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Paediatrician,
Clinical Assistants and charity volunteers.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Clinical
Lead you will:
Undertake specialist
assessments of communication, both informal and formal standardised
assessments.
Analyse results of
assessments.
Communicate results of
assessment within the multidisciplinary team and contribute to case formulation.
Make recommendations.
Write reports. This will
include Contributing to and utilizing an agreed report writing framework,
taking a lead where delegated and contributing to reports where involved in the
assessment.
Communicate results of
assessment to children and families. Feedback
to families.
Advise to Family Support
Assistants as required where they are in follow up contact with families.
Undertake clinical work
with individuals and groups, providing advice, resources, strategies and
programmes, as appropriate, using specialist skills and autism specific
approaches where required.
Mentor parents, teaching staff
and other carers in skill building communication and the development of
nurturing language learning environments for children with speech and language
needs.
MAIN DUTIES
Autism diagnosis, assessment,
intervention and support using specialist skills.
Development of communication
training programmes and resources.
Where appropriate and
delegated, manage and supervise less experienced SaLTs, assistants and
volunteers in individual and group treatment programmes, using specialist
skills.
Contribute to the working
of the multi-disciplinary team and act as a specialist resource for
communication issues.
Work collaboratively and respectfully
with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and share information with team
members in informal and formal situations.
As part of the team engage
actively in practice development, evaluation, audit and research activities to
inform evidence-based practice.
Where appropriate share information
and disseminate research findings with professional colleagues in the interests
of practice development.
Provide mentorship and
clinical supervision for practice education placements for students of Speech
and Language Therapy when required.
Participate in the
specialist education and training of professional and clinical colleagues,
students, visitors and volunteers.
Ensure compliance and
completion of Continuing Professional Development activities.
Contribute to supporting
other colleagues in their CPD, particularly in relation to communication.
Communicate with children
and families in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
Demonstrate a high level of
personal communication skills.
Represent the profession in
team meetings and working groups.
Support the Clinical Lead
to positively promote the SaLT role.
Liaise with other
departments and services within CICC.
Customer
Care / Quality Assurance
Uphold the principles and practice of customer care
and continuous improvement. This includes working to engage with children and families about future programme planning and delivery where appropriate.
At all times to afford children and families
dignity and respect taking account of any special requirements associated with
an individuals race, culture or religion.
Ensure that children and families are enabled to
comment and complain about any of the services they receive and ensure that all
comments and complaints received are dealt with promptly and in accordance with
organisational policy and procedures.
Confidentiality and data protection regarding all
personal information and CICC activities must be maintained at all times (both
in and out of working hours) in accordance with professional codes of conduct
and relevant legislation such as the Data Protection Act 218 an associated
General Dat protection Regulations 2018.
Contribute and co-operate fully with any regulatory
or organisational inspections / audits.
To carry out duties with full regard to the
organisations Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy.
Health and Safety
In addition to the organisations overall
responsibility for your health and safety, you have a personal responsibility
for your own health and safety. As such
you are:
Required to inform your line manager of any safety
issues that you identify that could affect you or others in the workplace,
co-operate with management and colleagues at all times in achieving safer work
processes and work places.
To have an awareness of relevant relative health
and safety regulations and legislation as it relates to the safe and effective
running of the service.
Responsible for your own health and safety and that
of anyone else whom your acts and omissions may affect and maintain a
professional and hygienic personal appearance at all times.
Have knowledge of a
range of safer handling and mobility skills relevant to the management of
children, young people and families in your care, including safe use of
transfer equipment.
To use equipment when necessary and as instructed,
which will include checking the equipment is safe to use, prior to its use,
reporting any defects immediately to your line manager.
Responsible for the implementation and adherence to
organisational safety policies and procedures for areas within your remit.
Required to ensure suitable and sufficient risk
assessments are completed within your remit.
The controls identified must be evaluated and implemented where
necessary.
To ensure that your work adheres to Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code
of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Infections and Related Guidance
as applicable to your role.
Report any concerns of potential abuse of a service
user in line with the organisations Safeguarding Policy and procedures.
Resource Management
Participate in the
recruitment, induction and retention of staff as required.
Ensure maintenance and
security of physical, financial and information resources, where applicable.
Comprehensively and effectively maximise all the
resources available to the facilities.
Ensure that all resources and utilities are used
prudently and that any waste is minimised.
Ensure stock levels of equipment are maintained and
checked regularly by the assistant team.
General
Ensure compliance with
professional standards for Speech and Language Therapy practice.
Adhere to HCPC regulations
and RCSLT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Speech and Language
Therapists.
Demonstrate commitment to
ongoing professional development through participation in internal and external
development opportunities identified in supervision and appraisal.
Maintain professional
portfolios in line with HCPC and RCSLT requirements.
Apply specialist knowledge
and skills in order to demonstrate professional proficiency.
Develop and maintain links
with other SaLTs in specialist field of work.
Keep up to date and
integrate relevant new initiatives and recommendations from RCSLT and other
relevant organisations, ensuring that practice is informed and current,
where appropriate.
Ensure that all information and matters of a
confidential nature are dealt with in accordance with statutory and
organisational policies and procedures and that the staff team adhere to the
same.
Take responsibility for continuing personal
development in order to enhance knowledge, skills and experience needed for
safe and effective practice and the achievement of agreed service outcomes and
personal appraisal targets.
Keep comprehensive records of activity in
accordance with organisational IT systems and professional standards.
Ensure all record keeping is in line with local,
professional, organisational and National guidelines.
Attend training as appropriate to the role applying
knowledge gained to the workplace and maintain an up-to-date training profile.
To engage in Support and Supervision sessions to
reflect on practice enhancing
communication and quality of service.
To work effectively, co-operatively as a member of
a team, maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and
professionals from other agencies.
At all times promote and ensure anti-discriminatory
practice in all matters of staff management and service delivery in accordance
with the organisation equality and diversity approaches and statutory and
regulatory guidelines.
