Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties/Responsibilities

1. Undertake clinical work with individuals and groups of clients. Develop coordinated multidisciplinary programmes of care/care packages. May work independently or with other SLT colleagues, or as part of a multidisciplinary team. Provide advice, strategies and programmes, as appropriate to the wider workforce, including parents/carers.
2. To share learning from specialist areas of interest including input when developing, and delivering, Team objectives
3. Collaborative working with Band 7 Therapists for the ongoing evaluation and development of the service to support children with SLCN in Reception.
4. To identify and evaluate evidence in the specialist area to contribute to Team Evidence Base
5. To signpost SLT colleagues, education colleagues and parents to information on SLCN
6. To collaborate with colleagues in health and education to share current practice and developments relevant to children with SLCN
7. To access documents and information on current and new resources relating to specialist area(s) and informing the team
8. Establish and maintain liaison with parents/carers and other professionals, both within own department and with other services/departments for the comprehensive management of clients. Includes attendance and participation at case conferences
9. In all situations, will communicate complex and sensitive information to clients/parents where there will often be significant barriers to understanding. Communication will include both verbal and non-verbal methods
10. Demonstrate progression of clear therapeutic aims as appropriate to clinical setting, with the use of established team outcome measures
11. To collect statistical data and be involved in the use of audit and outcomes to measure and improve quality of care.
12. Propose, contribute to and develop procedures, policies and standards for service delivery within own specialist area, and advises line manager of resources required
13. Maintain and provide accurate and timely documentation e.g. patient records and reports, sharing with others as appropriate, observing data protection guidelines
14. To record contact electronically within 24 hours
15. Follow best practice SLT standards in accordance with national, regional and professional standards
16. Meet the required level of continuing professional development as stated by RCSLT and required by the Trust.

Actively participate in receiving:

• Individual personal development programme/appraisal
• Peer review
• Reflective practice
• Clinical supervision

Independently identifies own development needs and discusses with Line Manager should formal training be required

1. Responsible for ensuring that own practice is safe and appropriate in accordance with RCSLT and HCPC.
2. Maintain and update knowledge base in specialist area, to expand role and autonomous working
3. Provide prospective SLT undergraduates and other professionals the opportunity to observe the work of a SLT. To contribute to the supervision of students and may have delegated responsibility for coordinating aspects of student placements
4. Independently organise and provide specialist training to SLTs, SLT students, Trust and other agency personnel, parents/carers, individually and/or in groups on specific SLT related knowledge and skills.
5. Identify training needs within team, with regard to own specialism
6. Attend and provide input at SLT service meetings, multidisciplinary meetings within Health Economy and external multiagency meetings. May deputise for team leader at specified meetings
7. Observes personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources in course of work and highlights the need for ordering further equipment as required
8. Ensure good time keeping and planning, to execute the role effectively
9. To refer matters that may impact on service delivery to Line Manager or other authority before taking action
10. To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality speech and language therapy service.
11. To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality Speech and Language therapy service.

Person Specification

Certification

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Completed NQP competencies
• Experience of working within a Paediatric SLT setting

Desirable

• Minimum 2 years experience as qualified band 5

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

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Brierley Hill Health Centre

Venture Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1RU

Employer's website

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