Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

We are rapidly expanding our Neurodevelopmental (ND) offer to the children and young people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). Leicestershire Partnership Trust (LPT) has the fabulous opportunity to grow our team positively impacting the experience for children, young people & their families.

This post is part of the ongoing ND Improvement Programme that set outs to improve the outcomes of children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by identifying the resources committed to diagnosis and care, agreeing opportunities for improvement and implementing models.

Successful candidates will join a multi-disciplinary team of clinical and administrative colleagues feeding into the ND programme.

You will have the skills to consistently deliver high quality care & work creatively with colleagues with our CYP and families at the centre.

We take pride in the versatility of our skill mix within the team and seek results in utilising a variety of competencies.

The successful applicants will be at the core of the exciting work and improvements for our local population; working to make a significant impact to reducing the waiting list and improving access to support for CYP.

We are an ambitious and innovative team with active interests in learning and determination to reduce inequalities improving the quality and accessibility of the services we support.

We are very excited for the future of our ND offer within LLR.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide highly specialist leadership in assessment and diagnostic decision making for children and young people with possible Autism on behalf of the Community Paediatrics Service. Key elements of responsibility:

• To work as part of multi-agency teams to complete Autism assessments and also to develop the skills of professionals within the team to assess for possible Autism and communicate the final outcome appropriately with care-givers.
• To assist in the development and monitoring of the service in this area to ensure up-to-date guidance is followed and parental feedback is reflected in the pathway changes.
• To support in the maintenance of effective parent and school partnership working as part of a balanced assessment.
• Be responsible for supporting service improvement, quality assurance of practice in Autism assessment based on regional and national guidelines for service delivery, and divisional/trust strategic priorities considering the Neurodevelopmental Transformation Programme.
• To provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and signposting approaches for children and young people with identified Autism and/or differential diagnosis.
• To demonstrate specialist knowledge in differential diagnosis and appropriate signposting for families and also to train members of team to better identify this.
• Interpreting and implementing national and regional policies relating to Autism assessment e.g. Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists Clinical Guidelines.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

St. Lukes Hospital

33 Leicester Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

St. Lukes Hospital

33 Leicester Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN

Employer's website

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

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