Job summary
- We are looking for a part-time (0.2 WTE) Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to work within the multi-disciplinary UK Specialist Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Clinic.
- The role will be within the Learning Disabilities Directorate, within the FASD team assessment pathway, and will involve carrying out communication assessments with children and adults who may have been affected by prenatal alcohol exposure.
- This role is suitable for someone who is passionate about ensuring a high-quality holistic approach to the care and support provided to people with neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan in the community who have been identified as in need of Speech and Language therapy support to enable them to exercise choice over their own lives.
Main duties of the job
- Assessment of the language skills of children and adults using standardised assessment tools such as the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, as well as tools used to assess pragmatic and higher-level language abilities.
- Scoring, interpreting, and feeding back the results of the assessment, including high quality report writing.
- Contributing to diagnostic formulations and recommendations for care management at multi-disciplinary team meetings.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading
provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental
ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We
also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in
Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively
seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the
mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and
voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use
services and carers.
Surrey is a
beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the
South Coast.
Our historic
market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and
our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy
reach.
For
international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home
contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities - Leadership
- To
plan and deliver a highly specialist
Speech and Language therapy service (in
leadership or advanced therapy role) and to oversee its clinical governance.
-
To be responsible for the professional leadership and continued
development of a team I service area.
- To lead in the supervision and Individual Performance Review/Appraisal of all Speech and Language therapy staff.
- To ensure that the healthcare needs of people with learning
disabilities are communicated to service commissioners and providers. To positively contribute to divisional developments in relation to Speech and Language therapy practice.
To advocate and represent the service.
-
To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies,
protocols and care pathways.
- Contribute to appropriate staff recruitment and contribute to the wider strategic plans regarding Speech and Language therapy recruitment.
- To
ensure that the needs
of people with protected characteristics are addressed within local services and future development.
Key Responsibilities - Clinical
- To demonstrate highly specialist expertise and specialist speech and
language therapy skills in areas communication in order to develop and
maintain skills needed for living a safe and ordinary life.
- To
actively involve people in developing and agreeing their own care plan, to act as an advocate
and ensure that there is proper regard
for their dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural,
sexual and religious needs and preferences.
- To undertake comprehensive risk
assessments and develop effective risk management plans in conjunction with
other members of the FASD team.
- To act in a Care Co-ordinator role for people with learning disabilities on Care Programme
Approach (CPA) as appropriate to Trust policy.
- To work in partnership with acute and primary care services and other healthcare providers.
- Establishing and maintaining effective
relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use
services and their families.
Key Responsibilities - Professional
- To
be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical
work and care. To maintain
high standards of care in all areas of practice
in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies
and Procedures. To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
(2005).
- To
be aware of and implement
Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures
and legislation. To carry out professional responsibilities under
the Mental Health Act 1983 and other relevant legislation.
- To act as practice assessor/supervisor/teacher in teaching, facilitating and supporting pre-registration students and junior
personnel and to participate in the audit of
educational placements. To participate in new staff induction.
- To
research national best practice and enable services
to benchmark practice
against nationally recognised standards
- in partnership with people with learning disabilities.
- To
participate in developing and conducting clinical
audit and research,
maintaining current knowledge
of research findings
and development within
the learning disability field.
- To lead in quality assurance
activities as required.
- To develop, implement and monitor interventions driven by government initiatives e.g. Transforming Care, LD Mortality review to promote positive
health gains for clients
as required.
- Develop and provide a range of specialist teaching/training packages which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary audiences.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities - Leadership
- To
plan and deliver a highly specialist
Speech and Language therapy service (in
leadership or advanced therapy role) and to oversee its clinical governance.
-
To be responsible for the professional leadership and continued
development of a team I service area.
- To lead in the supervision and Individual Performance Review/Appraisal of all Speech and Language therapy staff.
- To ensure that the healthcare needs of people with learning
disabilities are communicated to service commissioners and providers. To positively contribute to divisional developments in relation to Speech and Language therapy practice.
To advocate and represent the service.
-
To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies,
protocols and care pathways.
- Contribute to appropriate staff recruitment and contribute to the wider strategic plans regarding Speech and Language therapy recruitment.
- To
ensure that the needs
of people with protected characteristics are addressed within local services and future development.
Key Responsibilities - Clinical
- To demonstrate highly specialist expertise and specialist speech and
language therapy skills in areas communication in order to develop and
maintain skills needed for living a safe and ordinary life.
- To
actively involve people in developing and agreeing their own care plan, to act as an advocate
and ensure that there is proper regard
for their dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural,
sexual and religious needs and preferences.
- To undertake comprehensive risk
assessments and develop effective risk management plans in conjunction with
other members of the FASD team.
- To act in a Care Co-ordinator role for people with learning disabilities on Care Programme
Approach (CPA) as appropriate to Trust policy.
- To work in partnership with acute and primary care services and other healthcare providers.
- Establishing and maintaining effective
relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use
services and their families.
Key Responsibilities - Professional
- To
be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of clinical
work and care. To maintain
high standards of care in all areas of practice
in accordance with the HCPC Code of Conduct, professional guidelines and Trust Policies
and Procedures. To act within the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
(2005).
- To
be aware of and implement
Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures
and legislation. To carry out professional responsibilities under
the Mental Health Act 1983 and other relevant legislation.
- To act as practice assessor/supervisor/teacher in teaching, facilitating and supporting pre-registration students and junior
personnel and to participate in the audit of
educational placements. To participate in new staff induction.
- To
research national best practice and enable services
to benchmark practice
against nationally recognised standards
- in partnership with people with learning disabilities.
- To
participate in developing and conducting clinical
audit and research,
maintaining current knowledge
of research findings
and development within
the learning disability field.
- To lead in quality assurance
activities as required.
- To develop, implement and monitor interventions driven by government initiatives e.g. Transforming Care, LD Mortality review to promote positive
health gains for clients
as required.
- Develop and provide a range of specialist teaching/training packages which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary audiences.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy professional qualification.
- HCPC registered.
Desirable
- Additional qualification relevant to area of work, such as ADOS training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with both children and adults with FASD.
- 5 years of relevant post qualification clinical experience (or evidence of wider skills in all areas required).
- Experience of leading clinical practice / service development / project work.
- Experience of supervising junior staff.
Desirable
- Experience of assessing language with reference to FASD diagnostic criteria.
- Experience / interest in research in FASD, especially in relation to communication.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Speech and Language Therapy professional qualification.
- HCPC registered.
Desirable
- Additional qualification relevant to area of work, such as ADOS training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with both children and adults with FASD.
- 5 years of relevant post qualification clinical experience (or evidence of wider skills in all areas required).
- Experience of leading clinical practice / service development / project work.
- Experience of supervising junior staff.
Desirable
- Experience of assessing language with reference to FASD diagnostic criteria.
- Experience / interest in research in FASD, especially in relation to communication.
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
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).
