Job summary
We are looking for full time enthusiastic experienced B7 with a special interest in young people with Learning Disabilities to join our dynamic team of speech and language therapists to provide a high standard of Speech and Language therapy (SLT) service to children and young people within a community setting. We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community service and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county wide professional teams. The post is a County Wide post and can be based in any of our bases in Exeter, North Devon, South Devon and Torbay.
Main duties of the job
Work within a CFHD pathway of care providing support to speech and language therapists across the Specialist Learning Disability pathway.
Screen and triage referrals and ensure a strengths-based approach to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to support the complex packages of care for children with additional needs in the community.
Contribute to risk assessment and care planning in collaboration with children, young people and their carers.
Provide specialist SLT assessment, advice and interventions to children, young people and their families and to hold a caseload of children with complex needs.
About us
Why Work With Us
Our Children and Young People say...
"We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure".
The core value of Children and Family Health Devon is that all staff will actively seek the views of children, young people, parents and carers in a variety of ways and use this feedback to develop their own practice and support the development of the service as a whole. This aspect of the work will be central within all supervision and appraisal processes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our clinical and county wide services are specialist services consisting of a range of professions, including speech and language therapists, offering a wide variety of services from assessment and intervention to consultation, liaison and training, to children and young people with a range of conditions,
Provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with highly complex long-term conditions and complex needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care and supporting supervisions across other CFHD pathways when required. This will also include children with complex needs including speech, language, communication and/or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our clinical and county wide services are specialist services consisting of a range of professions, including speech and language therapists, offering a wide variety of services from assessment and intervention to consultation, liaison and training, to children and young people with a range of conditions,
Provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with highly complex long-term conditions and complex needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care and supporting supervisions across other CFHD pathways when required. This will also include children with complex needs including speech, language, communication and/or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oBSc or Diploma in Speech and Language
- HCPC registration
- oEvidence of relevant CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant clinical area of expertise and/or postgraduate qualification
Desirable
- oPost graduate leadership certificate
- oMSc in relevant clinical area
- oMembership of a professional body
essential
Essential
- oSpecialist knowledge of a wide range of assessment tools relevant to a broad range of needs in paediatric population
- oSpecialist knowledge and understanding around SEND
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oBSc or Diploma in Speech and Language
- HCPC registration
- oEvidence of relevant CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant clinical area of expertise and/or postgraduate qualification
Desirable
- oPost graduate leadership certificate
- oMSc in relevant clinical area
- oMembership of a professional body
essential
Essential
- oSpecialist knowledge of a wide range of assessment tools relevant to a broad range of needs in paediatric population
- oSpecialist knowledge and understanding around SEND
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).
