Job summary
Do you want an opportunity to work in a highly regarded, integrated multi disciplinary clinical team dedicated to supporting Sutherland House School?
We are looking for an empathic, creative and skilled band 6 speech and language therapist with relevant experience working with children and young people with autism and learning disabilities to join our team based at Sutherland House School in Nottingham
Main duties of the job
- Assessing communication needs
- Developing systems of communication and programmes of intervention for a specific caseload
3. Supporting training in a range of topics associated with learning, communication, and autism and being involved in MDT meetings.
This post is ideally suited to someone who has some experience of evidence based practice in supporting children and young people with autism and learning disabilities and is looking to further develop their knowledge and skills.
For further information or to arrange a visit contact Sutherland House School, 0115 9609263
Autism East Midlands is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
About us
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (33 days)
- Occupational sick pay
- Extensive induction with autism specialist training
- Fully paid for Care Certificate, which is essential for those wanting to pursue a career in health and social care
- Paid job related qualifications during employment
- Free initial DBS Check
- Employer pension scheme
- Friendly and supportive work environment
- Refer a friend scheme worth £500
- Access to the Blue Light Card scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid maternity/ paternity/ adoption leave
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Purpose of the Post:
- Responsible
for the provision of a range of Speech and Language Therapy Services and
intervention packages to a designated caseload of students, including to meet
EHCP requirements, at Sutherland House School.
- Responsible for promoting collaborative
working practices with all staff in order to ensure Speech and Language Therapy
is integrated into planning and delivery
within designated areas of service delivery.
- Conform at all times with health and safety
requirements set down in legislation and adhere to safe working practices as
directed in health and safety legislation and AEM policies.
- To aim to work to the professional standards
as defined by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, CQ live and to
work within the key areas as defined by RCSLT position papers relevant to
designated caseloads
- To be aware of current national legislation
in Autism, special education and/or social care, mental health and adult
learning disability and play an active role in maintaining local standards of
good practice, networking and autism strategy; Promoting good relationships in
the department and locality so as to increase staff/public awareness and
support the aims and objectives of the company as a whole.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of
children/young people and/or adults/service users in line with safeguarding
legislation and AEM policies and procedures
- To, at all times act according to the
policy and philosophy AEM as outlined in company guidelines and policy
documents and carry out any other reasonable duty requested by the Clinical
Leads/Head Teacher/senior management
- To use clinical reasoning to carry out
detailed assessments and information gathering of students/service users with a
range of social and learning needs, including some challenging behaviour, in
collaboration with appropriate staff, families/carers and other key people,
including service users themselves, in order to plan appropriate programmes of
intervention
- To facilitate staff in their understanding of
communication skills and autism spectrum disorders, the nature and causes of
challenging behaviour, the role of the environment and their own communication
and how to develop appropriate and consistent ways of communicating with
individuals with autism.
- To consult with appropriate staff, regarding
the levels of input and agree intervention programmes given to students/service
users, to contribute to the prioritisation process and manage a defined caseload
independently, as required.
- To use clinical judgement to develop and
deliver/implement a range of appropriate outcome driven and integrated interventions
(direct, training and consultancy) involving, as agreed, the individual,
family/carers, appropriate staff, professionals and key people in the individuals
environment.
- To monitor and evaluate the effects and
outcomes of all SLT intervention. To keep and update records of an individuals
progress using appropriate recording and reporting process, in line with company
practise and RCSLT guidelines.
- To produce accurate and detailed written
information for a range of purposes including written profiles of communication
skills and needs, annual review reports, interim progress reports and
contributions to care planning for staff/families/carers/commissioning services/local authority.
- To be actively involved in targeted project
work, training and consultancy as part of intervention plans in liaison with
the appropriate staff/professionals, as part of clinical services and AEM
service development planning.
- Provide staff/families/carers with support
and strategies to maintain effective communication across living, learning and
social contexts, promoting generalisation and carry-over of strategies for independent
communication, choice making, understanding and expressing feelings and needs.
- To become an active member of AEM Clinical Team
and support the development planning of Speech Therapy within and across childrens
and adults services, contributing at individual and environmental level for
designated departments.
- To provide advice that facilitates the development
of staff skills to follow good practice guidelines and individual
recommendations for how best to consistently communicate with the
students/service users they work with.
- To liaise within relevant departments
promoting SLT services to create opportunities, relationships and environments
that make individuals want to communicate.
- To bring to the attention of the Clinical
Leads/Head Teacher/Senior Management any significant developments and/or concerns
regards communication programmes and progress within curricula and/or social
learning programmes.
- To be involved in facilitating staff learning
and being actively involved in providing advice and a range of training for AEM
staff including contributing to whole staff induction programmes and staff
training in language and communication
- To actively contribute to providing and
developing individualised training to develop
staff skills in developing specific communication skills or in supporting delivery of a specific
communication programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Purpose of the Post:
- Responsible
for the provision of a range of Speech and Language Therapy Services and
intervention packages to a designated caseload of students, including to meet
EHCP requirements, at Sutherland House School.
- Responsible for promoting collaborative
working practices with all staff in order to ensure Speech and Language Therapy
is integrated into planning and delivery
within designated areas of service delivery.
- Conform at all times with health and safety
requirements set down in legislation and adhere to safe working practices as
directed in health and safety legislation and AEM policies.
- To aim to work to the professional standards
as defined by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, CQ live and to
work within the key areas as defined by RCSLT position papers relevant to
designated caseloads
- To be aware of current national legislation
in Autism, special education and/or social care, mental health and adult
learning disability and play an active role in maintaining local standards of
good practice, networking and autism strategy; Promoting good relationships in
the department and locality so as to increase staff/public awareness and
support the aims and objectives of the company as a whole.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of
children/young people and/or adults/service users in line with safeguarding
legislation and AEM policies and procedures
- To, at all times act according to the
policy and philosophy AEM as outlined in company guidelines and policy
documents and carry out any other reasonable duty requested by the Clinical
Leads/Head Teacher/senior management
- To use clinical reasoning to carry out
detailed assessments and information gathering of students/service users with a
range of social and learning needs, including some challenging behaviour, in
collaboration with appropriate staff, families/carers and other key people,
including service users themselves, in order to plan appropriate programmes of
intervention
- To facilitate staff in their understanding of
communication skills and autism spectrum disorders, the nature and causes of
challenging behaviour, the role of the environment and their own communication
and how to develop appropriate and consistent ways of communicating with
individuals with autism.
- To consult with appropriate staff, regarding
the levels of input and agree intervention programmes given to students/service
users, to contribute to the prioritisation process and manage a defined caseload
independently, as required.
- To use clinical judgement to develop and
deliver/implement a range of appropriate outcome driven and integrated interventions
(direct, training and consultancy) involving, as agreed, the individual,
family/carers, appropriate staff, professionals and key people in the individuals
environment.
- To monitor and evaluate the effects and
outcomes of all SLT intervention. To keep and update records of an individuals
progress using appropriate recording and reporting process, in line with company
practise and RCSLT guidelines.
- To produce accurate and detailed written
information for a range of purposes including written profiles of communication
skills and needs, annual review reports, interim progress reports and
contributions to care planning for staff/families/carers/commissioning services/local authority.
- To be actively involved in targeted project
work, training and consultancy as part of intervention plans in liaison with
the appropriate staff/professionals, as part of clinical services and AEM
service development planning.
- Provide staff/families/carers with support
and strategies to maintain effective communication across living, learning and
social contexts, promoting generalisation and carry-over of strategies for independent
communication, choice making, understanding and expressing feelings and needs.
- To become an active member of AEM Clinical Team
and support the development planning of Speech Therapy within and across childrens
and adults services, contributing at individual and environmental level for
designated departments.
- To provide advice that facilitates the development
of staff skills to follow good practice guidelines and individual
recommendations for how best to consistently communicate with the
students/service users they work with.
- To liaise within relevant departments
promoting SLT services to create opportunities, relationships and environments
that make individuals want to communicate.
- To bring to the attention of the Clinical
Leads/Head Teacher/Senior Management any significant developments and/or concerns
regards communication programmes and progress within curricula and/or social
learning programmes.
- To be involved in facilitating staff learning
and being actively involved in providing advice and a range of training for AEM
staff including contributing to whole staff induction programmes and staff
training in language and communication
- To actively contribute to providing and
developing individualised training to develop
staff skills in developing specific communication skills or in supporting delivery of a specific
communication programme
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Skilled band 6 speech and language therapist with relevant experience working with children and young people with Autism and learning disabilities
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Skilled band 6 speech and language therapist with relevant experience working with children and young people with Autism and learning disabilities
Desirable
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
