Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
- NHS
- Part Time
- Peterborough
- 39959.00 - 48117.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We are delighted to offer an opportunity to specialise in working with children with complex needs. This post is suitable for a therapist with experience of working with children with complex needs or as a developing specialist post.
If you are a first-class clinician with strong communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy working flexibly within various teams, we would love to hear from you.
We are a friendly and supportive team committed to providing effective services to children and young people (CYP) in Peterborough.
With a strong ethos of clinical support and supervision, our dynamic team provides evidence-based advice, training and interventions to CYP, their families and education staff.
The Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service is a 0-19 service which assesses, supports, and provides therapy to children with speech, language, communication and feeding difficulties. We aim to provide services at a universal, targeted and specialist levels.
Main duties of the job
The post holder could be responsible for the management of a specialist clinical caseload of preschool and school-age children with complex needs across a range of clinical settings, including special schools. Depending on service need the postholder may also hold a school age, speech and language caseload.
They will work independently with access to more senior colleagues as needed, be responsible for supervision of more junior colleagues and a first point of contact for the preschools and schools they are working in for the service.
This post is suitable for a therapist with experience in the specialism or as a developing specialist post.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
1. Manages own time and prioritises workload2. Manages caseload within departmental standards3. Plans and delivers multi-agency training in consultation with lead therapist4. Identifies appropriate assessment, intervention and management of children with complex speech, language and communication needs5. Involved as a team in the assessment of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder6. Identifies needs of a specialist caseload7. Modifies clinical intervention based on outcomes and assessment findings8. Applies a range of communication strategies to support the childs communication needs9. Communicates complex condition specific information to carers, teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals.10. Can be a member of multi-agency care teams
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered Member of RCSLT
- Registered Member of HPC
- Evidence of successful completion of short specialist courses
Desirable
- Evidence of commitment to CPD
- Dysphagia training
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in community clinics, a range of different schools and preschools
- Relevant experience post registration
- Experience and evidence of working with children who have a range of complex needs.
- Experience of intervention appropriate for children with complex needs.
Desirable
- Previous experience working with children who use both paper based and power based AAC.
- Previous experience of working within a special school setting
- ADOS trained
- Previous experience supervising less experienced colleagues
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Well-established knowledge about SLCN and functional communication.
- Well established knowledge of DLD and SSDs.
- Knowledge of assessment procedures relevant to the client groups
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the client groups
- Highly developed auditory perceptual skills and the ability to transcribe speech phonetically
Desirable
- Knowledge of AAC (including Makaton signing)
- Experience with coaching parents and practitioners.
- Working in a mainstream school with children who have complex communication needs
- Previous experience of working with pre-school and school age children with complex needs
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
City Care Centre
88 Thorpe Road
Peterborough
PE3 6DB
United Kingdom
