Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 7
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within the our Selby CAMHS Team. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The service provides assessment and intervention for children and young people experience moderate to severe mental health difficulties. It also provides specialist neurodevelopmental diagnostic assessments and post-diagnostic ADHD interventions.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to carry out clinical work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist assessment to children and young people between 0-18 years within the neurodevelopmental diagnostic pathways.
You will provide expert clinical knowledge to the wider multi-disciplinary team and work as part of the wider team's leadership set.
As a band 7 you will provide supervision to band 6 speech and language therapists in adjacent CAMHS teams within the care group.
Working for our organisation
The post holder will have access to regular clinical and management supervision and will be expected to attend regular SLT staff meetings, peer supervisions and evidence-based practice events.
The SLT service is committed to continued personal and professional development via annual appraisals and the development of individual job plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder should be motivated by the opportunity to work with the multidisciplinary team to develop new ways of working and enhance service provision.
The post holder will attend multi-professional panels to discuss referrals into the pathway and identify needs of the young person/family. They will provide SLT assessments in relation to Neurodevelopmental Disorders as well as take part in other standardised assessments for Autism and/or ADHD.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Speech and Language Therapy
- Masters in a relevant subject (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
- Registration with HCPC
- Recognised qualifications in specialist areas relevant to the role e.g. Dysphagia, Intensive Interaction, Talking Mats, Autism etc (or willingness to achieve within agreed timescale)
- Clinical Supervisory Skills course
- Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
- Trust QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
- Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.
- Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team.
- Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision.
- Provide specific SLT assessment as part of an MDT and communicate findings effectively
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working with children with neurodevelopmental difference
- Experience supervising staff
- Experience delivering feedback to parents
- Experience of running group sessions
Desirable criteria
- Supervising SLT students
- Participation in quality improvement events
- Experience in working with children with mental health needs
- Experience contributing to neurodevelopmental assessment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- National Guidance relating to neurodevelopmental assessment in children
- Significant knowledge of the needs and challenges for Children & Young People with neurodifference, their families and services
- Knowledge of communication presentations associated with different neurodevelopmental profiles
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Adele Peacock
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01757 241070
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