# Advanced Specialist SALT EAH Coordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-specialist-salt-eah-coordinator/2736e99d-2693-4d39-9260-75c843e2bd21 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-specialist-salt-eah-coordinator/2736e99d-2693-4d39-9260-75c843e2bd21.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Warwick Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Coordinator (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T10:20:47.770Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Nuneaton/South_Warwickshire_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8310098 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8310098?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to make a wider impact? We are looking for an experienced therapist who enjoys collaborating, problem solving and who wants to make a difference. You will be working with our partners to help shape and coordinate the delivery of our new Experts at Hand service, bringing together specialist therapy expertise to support children, young people and education settings in new ways. ### Main duties of the job To independently assess and manage the speech language and communication needs of school age children in mainstream schools, clinics and their homes as required. In conjunction with the team lead coordinate therapists and Assistants working within the Experts at Hand model ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key Results Areas: Responsibility for supporting the team lead in managing and coordinating the service in the locality Responsibility for providing supervision to other Speech and Language Therapists working in the locality Liaising with other agencies and professionals working with school age children with SLCN to provide effective and efficient coordinated support Work with other locality coordinators and the Team Lead to develop the strategy for service improvement Provision of training for other professionals and carers CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES To use highly developed interpersonal skills to: Facilitate communication so that the needs of the young person are central to the process Play a pivotal role in ensuring effective joint working for young people with communication difficulties. To prioritise own work and manage own complex workload efficiently and effectively To assess and analyse the communication environments within schools and use clinical knowledge to provide appropriate advice and training to school staff. To assess and analyse speech, language, communication disorders in children with a range of needs, using specialist knowledge to select appropriate formal and/or informal assessments, including standardised psychometric tests and skilled observations. To negotiate with parents/carers and education staff to agree appropriate management for students which may include any combination of the following: Therapeutic intervention with children either individually or in groups Groups run jointly with Teachers and Teaching Assistants (TA’s) Programmes jointly planned and implemented with Teaching staff Directing and supporting others in carrying out individual programmes (e.g. Parents, TA’s, Speech & Language Therapy Assistants (SALTA) where appropriate) Providing advice on curriculum differentiation through liaison with Teachers Providing advice on specific strategies to employ in the classroom Advising referral to other professionals where indicated. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate well-established knowledge of a range of specific formal and informal assessment tools relevant to the client group. - Demonstrate highly developed skills in the analysis of receptive, expressive and pragmatic language skills, motor skills, memory, fluency, intelligibility, functional communication, psychosocial development, and eating and drinking difficulties. - Demonstrate highly development auditory discrimination skills, in order to carry out phonetic transcription and analysis. - Demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret the complex information from assessment in light of the client’s other strengths and needs, the context and the environmental demands in order to generate viable options for management - Demonstrate knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions related to the client group - Demonstrate knowledge and skills to apply a range of AAC (Augmentative, Alternative Communication) systems and devices. - Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of national policies, procedures, legislation and frameworks relevant to this client group. - Demonstrate excellent presentation skills, verbal, written and audio-visual, including computer generated materials e.g. Power Point. - Demonstrate well developed communication skills and an ability to match communication style and content to the needs of the situation. - Demonstrate ability to support others using a coaching approach staff - Demonstrate the attributes needed for team and collaborative working. - Demonstrate good time management and organisational skills. - Demonstrate effective prioritisation skills. - Demonstrate highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills - Demonstrate ability to manage conflict / dissipate anger - Demonstrate ability to motivate others. - Demonstrate ability to assume leadership responsibilities. - Demonstrate ability to translate ideas into actions and to lead on small project work. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant relevant experience post registration including collaborative practice working in Schools. - Demonstrate knowledge and expertise in working with school age client group. - Experience of working with specialised clinical groups e.g. Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Cleft palate, Hearing Impairment, other complex medical conditions and syndromes, in a mainstream setting - Experience of giving and receiving clinical supervision. - Experience of developing and using prioritisation systems. - Experience of multidisciplinary team working. - Experience in developing and delivering training. - Experience of leadership and supervising less experience staff **Desirable** - Experience in providing second opinions. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent - Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - Health Professionals Council Registration - Evidence of continuing professional development since qualification, including successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master’s Degree level. - Trained in Makaton Signing Vocabulary - Trained in SCERT - Trained in Intensive Interaction - Trained in Colourful Semantics - Trained in SULP or COGS or similar - Trained in Derbyshire Language Programme or similar. - Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups. **Desirable** - MSc in Human Communication or equivalent - Trained in personnel support functions e.g. recruitment, appraisal etc. - Trained in leadership skills ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Demonstrate excellent interpersonal abilities – observation, listening, diplomacy, sensitivity and empathy. - Demonstrate problem solving and negotiation abilities taking account of others perspectives and expectations. - Demonstrate an ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary group - Demonstrate skills to lead and organise training for other professionals. - Demonstrate a realistic sense of own limitations and professional development needs. - Demonstrate ability to motivate children with communication and / or eating and drinking difficulties. - Able to work flexibly and adaptably - Able to work autonomously / independently. - Ability to work to tight deadlines. - Demonstrate flexibility, self-motivation and a good sense of humour. ### Other job requirements **Essential** - Car driver and current licence holder - DBS check - Occupational Health clearance - Able to adapt to a range of physical environments and demands. ## Documents - [advanced specialist b7 eah (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10630364) - [advanced specialist eah b7 ps (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10630365) - [occupational health functional requirements form (pdf, 207.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1897) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.