Bank S&L Therapists Band 5/6

Job overview

Bank Speech & Language Therapists Bands 5/6

Are you looking for a new opportunity, looking out for a new team or career development? If so, join our friendly and innovative team in Bexley where you will find fantastic support and opportunities to develop your career.  You will provide assessment and direct intervention to school age children/young people with language disorders, including Developmental Language Disorder, and language disorders associated with biomedical conditions or Autism. This will be to deliver provision to children with EHCPs and without. This post is suitable for someone that has completed their competencies and would like an opportunity to further develop their assessment and/or intervention skills and working within a team.

Please note Bank work is on an as and when required basis and you maybe based across Oxleas sites or in mainstream schools.

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical and advisory SLT service to mainstream school aged children and young people with a diverse range of speech, language and communication needs. Including those with complex needs e.g. biomedical disorders and Autism.

The post holder will provide a specialist service to children and young people with a language disorder in a range of settings, however language will be the primary need.

To participate in the development and delivery of training programmes and develop information for school staff, parents and carers and colleagues in health and education.

To develop supervision skills with junior therapists, assistants, and students.

To work as part of an integrated team with Speech and Language therapy assistants and SLT colleagues. To participate in multi-disciplinary work with colleagues in health, education and parents/carers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide an assessment, diagnostic and treatment service for children referred to the school aged service within the Borough of Bexley.

To be responsible for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of evidence-based therapy interventions.

To demonstrate specialist clinical skills in the assessment and intervention of language disorders, providing second opinions and supervision to other members of the team.

To demonstrate clinical skills in the assessment and intervention of autism and be aware of social, emotional and mental health needs, providing second opinions and supervision to other members of the team.

To reflect on own clinical practice identifying strengths and needs and providing evidence of sound clinical practice.

To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers and mentors and identify own  strengths and developmental needs.

To maintain professional competence through personal development and training.

To be responsible for maintaining own professional registration and meet HCPC Registration requirements maintaining a professional portfolio.

To undertake relevant public health skills training and updates as required.

To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment, seeking

advice when appropriate. Written reports / care plans will be completely in a timely

manner to service users and appropriate agencies.

To demonstrate high level of clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures. To be a source of expertise and hold knowledge of best evidence- based practice in a specialist clinical area that will be shared with other team members.

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