Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (Universal Therapies)

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to be part of an innovative Multidisciplinary service aimed at reducing inequalities in one of the most deprived areas of Enfield. The service is focused on improving outcomes for 0-5 year olds’ from identified high risk groups such as deprived areas.

The postholder will work within a multi-agency team with a range of health, early years, social care and voluntary sector professionals.

The postholder will have a role in the development, planning and provision of universal and targeted support strands for children at risk of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and their parents as well as the wider community support network.

Main duties of the job

To continue to develop and extend the reach of universal services, delivering a model of early intervention and prevention to children and families from birth to 5 years from deprived backgrounds.

• offer training, supervision and support to health visitors, early years practitioners, nursery staff and parent champion volunteers working on the project.

To design and run intervention groups for parents/carers of children with identified as ‘at risk’ of early language delay.

To continue to develop and improve project communication strategy, strengthening key partnerships with colleagues within health, education, voluntary and social care sectors.

To work with the health visiting team and other professional groups in the private, voluntary and independent sectors to establish a clear and well-used referral pathway, offering guidance, training and support as required.

To undertake screening and review assessments and to organise and run targeted language and communication intervention groups.

To deliver and continue to improve on promotion and widespread uptake of an established training package to key partners within the early years sector.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PATIENT/CLIENT CARE :

To safeguard and promote the welfare of children and work to agreed safeguarding children policies

To work alongside AHPs and Early Years Practitioners to develop evidence-based interventions for individuals and groups experiencing difficulties with their child’s communication and play development and or difficulties in the carer/infant relationship

To provide expert advice to parents and carers regarding children’s communication development, and to promote healthy lifestyles to individuals and groups within the community

To develop innovative ways of working to deliver early intervention to vulnerable and hard to reach families and to modify these as appropriate using evaluation/outcome measurement tools

To work innovatively with other professionals, organisations and volunteer colleagues sharing knowledge and skills to enhance service delivery and client care

To adapt practice to meet individual client/carer’s circumstances, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds and disabilities

To provide highly specialist support and short term intervention to families who have a child identified as being ‘in need’ involving them in their care planning, advocating on their behalf and signposting them to other services as appropriate

To work effectively with clients, carers, colleagues and education staff around individual case management, providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible

To produce accurate and detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information as necessary in a timely manner, reflecting clinical expertise.

To refer children to other health, education or social services professionals as necessary

To undertake home visits as required.

Please see Job description and personal specification for full outline of main role and responsibilities

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.