Specialist Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist - Mainstream schools

Job overview

Are you a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with experience of working with children and young people? Would you like to join a forward thinking, innovative and supportive organisation? Then we have the role for you!

We would love to tell you about an opportunity that has just arisen for an experienced Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join our fantastic team here in Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP). The job itself will be based in our Chester and Ellesmere Port locality,  working with children with top-up funding/EHCP’s in mainstream school settings across the patch. This will include children with complex needs, some of whom attend resource provisions within mainstream schools. You will work alongside colleagues to implement Speech and Language therapy for children and young people of school age, and be well supported alongside our excellent team of therapists across the patch, as well as an experienced team leader.

We would be looking for applicants who have some post graduate experience of working with children and young people, and have a good understanding of working within clinic settings and schools in particular.

If you would like to play a crucial role in the development of these children and young people in the area, then please get in touch - we would love to hear from you!

Additional sessions are available.

Main duties of the job

- Completion of standardised assessments and evidence based intervention in a variety of different settings.

- Implementation of evidence based practice within the service.

- Working alongside education colleagues, parents, other members of the MDT to contribute towards outcomes being achieved.

- Involvement in the training programme offered by the service to promote a Universal, Targeted and Specialist tiered service.

- Participation in the EHCP process - both in regards to statutory assessments and annual reviews

- Contribution to peer review groups to promote CPD

- Supervision and support to Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists, Therapy Assistants, and Students.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide assessment, diagnosis and appropriate speech and language therapy intervention for clients referred to the Service in line with RCSLT ‘Communicating Quality 3’.
• To manage a defined caseload independently
• To manage his / her own time and have an ability to prioritise tasks with minimal support
• To decide when to discontinue the management of a client and ensure that relevant professionals and client/carers are made aware as soon as possible of the reasons for this decision.
• To identify the need for clinical support and advice and seek this from more senior clinicians as appropriate in order to provide a high quality Service.
• To work closely with all appropriate agencies and colleagues for exchange of information and to ensure the comprehensive management of the client, as advised by a more senior clinician.  This may include the provision of professional advice in the form of a report for inclusion in the Statutory Assessment of Special Educational Needs where this is requested and undertake Annual Reviews as appropriate.
• To provide appropriate information, advice and support to clients and their carers.
• To give and request second opinions when appropriate.
• To attend multi-disciplinary meetings as required.
• To be advised on the use of current practice by more senior clinicians.
• To undertake the placements of Speech and Language Therapy students as appropriate.
• To supervise assistants and volunteers as required.
• To provide support for newly qualified Speech and Language Therapy students as appropriate.
• To participate in the development of innovative practice in collaboration with more senior clinicians.
• To participate in activities designed to improve the effectiveness of service provision.
• To develop clinical expertise under direction and in consultation with more senior clinicians.
• To keep up to date with current clinical and technological advances in discussion with more senior clinicians.
• To provide training to others as appropriate