Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

The Solihull Paediatric Community Therapies are an established and supportive team consisting of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, complex needs, and the Specialist Assessment Service. We work with an agreed degree of autonomy and independence, supported through regular supervision from senior colleagues. An opportunity for a 0.64 WTE Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist has arisen. This post offers the opportunity to develop skills at universal, targeted and specialist levels. We welcome applications from experienced Band 5 SLT's and established Band 6's, who are looking to develop specialist skills working in Speech Sound Disorder and Cleft Lip and Palate.

As a Band 6 SLT you will be expected to provide support to children and young people, showing sound clinical judgement; Carry out assessments, following up with analysis and evaluation; Implement and review targets and specialist interventions to meet the complex needs of individuals and maintain evidence-based practice; Contribute to the service delivery and evaluation of the Speech pathway; and to deliver training for parents, carers, and teaching staff.

You will need a Speech and Language Therapy degree and HCPC registration and experience of working with children and young people 0 - 18 years of age with speech sound disorder.

We are a research active trust with opportunities to study at master's and PhD levels.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Assess, diagnose, and manage communication, in appropriate locations; referring onto colleagues for dysphagia needs.

• Develop specialist knowledge within areas of clinical practice as service requirements dictate and as planned in annual appraisals.
• To raise the profile of the Speech and Language Therapy Team by networking regionally and nationally.
• Maintain accurate case notes and records in accordance with HCPC, RCSLT and organisational standards.
• Distributing written reports in a timely manner to clients, carers, and other professionals, as required, including under relevant Education Acts., such EHCPs.
• Work as a member of inter-disciplinary and inter-agency teams.
• Liaise with other professionals, including those in Education and voluntary Sectors.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Speech and Language therapy issues, assessments, treatment procedures and innovative technology through a variety of Continuing Professional Development activities (CPD).
• Provide advice and support to relatives and carers.
• Organise own caseload and identify needs, bringing to the attention of the specialist or Team Leader, issues relating to clinical decision making or service development.
• Support clients through communicative situations which cause them significant difficulties.
• Organise and supervise the work of assistants and volunteers.
• Cover for colleagues' absences, as directed by the Team Leader.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree*

• License to practice & HCPC Registration
• Membership of RCSLT
• GCSEs (including A - C grade in English & Maths, or equivalent)
• 3 passes at A level (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential

• Able to assess develop and implement appropriate programmes of care, author reports and evaluate outcomes and treatment to meet the needs of the clients
• Wide range of experience with different client groups at undergraduate level
• Knowledge of and adherence to national and local clinical guidelines
• Aware of rules relating to confidentiality and data protection and shares information within these constraints
• Demonstrates knowledge about children's communication difficulties
• Sound understanding of SEND Code of Practice
• Able to identify areas for own personal and professional development and take steps to meet those needs
• Knowledge of, and adherence to, national and local clinical guidelines
• Awareness of and works within local, national, and professional standards

Desirable

• Developing specialist level skills in at least one area of clinical practice, such as speech sound disorder, cleft lip and palate, and complex communication.
• Experience of developing care pathways and working in specialist level services and provisions.
• Experience of using video therapy techniques (e.g.,Parent-Child Interaction Therapy)

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Able to make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment with access to a supervisor
• Able to define a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment
• Able to structure clear care plans based on best practice
• Responsible for assessing, developing, and implementing SLT treatment
• Able to reflect on practice with peers
• Able to contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to ensure well-coordinated care plans
• Able to identify breakdown in communication/conflict and seek advice and support to resolve
• Able to assist other SLT's in the training of others
• Able to maintain accurate case notes in line with local national and professional standards
• Able to gather and share data accurately to inform service delivery
• Able to work independently accessing appropriate supervision from peers and line managers
• Able to take responsibility for own professional actions but able to identify and seek advice and support when necessary
• Aware of, and adheres to service plan
• Able to comment on proposed service/policy developments within discussion
• Contributes to the development of SLT assistants and volunteers
• Promotes the profession by allowing pre-training course observers to attend sessions
• Supervises the work of assistants and volunteers
• Able to communicate complex condition-related information to clients, carers, and other professionals
• Able to work closely with clients, carers, and other professionals to reach joint decisions relating to client management
• Demonstrate empathy with clients and carers to ensure effective communication
• Demonstrates highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of clients' needs
• Able to care for and maintain equipment
• Able to identify resources necessary for delivering SLT services in own setting
• Able to take part in Clinical Governance and Audit projects within own area of service
• Able to maintain intense levels of concentration in all aspects of client care.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to manage own time and priorities tasks

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.