Highly Specialist Slt - Clinical Development Lead (Bedfordshire)

Responsibility for induction and supervision of several NQTs within the community team Serve as a role model, empower, support and give guidance to the NQTs for a fixed period of time Development of clinical and non-clinical skills and competencies for Newly qualified therapists. Ensure that preceptorship is integrated with professional standards, supervision, continuing professional development (CPD), and core clinical competencies (HEE, 2015). Undertake appraisal and performance management for NQTs. Support the clinical work within the mainstream schools programme in Central Beds and Luton working with whole schools to support SLCN for all children in line with the graduated response to need. To independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, and language communication difficulties. To support the community team lead in identifying local priorities for caseload and workforce management within the locality. To identify gaps in local provision and report/escalate concerns to community lead and service manager as appropriate. To undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised, taking account of medical, social and educational factors, which combined with Highly Specialist theoretical knowledge will lead to differential diagnosis. To plan, deliver and evaluate Highly Specialist intervention following professional guidelines and agreed service standards As part of that process, to plan appropriate long term and short term goals working towards discharge To undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standards To ensure that all work is carried out in close collaboration with all those involved in childrens care so that the approach to intervention and support is co-ordinated and comprehensive To make onward referral as appropriate To identify any variations to service delivery or demands and inform the Community team lead of the likely impact on the service.