Speech and Language Therapist – Grimsby

Speech and Language Therapist – Grimsby

Full job description

Would you like to deliver more specialist therapy to children and families? We are calling all SLT\’s looking for a new role. Our therapists work closely with schools and families to develop strong communication provision and provide continuous support. \”Chatterbug gives me the opportunity to build relationships with a variety of children, parents and professionals. This allows me to feel like I am making a real difference in the lives of the children. Working at Chatterbug feels like working with a family where support is always available\” – SLT.

Chatterbug Limited is a National Social Enterprise providing a range of Speech and Language Therapy services. We believe in providing high quality, evidenced-based input that provides real results. At the core of our service we have four values that form our Chatterbug Constitution and guide how we conduct ourselves:

• Open
• Connected
• Dependable
• Fortitude

Job Purpose: In conjunction with the Consultant Speech and Language Therapist/Team Leader, you will plan, develop and deliver a Speech and Language Therapy service both working in Clinic and School based service.

Brief Job Description:

• To co-ordinate provision of suitable Speech and Language Therapy service in line with the needs of the client base and the Business KPI’s.
• To identify gaps in provision and actively seek opportunities to develop the service in line with Business KPI’s.
• To participate in and support assessment and diagnosis of children/ young people with a range of SLCN.
• To provide high-quality support and supervision to junior staff, including providing second opinions.
• To provide line management to junior staff.
• To encapsulate and represent the Chatterbug Ethos and Values.
• To ensure a high quality evidence based service is delivered across all Chatterbug sites.
• To actively lead on and co-ordinate multiple projects ensuring these are delivered in line with the business KPI’s.
• To work proactively at a strategic level to support the growth and development of Chatterbug by representing the organisation at a local/national level.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical

• To assess, diagnose and provide support to children with a range of SLCN including complex needs.
• To contribute highly specialist knowledge to multi and uni disciplinary teams to ensure a client focused assessment and approach to treatment.
• To represent the service at health and education panels where required.
• To provide highly specialist assessment and advice on optimising the client’s communicative environment taking into consideration the communication skills of parents / guardians, carers and other professionals.
• To provide specialist clinical advice, support and second opinions for therapists and other professionals working with children with a wide range of SLCN.
• Taking a specialist lead within the team, offering case discussions, joint assessments, joint intervention and supporting joint therapy programmes as appropriate.
• To develop and implement highly specialist speech and language therapy treatment and programmes and to measure and evaluate outcomes.
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.

Communication

• To employ excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Communicate complex information from specialist assessment and treatment to clients, carers and other professionals effectively.
• To produce detailed reports, reflecting specialist knowledge, regarding clients’ needs and summarising proposed treatment plans.
• To provide highly specialist verbal and written advice and programmes to parents / guardians, carers and other professionals regarding the management and care of children – these will be accessible to a range of audiences and easy to understand.
• To ensure that clients / parents / teaching staff are involved in the planning and prioritisation of the treatment plans.
• To contribute to legal documents such as Education Health and Care Plans, Individual Education Plans and Annual Reviews as appropriate – and support other staff in the development of these skills.
• To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and service policies.
• To share information with clients, carers and other professionals, observing current data protection guidelines.

Teaching Skills

• To develop and deliver specialist training to others in a wide range of areas, disorders, behavioural, emotional, and social difficulties and special needs.
• To demonstrate the ability to target training appropriately to the needs of course participants.
• To demonstrate the ability to reflect on and evaluate training provided.
• To have advanced skills in motivation and coaching.

Clinical Governance Requirements

• To gather statistical data punctually.
• To participate in service research as required.
• To undertake Clinical Governance / audit projects within the local service as required.
• To have a working knowledge of relevant procedures including: safeguarding children, SEN procedures, and other legal frameworks.

Continuing Professional Development

• To identify personal/professional development evidenced by Personal Development Plan / Professional Portfolio developed within an appraisal framework, including objectives.
• To demonstrate a passion and commitment to the profession through self guided study.
• To participate in individual performance review, ensuring that the objectives set reflect the service and trust plans, including objectives relevant for SLCN.
• To attend relevant special interest groups, specialist short courses and advanced training in order to develop and maintain skills and knowledge as required.
• To demonstrate knowledge of and adhere to RCSLT Professional and Local Clinical Guidelines and develop local guidance in specialist area for the department.
• To attend relevant in service training and meetings.
• To demonstrate knowledge of, and adherence to RCSLT Professional and Local Clinical Guidelines and best practice.
• To take responsibility for maintaining and continually developing professional skills and knowledge in SLCN.

Business Development

• To possess advance relationship building and networking skills which will enable you to form connections in health, education and other relevant sectors.
• To promote and raise awareness of Chatterbug and the services we provide and represent the organisation at a local/national level.
• To identify opportunities to help support the growth/ development of the organisation by bringing in new business and reducing costs where appropriate.
• To represent the company ethos and values and support junior staff in also emulating these.
• To support the business in measuring the impact and value of the service and implement service business improvement targets.
• To identify and implement cost savings where appropriate.
• To effectively manage staff to ensure they are working in line with the business objectives and Chatterbug ethos and values.
• To proactively develop solutions for supporting the growth of the service.

Clinical Leadership

• To supervise the work of specialist, generalist therapists, newly qualified therapists and assistants.
• To co-ordinate and participate in student placements as appropriate.
• To explain the role of Speech and Language Therapist to visitors, students/ volunteers, new staff and other professionals.
• To take a lead role in the development, implementation and review of evidence based care pathways, utilising evidence based practice and clinical research.
• To provide clinical supervision and ensure a high standard of evidence based practice is provided at all times.
• Identify gaps in service and problem solve appropriately.

Management of Staff

• To actively participate in recruitment and retention of staff.
• To manage and motivate staff to provide high levels of care and deliver an effective and efficient service.
• To participate in PDR/ Appraisal process as directed by the Consultant SLT.
• To ensure all staff uphold the Chatterbug constitution and represent the Chatterbug ethos and values.
• To challenge and identify issues and deal with these, raising any serious concerns to the Senior staff as appropriate.

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

• To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice independently, with peers and mentors to identify own strengths and development needs.
• To demonstrate a well-developed ability to integrate information taking account of all aspects of the client’s communication including verbal, non-verbal and environmental.
• To anticipate and take appropriate steps to prevent the breakdown of relationships with parents / guardians and other professionals.
• To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment, seeking support and advice from a specialist as appropriate.
• To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from specialist assessment seeking support from internal and external sources as appropriate.

Responsibility for Client Care and Contact with Carers

• To demonstrate the well-developed ability to manage people with communication disorders and challenging behaviour including the application of appropriate management strategies.
• To work closely with clients, carers and other professionals to negotiate and agree client management.
• To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where significant barriers to understanding exist.
• To respond sensitively at all times particularly when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the clinical difficulties and their implications.
• To demonstrate expert skills in motivating clients, carers and other professionals to engage in the therapeutic process.
• To demonstrate expert skills in managing conflict within the clinical specialist area.
• To foster productive relationships with others who have challenging communication difficulties and who may be under stress.
• To employ counselling skills with parents and clients with highly complex needs.
• To adapt practice to meet individual client’s circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.

Extent of Responsibility for Planning and Organisational Skills

• To advise line manager on clinical issues of service delivery, including short falls, service pressures etc.
• To assume service tasks as delegated by line manager, including participation in working groups, policy development groups.
• To use highly specialist knowledge to lead service / policy development as appropriate.
• To demonstrate independence in dealing with complex issues related to caseload management.

Physical Skills

• To demonstrate highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of clients.
• To demonstrate knowledge of correct moving/handling clients with disabilities.
• To use equipment with due care.

Responsibility for Equipment or Financial Resources

• To be responsible for the security, care, maintenance and delivery of equipment ensuring standards of safety are maintained, including equipment loaned to clients.
• To monitor stock/equipment levels in own service area and request new equipment as appropriate.
• To co-ordinate audits to ensure equipment is available and well maintained.

Freedom to Act

• To provide leadership within own specialist area.
• To monitor and evaluate own highly specialist service delivery and provide progress reports.
• To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking support as appropriate.
• To work within defined departmental and national protocols / policies and professional code of conduct.
• To manage a complex caseload independently.
• To discharge appropriately, agreeing a point of closure with the clients and carers and informing other professionals.
• To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible, in line with Organisational policy.
• To make appropriate onward specialist referrals for children with complex feeding needs as required.

This job description acts only as a guide and is not an exhaustive list. This role may be allocated additional tasks in line with the business needs and developments.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £39,405.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme

Work Location: On the road

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