A senior speech and language therapy post running the day-to-day service for children and young people on the CAMHS neurodevelopment pathway at NELFT NHS Foundation Trust, with a specialist dysfluency caseload. The work centres on differential diagnosis, specialist intervention plans and advice to parents, carers and colleagues, for children with or without EHC plans. The post sits within an integrated therapies multidisciplinary team and carries clinical leadership for innovation in speech and language development. Flexible working can be considered, and HCPC registration is required.
What the job involves
- Run the day-to-day speech and language therapy service for the CAMHS neurodevelopment pathway
- Hold an overview of the dysfluency caseload for service development and waiting list management
- Independently assess and make differential diagnoses for children with fluency delays and disorders, with or without EHC plans
- Design and deliver evidence-based specialist intervention plans, care plans and enhanced SLT models, with MDT and family
- Provide specialist knowledge, advice, training and teaching to parents, carers, students and the SLT team, including training CAMHS colleagues on SLCN
- Contribute to MDT discussions to support differential diagnosis and deliver joined-up care plans within the integrated therapies team
- Monitor auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of communication and adapt treatment programmes
- Develop assessments, treatment programmes and therapy resources, including adapting augmentative communication systems to clients' needs
- Work closely with clients, carers and families on decisions about management, communicating complex and distressing information sensitively
- Provide clinical leadership to establish innovative practice in speech and language development
What’s required
Qualifications
- Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
- Evidence of specialist short courses up to Masters level or equivalent
- Active interest in CPD in line with RCSLT guidelines
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration to practise
Experience
- Assessment and management of children and young people in CAMHS on the neurodevelopment pathway
- Working collaboratively with parents, carers and other professionals
- Working in a multi-agency and/or multidisciplinary team
- Working with clients who have a range of speech, language and communication needs
- Planning and delivering training to other professionals
Skills & knowledge
- Self-motivated, keeping up to date with professional practice and new research
Nice to have
- Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
What’s offered
- High cost area supplement of 15% of basic salary, minimum £4,714 and maximum £5,941 a year pro rata for part time
- Flexible working arrangements to suit personal circumstances
- Comprehensive induction of up to two weeks
- Investment in training and development
- Staff health and wellbeing activities
- Staff networks and equality and diversity initiatives
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
