Senior Speech and Language Therapist - Leicester and East Midlands

at  ChatterBug Speech and Language Therapy 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 KPIs To identify gaps in provision and actively seek opportunities to develop the service in line with Business KPIs 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 KPIs 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 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 clients 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 clients 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 clients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences Extent of Responsibility for Planning and Organisational SkillsTo 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 managemen

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