Locum Band 7 Community Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist – Bedfordshire
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We have a fantastic opportunity for a locum Speech & Language Therapist to join a leading teaching hospital, based in Bedfordshire. They are seeking a qualified therapist with previous Community experience. The post holder will provide specialist clinical input to mainstream schools in Bedfordshire or Luton. Working as part of the community schools’ team, they will provide speech and language therapy support to children with a wide range of SLC needs including EHCP provision. They will provide training to enable parents and other professionals to support children’s language and communication needs. They will supervise other colleagues and will take part in the triage process for the community service.
Job Description
- To independently identify, assess and diagnose speech, language and communication impairments and select appropriate patients and type of therapy for effective treatment.
- To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, and design appropriate treatment based on analysis of profile of need seeking advice as appropriate.
- Be responsible for delivering specialist speech and language therapy input to school age children and young people of all ages, covering a range of disorders of communication.
- To provide training to enable parents and other professionals to support children’s language and communication needs.
- Make independent decisions about caseload management, including discharge.
- To plan, organise and prioritise own workload, clinical and non-clinical.
- To use clinical skills to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management for complex clinical issues.
- Gain extensive clinical experience and expertise to improve and further develop specialist skills through training, support and study.
- To have appropriate knowledge or an awareness of low tech AAC, for example PECS.
- To have knowledge of and contribute to the EHCP process within the given timescales, including preparing reports with outcomes and targets for the initial report and for annual reviews as required.
- To triage new referrals into the service and reject or accept these based on service criteria, including skills in discussing potential referrals with referrers.
- To provide second opinions and shadowing opportunities for less experienced colleagues, including within the Language Provision, as required.
- To seek out second opinions from more experience colleagues as required.
- To make referrals onto specialist services as required, including Health, Education and / or Social Services.
- To participate in the development and delivery of training (formal and informal) to others with and without support and reflect on and evaluate training provided.
- Independently take students on placements for clinical teaching and supervision, including exam placement.
- Undertake supervision and complete appraisals for SLTs and Support Practitioners.
- To contribute to the support of newly and recently graduated SLT Staff.
To support and take part in the induction and training of new staff to the service
Position Requirements
- HCPC Registered
- 3 month (minimum) locum assignment to start as soon as possible
- Full time hours (Monday – Friday)
- The successful candidate will be working within a strong team.
- Minimum of two years postgraduate experience
- Previous clinical experience performing a similar role within a Community Paediatric setting
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- Highly competitive rates of pay
- FREE fast track registration
- Exclusive contracts available
- CPD annual contribution
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