Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Tadworth, United Kingdom - The Children's Trust

The Children's Trust

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Tadworth, United Kingdom

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**Job Title

Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist****Location
The Children's Trust School and Rehabilitation, Tadworth****Contract Type
Permanent*******Full Time
37.5 hours per week*******Salary

- £38,762 - £45,765 per annum, (dependent upon experience and inclusive of outer London weighting)****Closing Date

8
th January 2023**Staff benefits include London weighting, free shuttle bus, and moreRead more below

Role Requirements

Provide high quality, evidence based speech and language therapy provision for children and young people attending The Children's Trust School and rehabilitation services, in partnership with other members of the Multidisciplinary team and education services.
Be an autonomous practitioner with responsibility for assessment, treatment and planning for an allocated caseload of children/young people.
Undertake specialist speech and language therapy assessments of children and young people with complex needs e.g. Multiple comorbidities, neurodisabilities and chronic conditions, through standardised and nonstandardised assessments and clinical observations.
Develop therapy goals, in collaboration with the child and family/carers, as well as the multidisciplinary and education teams, other health professionals and agencies, to facilitate the participation of the child or young person in life skills.
Devise suitable, individualised, 24hr speech and language therapy programmes/strategies that fit within the child's daily routine, whether to be carried out by parents or members of the Multidisciplinary Team; these should be monitored, evaluated and adjusted appropriately according to the needs of the child.
Facilitate involvement of family and carers in the rehabilitation process, including daytoday therapy sessions, and the handing over of practical skills and care.
Support assessment and management guidelines for young people with assistive technology needs.
Support assessment and intervention in the clinical area of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) for school, teaching and integrating skills with members of the multidisciplinary and educational teams.
Set outcomes as part of the child or young person's annual review and Education, Health and Care Plans.
Support the Multidisciplinary and education teams with measuring short term targets, through using the ImPACTS curriculum, therapy outcome measurement tools e.g. Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS).
Teach, integrate and monitor speech and language therapy interventions in the child's environment, whether it is carried out by parents, school staff, therapy staff, nursing and care staff or volunteers.
Assess, and organise the provision of necessary speech and language therapy / eating and drinking equipment.
With support from the Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, devise suitable individual dysphagia management plans for each child/young person.
Identify, assess, and refer appropriate children / young people requiring instrumental assessment, for example Videofluoroscopy Swallow Study, in accordance with departmental policy and guidance.
Support the provision of high quality, evidence based dysphagia management for children and young people attending The Children's Trust School and Rehabilitation services, in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team
Liaise with all appropriate medical staff, whether employed by The Children's Trust, visiting consultants or at offsite clinics, and attend clinics with the child as required.
Contribute to the assessment and discussion of new referrals to The Children's Trust, carrying out off site referral assessments around the United Kingdom, as required.
Utilise patient reported and standardised outcome measures for each allocated child/young person and complete in a timely manner.
Assess, evaluate, and recommend discharge/transition plans for children/young people within the multidisciplinary team framework.
Provide clinical cover across the service during episodes of staff shortage/heavy workload, in order to ensure effective service delivery.

- .Keep appropriate and accurate intervention records, fulfilling legal, professional and all other requirements of The Children's Trust.

Contribute to child related reports, including looked after children and annual review reports as required, and assist with the collation of these as required, in a timely manner in line with organisational targets.
Support the delivery of a tiered model approach to speech and language therapy at The Children's Trust School, providing regular integrated time to classes and houses.
Work closely with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team, as well as the child and family, to provide a fully integrated approach to the overall management of the child. This will include any home/school visits, professional child related meetings and/ or appointments, as required.
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