Speech and Language Therapist - Leeds, United Kingdom - ChatterBug Ltd

ChatterBug Ltd

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Would you like to deliver more specialist therapy to children and families? We are calling all SLT's looking for a new role. NQP's and Experienced SLT's both welcome

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 guides how we conduct ourselves.

These are**:

Open

Connected

Dependable

Fortitude

Job Purpose:

In conjunction with the Consultant and Senior Speech and Language Therapist, you will plan, develop and deliver a Speech and Language Therapy service both working in Private Clinic and School-based service.

Brief Job Description:

To coordinate the provision of suitable Speech and Language Therapy service in line with the needs of the client base.
To participate in the assessment and diagnosis of children/ young people with a range of SLCN.
To provide highquality support to students, apprentices and SLTA's
To proactively support the growth and development of ChatterBug by representing the organisation at a local/national level.

Responsibilities:

Clinical
To assess, diagnose and provide support to children with a range of SLCN including complex needs. To ensure a client-focused assessment and approach to treatment

To represent the service at health and education panels where required

To provide assessment and advice on optimising the client's communicative environment taking into consideration the communication skills of parents/guardians, carers and other professionals To develop and implement speech and language therapy treatment and programmes and to measure and evaluate outcomes

To demonstrate clinical effectiveness through the use of evidencebased practice and outcome measures

Communication

To employ excellent verbal/written communication skills
Communicate information from assessment and treatment to clients, carers and other professionals effectively.
To produce detailed reports, reflecting knowledge regarding clients' needs and summarising proposed treatment plans
To provide 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
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

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

Information Governance

Comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR rules. The postholder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.
The postholder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
The postholder must comply with ChatterBug policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the Confidentiality policy.
The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the organisations standard, and data quality processes and standards.

Continuing Professional Development
To identify personal/professional development evidenced by the 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