Speech and Language Therapist - Strood, United Kingdom - Medway Community Healthcare CIC

Medway Community Healthcare CIC

Verified Company

Strood, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Do you want to make a difference to early years and school aged children with communication needs and their families?

Are you passionate about empowering education staff and parents to help children reach their full potential?

Are you looking to develop your clinical skills within a diverse and experienced team?

If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you.

We are a large, friendly and supportive team who offer children an integrated approach to therapy through holistic assessment and intervention.

We are seeking a newly qualified therapist or a ban d 5 looking to expand their experience, with an interest in supporting children with diverse communication needs in school, early years and special school settings.

We have a well developed mentor and peer support scheme for newly qualified and more experienced therapists.

This includes regular clinical supervision and opportunities for both in-house and external training as well as attending relevant CENs to support continued professional development.

We actively support our team to develop specialist interests in a range of areas.

This can include opportunities in:
speech sound disorders, developmental language disorder (DLD), voice, stammering, autism, selective mutism and dysphagia.

To work as an autonomous practitioner, to deliver a speech and language service within preschool, school, special school and clinic settings covering the 0-19 age range.

To provide assessment, intervention and advice for children, their families and carers within the early years, special school and mainstream school caseload.

To empower school staff and parents to support and develop children's communication needs.

So what else?

This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.

You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

The small print

Informal visits can be arranged on request.

We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and our Scottish Widows group personal pension.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments.

We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

Interviews will be held on Monday 8th April 2024

Communication and relationship skills

To work alongside other Speech & Language Therapy colleagues providing support and professional exchange of ideas and experience.

To attend appropriate meetings within the Speech & Language Therapy Service and Children's Therapy Team.

To contribute to clinical teams by discussing own and others input around client's needs ensuring a well-coordinated care plan.

To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multidisciplinary team/other professions.

To communicate condition related information to clients who have communication problems themselves.

To work closely with clients, carers and families, agreeing decision making relevant to the client management.

To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.

To demonstrate skills in motivating clients and carers to engage in the therapeutic process.

Knowledge, training and experience

To identify personal and professional development evidenced by a personal development plan as part of the appraisal process.

To maintain professional standards by attending appropriate training including short courses and development relating to the clinical specialism to maintain up to date HPC and RCSLT registration.

To demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to RCSLT Professional Clinical guidelines.

To demonstrate knowledge in clinical specialism underpinned by current evidence-based practice.

To demonstrate a working knowledge of relevant procedures including (safeguarding children, SEN procedure) and other legal requirements.

To participate in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence of clinical specialism.

To participate in the development and delivery of training of other professional groups and carers.

To support placements for Speech & Language Therapy students and prospective Speech & Language Therapy students.

To explain the role of Speech & Language Therapy(ist) in work settings.

To demonstrate the ability to reflect on and evaluate training provided.

To undertake general administrative and client related administrative tasks in line with Speech & Lang