Senior Speech & Language Therapist - Community

Patient, carers and family will frequently have difficulty accepting the information provided To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging difficulties To employ good presentation skills to promote multi-disciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to a broad range of audiences including other professionals and users To write reports reflecting knowledge of paediatrics that can be accessible to both lay and professional people To contribute to clinical pathways both multi and uni-professional by discussing own and others input around clients needs, ensuring a well-coordinated care plan To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible To demonstrate good negotiation skills across a range of issues Planning and organisation To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities.

Readjusting plans as situations change/arise To be responsible for the supervision and co-ordination of assistants on a daily basis To be responsible for the supervision of Band 5 staff on a regular basis Analytical and judgement To demonstrate specialist Speech and Language Therapy knowledge across a range of therapeutic interventions To use knowledge and experience to inform sound clinical judgement/decision making for case management To integrate evidence from a variety of sources to make a differential diagnosis, of occupational performance, seeking advice as appropriate To demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice with peers and mentors and identify own strengths and development needs Acts as an autonomous professional Works within codes of practice as defined by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and HCPC Works within organisational policies and procedures To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate To manage complex caseload independently.

To monitor and evaluate own specialist service delivery and provide progress reports Responsibility for patients and client care To be responsible for undertaking a range of formal and informal Occupational Therapy and holistic assessments where appropriate, negotiating functional goals with parents and school staff and provide modelling to enable successful implementation of programmes within the setting and home To use routine outcome measures and goal-based approach, collaboratively with service users, in ways that inform treatment and clinical care Work closely with clients, carers, and families agreeing decision making relevant to the patient/client management Co-produce specialist clear care plans based on best practice with children, young people and their families/carers Ensure care plans are written in an understandable format for the child, young person and their family/carer Provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy interventions including 1:1 / group therapy, parent/ carer-based interventions and consultancy/coaching mentoring within a range of community settings.

To always consider safeguarding and child protection issues, following relevant policies and procedures and receiving safeguarding supervision as required Produce reports on children/young people, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that is understandable to the recipients of the reports, including children/young people and their families and referrers To advise line manager on issues of service delivery including shortfall, service pressures etc.

To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT/HCPC professional standards and local trust policies Policy and service responsibility Provide children and young people with the opportunity to express their views in an age appropriate way, to have their opinions considered and to be able to influence the shaping of services To interpret and assist in the implementation of local and national guidelines, policies and procedures affecting the development of childrens services.

To follow their Employers policies, procedures and guidance as well as professional standards and guidelines To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to RCSLT Professional and Clinical and National and Local Clinical Guidelines To develop a working knowledge of relevant procedures including: Child Protection, SEN procedures, and other legal frameworks Responsibility for finance, equipment and other resources To work to the financial policies and procedures as laid down by the employer.

Take appropriate care of equipment entrusted to them for use Responsible for maintaining a clear desk policy and protecting all confidential information in accordance with the organisations policies and procedures The post holder will be required to act responsibly in terms of providing best value practice and protecting service resources Take responsibility for any specific materials you are required to use, maintaining their general standard and ensuring that adequate supplies are maintained Ensure all equipment used is maintained to the required standard to ensure patient and staff safety Maintain stock control, ordering supplies in a timely manner through the agreed process To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained including equipment loaned to patients and schools Complete an assessment, order, set up the provision of specialist equipment for identified children.

Demonstrate to parents/ staff how to maintain and adjust as appropriate Responsibility for supervision, leadership and management Contribute to the delivery of a range of training opportunities, as appropriate using a broad range of technology to develop and deliver Supervise the work of Speech and Language Assistants where necessary To conduct appraisals with Speech and Language therapists where necessary To mentor and supervise newly qualified speech and Language Therapists as required Access clinical supervision at the frequency determined by the organisation To oversee the caseload management of newly qualified staff and Therapy Assistance To demonstrate the ability to target training (formal and informal) appropriately to the needs of course participants, reflecting and evaluating training provided To participate in the appraisal process Ensure prompt action is taken in raising issues with regard to staff performance, sickness, attendance levels and any disciplinary, capability or grievance matters Information technology and administrative duties To be responsible for accurate and timely inputting of data into relevant data collection system to ensure workload is accurately reflected To be responsible for the inputting of accurate and contemporaneous case notes on the relevant clinical systems in line with professional and organisational standards To have a sound knowledge of IT To be computer literate To ensure all Employers policies, procedures and guidelines are followed To complete all statutory and mandatory training as required by the employer To identify and manage risks through incident reporting when appropriate To take part in activities designed to improve service delivery or quality of care such as staff surveys, participation and service development Responsibility for research and development Participates in clinical audit Participate in clinical research as appropriate To collect and provide research data as required