Job summary
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
We are seeking a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join our team.
You will support the ASD clinical lead in service delivery and provide highly specialist assessment of children and young people with social communication difficulties across BNSSG
Main duties of the job
To provide highly specialist assessment of children and young people as part of the Autism Assessment team.
To undertake ADOS assessments for children and young people up to the age of 18 years (early years and school age)
To carry out social communication observations and assessments in a clinic, educational settings or home setting
To carry out assessment of children with highly complex social communication presentations as part of a multi professional team providing highly specialist clinical advice, interpretation and differential diagnosis
To write detailed contributions to diagnostic multidisciplinary reports
To take the lead where appropriate in feeding back assessment and diagnostic results to parents and young people
To support other Speech and Language therapists and other professionals including Specialist Nurses, Paediatric Registrars, Early Years Practitioners and Psychology Assistants working as part of the ASD assessment team
To line manage one or more Speech and Language Therapists including managing leave, conducting appraisals, providing regular one to one supervision and supporting adherence to mandatory training.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification recognised by Professional Governing Body (Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists/Chartered Society of Physiotherapists/ Royal College of Occupational Therapists)
- Evidence of Master Level post qualification accredited training and participation in ongoing regular CPD in area of clinical specialism (e.g. Bobath training, Post-grad accredited Dysphagia training).
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in Clinical Specialist role
- ADOS trained
Registration
Essential criteria
- Active Membership of recognised Governing Body
- Licence to practise – evidenced by HPC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-professional team
- Experience in line management or supervision
- Experience as a Children’s Therapist with significant experience of working in a community setting
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Pearce
- Job title
- Principal Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07788463682
- Additional information
I work part time Monday- Wednesday so please be aware it may be a few days before I get back to you.
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