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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To assess and evaluate children referred to speech and language therapy and their communication context.
• To develop appropriate communication targets and interventions for children with speech and language needs.
• To write reports identifying strengths and weaknesses, targets, and appropriate strategies and interventions.
• To mentor parent/carers, teaching staff and others in skill-building communication and the development of nurturing language learning environments for children with speech and language needs.
• To provide information and advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties.
• To evaluate therapy outcomes.
• To adapt practice to meet individual patient’s circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.
• To ensure that patients and carers are involved in the planning of their care plans wherever possible.
• To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers, families and colleagues, and ensure that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
• To demonstrate negotiation skills in motivating clients, and adults supporting them.
• To contribute to interagency/MDT collaborative working.
• To manage and prioritise own caseload
• To employ clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.
• To be aware of, adhere to, and implement service and team plans and policies.
• To gather activity data accurately and regularly.
• To be accountable for own professional action and recognize own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.
• To work within defined departmental and national protocols/policies and professional code of conduct.
• To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust/agency policies.
• To share information with others observing data protection guidelines and confidentiality.
• To be responsible for the security, care and maintenance of resources and ensure standards of infection control and safety are maintained – including equipment loaned to clients.
• To participate in the delivery of training packages.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]

Trust Values

 The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care