Highly Specialist Slt

4 weeks ago


Gateshead, United Kingdom Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We wish to recruit a motivated and passionate Highly Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with a specific interest in Autism/Social communication difficulties. This Therapist will work as part of our Early Years SLT team to complete initial assessments, deliver individual and group therapy and will also work as part of the multidisciplinary Autism assessment clinic and Pre school Autism Diagnostic pathway. This therapist will be part of a friendly and supportive team that work together from a central base with a strong commitment to maintaining staff health and well being.

To provide a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment to children predominantly aged 0 -5yrs with speech, language and communication needs that may be associated with Complex Social Communication Difficulties/ASD as part of the Early Years Triage initial assessment service.

To contribute to the work of the Gateshead Multidisciplinary Autism assessment clinic and Pre School Autism Diagnostic Pathway to provide assessment, diagnosis, opinion and evaluation of a complex nature in an area of specialism relating to Complex Social Communication/Autism.

To deliver individual/group therapy interventions as part of the Early Years SLT service to children with Complex Social Communication Difficulties/Autism The post holder will provide second opinions and clinical supervision to SLTs across the service in the specialist area of Complex Social Communication/ASD as part of the diagnostic process.

This vacancy is part of our ‘refer a friend’ scheme, this means if a friend who currently works for us has told you about this vacancy you could both receive a cash payment. The full scheme details are included with the additional documents for this role.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

This post is as a senior Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) reporting to the SLT Clinical Lead; Special Needs Team in the Children’s Speech and Language Department.

To provide a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment to children predominantly aged 0 -5yrs with speech, language and communication needs that may be associated with Complex Social Communication Difficulties/ASD as part of the Early Years Triage initial assessment service.

To contribute to the work of the Gateshead Multidisciplinary Autism assessment clinic and Pre School Autism Diagnostic Pathway to provide assessment, diagnosis, opinion and evaluation of a complex nature in an area of specialism relating to Complex Social Communication/Autism.

To deliver individual/group therapy interventions as part of the Early Years SLT service to children with Complex Social Communication Difficulties/Autism To work in conjunction with Gateshead Early Education teams e.g. Portage to deliver joint advice, assessment and interventions to children with Complex Social Communication Difficulties/Autism.

To work in close collaboration with the Trust Multidisciplinary Team and other outside agencies, especially Education staff from the Local Authority and staff in private and voluntary Pre-school settings in order to provide an integrated approach to each child’s individual needs.

To provide training on specific topics relating to the speech, language and communication needs associated with ASD to a range of other professionals and parents/carers.

To share substantial experience in the area of specialism, providing an experienced and enthusiastic advanced resource for the team taking a developmental and operational lead in specialist areas of Complex Social Communication/ASD.

The post holder will provide second opinions and clinical supervision to SLTs across the service in the specialist area of Complex Social Communication/ASD as part of the diagnostic process.

Using advanced knowledge to assess and treat cases in a holistic way, including a multi-agency and patient focused approach to care, and to motivate others to work in a similar way.

The post holder is expected to develop professionally in order to le


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