Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

4 months ago


Wallington, United Kingdom Cognus Limited Full time

**JOB SUMMARY**: Working within a multidisciplinary team of speech therapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have the opportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25 years age range or with a smaller age range within this. Advising and supporting local schools / settings with children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN) including a possible cohort with ASD or PMLD and SLCN; to manage their caseload to ensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards. Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies available for children and young people with SLCN. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: To personally undertake a case load of referrals to include: Visiting and assessing children and young people with SLCN.

To appropriately identify service provision in line with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universal level of support. Delivery of specialist programmes on an individual and/or small group basis. Offering advice to parents and carers as well as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level. Maintaining childrens / young peoples records to a high standard.

**Specific Duties**: To advise and support school staff on the education of children and young people with SLCN including: Screening and prioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of therapy provision required in line with service criteria. At the point of referral, gathering relevant information regarding previous and current input from health and social care services. Carrying out a range of non-standardised and standardised assessments and interpreting a range of factors relating to the child or young persons condition; focusing on access to education. Providing reports to referrers and other agencies involved in the child/young persons care and advice on appropriate differentiation of and access to the curriculum.

Plan, create and deliver a wide range of tailored interventions and/ or therapy programmes where direct SaLT input is indicated and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training and modelling with teaching staff, parents and carers. To maintain effective liaison with all partners e.g. parents/ carers, professionals in Education, Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to Safeguarding and best practice To monitor and record child or young persons progress and effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and to communicate these with key stakeholders. Collaboration with a range of partner agencies to create effective transition support for specific children and young people.

Promotion of effective inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school curriculum. To attend and contribute to team meetings as required. Training and Development Responsibility To be aware of changing trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice; embedding this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users. Embedding legislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with SLCN.

To participate in clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes as required. To engage with continual professional development as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as agreed. To comply with the Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements. As part of the therapies team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and educational providers.



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