Band 5 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

4 weeks ago

Solihull, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham Full time

**Job overview**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified or experienced Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist (SALT) to join our friendly community based team, working across the service. We work with children aged 0-19 years across settings, clinics, and online. Specific details of your caseload will be agreed on appointment and may include a combination of early years, school age and special school provision while exploring your strengths and preferences, in line with service requirements.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
The role includes assessing children, providing therapy, working with Speech & Language Therapy assistants, running parent/practitioner workshops, advising families & education staff, and supporting Early Years Practitioners. Support with completion of your NQP competencies will be provided through a named mentor, regular clinical supervision and CPD opportunities.

**About us**:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

**Job description**:
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree

License to practice & HCPC Registration

Membership of RCSLT

GCSEs (including A - C grade in English & Maths, or equivalent)

3 passes at A level (or equivalent)

**Experience**:
**Essential**:
Able to assess develop and implement appropriate programmes of care, write reports and evaluate outcomes and treatment to meet the needs of the clients

Wide range of experience with different client groups at undergraduate level

Knowledge of and adherence to national and local clinical guidelines

Aware of rules relating to confidentiality and data protection and shares information within these constraints

Demonstrates knowledge about children's communication difficulties

Sound understanding of SEND Code of Practice

Able to identify areas for own personal and professional development and take steps to meet those needs

Knowledge of, and adherence to, national and local clinical guidelines

Awareness of and works within local, national and professional standards

**Desirable**:
Experience of using video therapy techniques (e.g. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy)

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:
Able to make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment with access to a supervisor

Able to define a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment

Able to structure clear care plans based on best practice

Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing SLT treatment

Able to reflect on practice with peers

Able to contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to ensure well coordinated care plans

Able to identify breakdown in communication/conflict and seek advice and support to resolve

Able to assist other SLT's in the training of others

Able to maintain accurate case notes in line with local national and professional standards

Able to gather and share data accurately to inform service delivery

Able to work independently accessing appropriate supervision from peers and line managers

Able to take responsibility for own professional actions but able to identify and seek advice and support when necessary

Aware of, and adheres to service plan

Able to comment on proposed service/policy developments within discussion

Contributes to the development of SLT assistants and volunteers

Promotes the profession by allowing pre-training course observers to attend sessions

Supervises the work of assistants and volunteers

Able to communicate complex condition-related information to clients, carers and other professionals

Able

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