Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

8 months ago

Luton, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Full time

This job description should be read in conjunction with the YPS Guidance for Seconded and Commissioned staff. SERVICE OVERVIEW The aim of the Youth Partnership Service is to reduce the risk of child criminal exploitation, first time offending, re-offending, anti-social behaviour, reducing harm to children and young people and to protect the public from harm. The aim of our interventions at every level is to significantly improve the outcomes and opportunities for the children and young people in Luton. In addition we work with high-risk families where children and young people are at risk of entering the local authority care system or where children and young people in care are at risk of placement breakdown.

Work is undertaken with these families on both a voluntary and statutory basis dependent on circumstances. Our priorities going forward are to ensure Luton is a safe place to grow up, live and work in and to enable children and young people to make a positive contribution to their communities and achieve positive outcomes for themselves. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Job Purpose: This post is commissioned by BMLK ICB.

The post holder will be based within the Youth Partnership Service in Luton providing a specialist SLT service to the young people working with the YPS and their families, the YPS staff and the partner agencies working with the young people. Developing the relationship and framework between the YPS and the PRU and other educational settings as appropriate. The post involves identification at a highly specialist level, the types of communication disorders found in this client group and the provision and delivery of a range of appropriate interventions to the young people and their case managers. They will actively contribute to the strategic development of health provision within the YPS.

The post holder will work closely with youth partnership staff to facilitate their communication skills with this client group and as part of this work will undertake training of YPS staff, and partner agencies where required. To raise awareness of the types of communication difficulties faced by the young people and strategies to facilitate their communication. The post holder will also liaise where necessary to develop increased understanding of communication difficulties and appropriate interventions with partner agencies in respect of those children known to the YPS. They will provide highly specialist clinical input to this group of young people and advise re the development of services in this area.

The post holder may also work alongside colleagues in a consultative role as part of the SEND Improvements pathways, particularly contributing to transition work streams. The Post Holder will: Be responsible for the overall delivery of SLT interventions by this part of the service Ensure that the service to young people known to the YPS is effective and well co-ordinated through the implementation of evidence based practice, clinical governance programmes and monitoring and evaluation. Ensure effective partnership working across agencies for this part of the service Use highly specialist clinical skills to manage a specialist caseload of children with a range of communication difficulties. To identify caseload, assess and diagnose communication impairments and select appropriate management for effective treatment.

Take a clinical lead role in service development in this area, including identifying the types of communication disorders found in the young people in contact with YPS Have a specialist advisory role for the Trust in this specialty area To undertake training of YPS staff and partner agencies to raise awareness of the types of communication difficulties faced by the young people and to offer strategies to facilitate their communication Raise awareness within the YPS of the types of communication difficulties faced by the young people and to offer strategies to facilitate their communication In conjunction with YPS Management and management team, develop and implement policies relating to SLT and YPS developments Facilitate access to mainstream services as appropriate Main Duties and Responsibilities To work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of professions across a variety of locations and agencies, ensuring co-ordinated interventions as part of a young persons overall intervention plan. To attend and report to case conferences/review meetings etc. for patients on the caseload with support as requested. To provide input to planning in relation to a young persons management, and to provide specialist advice and information.

To present and communicate clinically relevant information in order to motivate and inform young people, their families/carers, YPS staff partner agencies including the Police and Cri

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