About this role
Job summary
The Experts at Hand (EaH) model is designed to support children and young people across education and early years settings within Norfolk with a focus on strengthening universal and targeted provision and improving outcomes for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
The EaH model builds on local and national learning and aims to improve early identification, reduce escalation to specialist services, build workforce capability and support more inclusive educational environments.
The post holder will be key in implementing the aims of the Experts at Hand model within a defined geographical area. Working collaboratively with the Strategic Lead, Speech and Language Therapy Locality Leads and wider multidisciplinary partners, the post holder will support the development of an integrated universal, targeted and specialist speech, language and communication offer across education and community settings.
The role combines clinical expertise with workforce development, consultation, training, coaching, supervision and service improvement across the system. The post holder will work with the wider Speech and Language Therapy workforce to embed new ways of working that increase capacity, improve inclusion and strengthen early intervention.
The post holder will maintain a clinical caseload, providing assessment and intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs where required.
Main duties of the job
To independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, language and communication difficulties.
To undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised, taking account of medical, social and educational factors, in order to make a differential diagnosis.
To plan, deliver and evaluate intervention following professional guidelines and agreed service standards including training of setting staff and families.
As part of that process, to be able to plan appropriate long term and short-term goals working towards transfer of care.
To undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standards.
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description Job responsibilities
To independently manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, language and communication difficulties.
To undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised, taking account of medical, social and educational factors, in order to make a differential diagnosis.
To plan, deliver and evaluate intervention following professional guidelines and agreed service standards including training of setting staff and families.
As part of that process, to be able to plan appropriate long term and short-term goals working towards transfer of care.
To undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standards.
Provide reports to support statutory processes e.g. Education, Health, and Care Plans, applications for continuing care, tribunal submissions and safeguarding concerns.
To ensure that all work is carried out in close collaboration with all those involved in childrens care so that the approach to intervention and support is co-ordinated and comprehensive.
To identify when there is a need for a second opinion, referring to senior colleagues or SLT specialists as appropriate.
To make onward referral as appropriate.
To identify any variations to service delivery or demands and inform the Operational Team Lead and Locality Team Lead of the likely impact on the service.
Directs and provides clinical supervision to Assistants and Assistant Practitioners in relation to specific cases.
To be a point of contact for a number of named settings within the locality once competencies have been achieved.
Assess, diagnose and treat eating and drinking difficulties within a holistic framework (based on a specific role) only when additional postgraduate training and support is undertaken.
To undertake work in a range of ways according to individual case and service model, including face to face, virtual, and signposting to universal resources accordingly.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training Essential
Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy Registered Member of RCSLT Registered Member of HCPC
Desirable
Evidence of commitment to CPD
Experience Essential
Experience working with children with SLCN within a community setting
Desirable
Working in a mainstream school Working in a special school
Knowledge & Skills Essential
Knowledge about developmental speech and language disorders Excellent communication skills including the ability to convey sensitive or distressing information to parents/carers Good problem solving skills Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people/vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)
Address Norwich Community Hospital
Bowthorpe Road
Norwich
NR2 3TU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)