About this role
Job summary
The role is to work as part of a team providing support to children and families in the Central/South area of Warwickshire. The preschool team functions as an integral part of a wider County wide team.
Please note that the cost of the DBS check will be covered by the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
Independently assess and manage children's speech, language & communication difficulties.
Deliver training to parents, early years staff and other professionals
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
To exercise full responsibility for a designated caseload of Pre-school children.
To use highly developed interpersonal skills to:
facilitate communication so that the needs of the child and family are central to the clinical process play a pivotal role in ensuring effective joint working for children with communication difficulties and their families
To prioritise own caseload and manage own workload effectively and efficiently.
To assess and analyse complex information related to childrens speech, language and communication using specialist knowledge to select appropriate formal and informal assessments including standardised psychometric tests.
To formulate a diagnosis based upon assessment, case history information and information from family and other professionals.
To evaluate and make decisions about therapy options taking into account the childs educational attainments, learning style and curriculum requirements.
To formulate a detailed individual management plan based upon relevant research and best practice.
To agree options in collaboration with all those involved in order to implement the individual management plan, which may include any combination of the following:
therapeutic intervention with children individually or in groups (in school or clinic) programmes jointly planned and implemented with teaching staff Supporting others to implement programmes according to individual needs Providing advice on curriculum differentiation through Individual Education Plans (IEPs) Providing advice on specific strategies to employ in the classroom and/or at home. Advising referral to other professionals where indicated
To provide demonstration / training on how to maximise communication opportunities for the individual.
To provide individualised packages of care for children with a range of complex needs
To plan and deliver high quality training to enable settings to provide the optimum language learning environment
To manage childrens behaviour and motivate them to achieve positive therapy outcomes including those who have severe/complex difficulties or who may be challenging.
To recognise potential conflict or breakdown in the above process and use negotiation and problem-solving skills to reach agreement.
To communicate complex and specialist information to others by way of written reports and face-to-face discussions, adapting own communication style and content to the needs of the situation.
To form productive relationships with families, recognising the need for and ensuring sensitivity and care where:
There may be emotional stress
Difficult or potentially distressing news to be given
There are potential barriers to communication
To contribute to Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) including providing:
Assessment and support at the Targeted and Specialist level as set out in the Warwickshire SEND Provision Matrix
Specified and quantified advice for Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) as required by the SEND Code of Practice (2014) and Children & Families Act (2014)
To attend Annual Reviews and termly reviews of targets as required
To liaise with other professionals and teams in a consultative capacity in relation to management of individual children and attend and contribute to meetings involving parents and other professionals (e.g. case conferences, Annual Review of EHCP, etc.)
To supervise and support SLTAs in undertaking programmes for individual children on caseload.
To work with other members of the local and countywide teams and members of other teams to achieve seamless, co-ordinated service provision.
To support the team in the development and provision of training / teaching packages for LA staff
To collaborate with LA support service teachers / early years teachers in the provision of training / teaching packages, as required
To undertake workshop sessions for parents (including evening sessions) as required.
To work collaboratively with a range of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency professionals to provide high quality SLT services for children with speech, language and communication difficulties
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Registered member of HCPC Registered member of RCSLT Evidence of successful completion of short courses related to early intervention Evidence of PCI / ACI training Post graduate training e.g. teaching qualification
Experience Essential
Significant post registration experience of working with paediatrics and families Significant experience of working in a variety of educational settings Significant Experience of developing and delivering training to other professionals Experience of delivering parent / adult based interventions Experience of developing new initiatives Experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary multiagency team Experience of working with specialist client groups e.g. Cleft Palate, Learning Disability, Stammering, Autism Experience of supervising less experienced SLT colleagues Experience of supervising SLTA's and teaching assistants
Desirable
Significant experience of running groups for children
Skills Essential
Demonstrate highly developed visual and auditory discrimination skills to undertake phonetic transcription Demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret information holistically in order to build up a picture of the child and family Demonstrate knowledge of developmental and medical conditions which may occur in the client group and the effect on communication Demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret the complex information from assessment in the light of the child's other strengths and weaknesses, home environment and educational setting in order to devise a management plan Demonstrate knowledge of legislation and frameworks relating to young children
Desirable
Demonstrate well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group(s) including: - Linguistic transcription and analysis - Phonetic transcription and analysis - Pragmatic assessment and analysis - Language processing and verbal reasoning Demonstrate knowledge of adult learning styles Demonstrate knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions related to the client group e.g. parent-based intervention, ACITM sign & symbol systems, Derbyshire Language Schemes Demonstrate excellent presentation skills, verbal and written Demonstrate well-developed communication skills and an ability to match communication style and content to the needs of the situation Demonstrate aptitude and proven ability in team and collaborative working Demonstrate good concentration skills
Personal Qualities Essential
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal abilities - observation, listening, diplomacy, sensitivity Demonstrate excellent time management and organisational abilities Demonstrate innovative problem solving and negotiation abilities, taking into account of other perspectives and expectations Demonstrate an ability to work independently Demonstrates a realistic sense of own limitations and professional development needs Able to motivate others Demonstrate flexibility/adaptability Committed to cross-agency working
Other Essential
Pass Occupational Health Check Able to move and carry equipment and adapt to a range of physical demands
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 South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Stratford Health Care
Arden Street
Stratford
CV37 6NQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)