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Overview
We are seeking a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist who would be interested in working in our community services and with children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder and/or Speech Sound Disorders.
The Children's SLT and CDC teams work in close partnership with parent representative groups, and key stakeholders in education and social care across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Local Authorities to monitor and improve the service through co-production.
At Band 6 there are options and opportunities to deliver care and support, and to develop your skills across our specialist pathway for children/young people with Developmental Language Disorder and Speech Sound Disorders. We offer care across universal, targeted and specific waves of intervention.
The SLT team is research lead and we actively seek to develop everyone's interest and participation in audit, service improvement and research.
We are especially keen to hear from Therapists who may be seeking a rural place to live / work to join our teams either part time, full time or mixed with a role in one of our specialist teams, along our borders with Cheshire, Hereford and Worcestershire and Wales.
Responsibilities
* To undertake comprehensive autonomous speech, language and communication assessment for children and young people, including those with complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills.
* To analyse and interpret clinical and non‑clinical information to form an accurate profile of strengths, difficulties and needs, diagnoses and prognoses in a wide range of complex conditions.
* To develop care plans in partnership with children and young people, parents and others in children's lives.
* To deliver care and support at a highly specialist level.
* To develop your knowledge, skills and clinical networks in your chosen specialist area responding to available evidence and being involved in audit, service improvement and research.
Additional Information
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received; we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
EEO Statement
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life – and a good work life/home life balance.
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