To be responsible for a caseload of children and young people with complex and/or additional needs.
Responsibilities
* Undertake comprehensive assessment of children and young people with varied presentations, using self‑determined investigative and analytical skills, to formulate hypotheses to determine appropriate interventions and goals.
* Establish individualized management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and a range of evidence‑based treatment skills to formulate interventions and programmes of care.
* Participate in the coordination, development and delivery of training programmes and information packages for colleagues in health, education, social care, voluntary sector organisations and for parents/carers.
* Identify service development needs and deliver service development projects.
* Engage with and support Clinical leads within professional development activities.
* Provide specialist advice to Team Colleagues in the area of own practice regarding specific service delivery issues.
* Work as part of the children’s integrated therapy team, providing a speech and language therapy service for children referred for assessment and intervention.
Qualifications
* Registered and experienced Speech and Language Therapist.
* Registered as an occupational therapist if required for the multidisciplinary team.
* Competent or interested in managing eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties is desirable.
Skills & Experience
* Extensive experience of managing a diverse caseload of children with speech, language and communication needs.
* Excellent communication skills to support relationships with families and colleagues in health, education and social care.
* Ability to manage own time and caseload effectively and to support assistant practitioners in managing a delegated caseload.
* Enthusiastic about developing leadership skills in service innovation, supervision and line management of junior therapists and assistants.
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