Job summary: We are looking for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work with children and young people who have dysphagia and complex needs. You will see children and families in our Child Development Centre, in local clinics, nurseries, schools, special schools and in their homes.
Main duties of the job: The post holder will provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention to children and young people with dysphagia (eating, drinking and swallowing disorders), complex needs and other types of speech language and communication needs, supporting parents, clients and other professionals in all issues related to client management.
About us: Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We're Kind
* We're Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
Job responsibilities: The post holder will be responsible for managing and supervising the team of therapists and assistants providing communication and dysphagia support within the Child Development Centre and special/mainstream schools. They will provide highly specialist second opinions to other speech and language therapists and plan and organise outreach support to therapists working in early years and mainstream settings.
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
* Recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
* Evidence of post graduate paediatric dysphagia training
* Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist
Experience:
* 4 years post graduate experience working with children and young people who have complex needs
* Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter agency working
* Experience of assessing and implementing a variety of low-tech AAC support strategies
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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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