Highly Specialist Complex Needs Speech and Language Therapist

We are looking for a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our small and friendly community team in the London borough of Sutton. We are a community based service providing clinic and domiciliary support under Sutton Health and Care (attached to Epsom and St Helier NHS trust).

The post holder will provide an evidence-based service that anticipates and responds to the needs of children with complex needs requiring assessment and access to Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems (AAC). They will work in partnership with children, their families and with other professions and agencies to reduce the impact of these difficulties on children's social and emotional development, their learning and their ability to participate in daily life.

The postholder will also be involved alongside the team leaders in the development and delivery of a new pathway aimed at using Parent Child Interaction therapy to support families of children with complex needs., To assess, diagnose, treat and manage a caseload of children with complex health and learning needs requiring AAC

To provide training as required to enable SLT programmes to be implemented as part of children's therapy package.

To deliver a pilot project running PCI workshops with parents and evaluating the effectiveness

To be involved in planning the development of the SLT service in liaison with the SLT Team Leader.

To offer second opinions and advice to staff writing SLT statutory assessment advice.

To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate.

To work across agreed clinical populations, to manage the implementation of a service that is targeted to need, and supports and empowers families, to improve health and life chance outcomes for children, by giving every child the opportunity to develop their potential; ensuring early detection and referral of problems.

To participate as a full Sutton Health and Care SLT Team member., DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

• Degree/Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy


• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.


Desirable criteria


• Registered with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists


• Attendance at relevant SIG, Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level


• Experience of working with children with complex needs


• Knowledge/experience in the use of a range of AAC devices, Excellent written and oral presentation skills


• Good analytical, problem solving and reflection skills


• Good IT Skills: word, database, email, internet


Desirable criteria


• Working knowledge of NHS systems ee.g. EMIS, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.


We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.