Senior Speech and Language Therapist (Halton)
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 June 2024 |
| Location: | Halton, WA7 5NZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0624-24-0001 |
Summary
You will find a full job description later in this advert, however, below are some headline details. Core responsibilities. To provide a speech and language therapy services to children, directly and through support to their families and the multi-disciplinary team. Provide speech, language and communication assessments for children and young people in consultation with their families, the multi- disciplinary team and other SLTs and SLTAs. Keep accurate records and provide written reports. Set targets for therapy and monitor progress. Provide intervention on an individual or group basis as required. Develop and demonstrate SLT programmes and groups for pupils. Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision. Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the planning, development and delivery of an effective and efficient service. Liaise with other involved agencies and with families to provide an integrated service. Take full SLT student placements. Supervise SLTs under direction of their line manager. Support the induction of others in the Education team. Will facilitate clinical case discussions. Will access clinical supervision within the team via regular meetings, supervision, mentoring and appraisals. Will be committed to continuing their professional development. Able to make independent decisions about caseload management. Support the delivery of training programmes to others and contribute to the development of training. Contribute to the evaluation and monitoring of services. Participate in audits of performance against defined standards, policies and procedures.