AAC Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 November 2024 |
| Location: | Margate, CT9 5PA |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6715362/846-6715362-UJ |
Summary
The Children’s Therapies Team is an integrated therapies team providing Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Specialist Nurse Advisors and Care Co-ordinators to children 0 – 19 years within Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.
This vacancy is for 22.5 hours a week (0.6Wte) within the East Kent Children’s Therapies service.
The postholder will work 3 days per week within the Augmentative and Alternative (AAC) pathway supporting both early years and school aged children in a range of environments including home, clinic and education settings.
The successful applicant will join other AAC Clinical Leads across Kent working closely together to support the AACpathway.
The post holder will provide support and supervision to other clinicians in the team managing children with AACneeds.
The post holder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and with specialists including the Kent &Medway Communication & Assistive Technology (KMCAT) team to assess and support children with AAC needs.
Supporting and leading on the AAC pathway across Kent
Leading on service policy and clinical care pathways across KCHFT in these specialist clinical areas
Ensuring team members are working to agreed care pathway within these clinical areas
Providing effective supervision, training and support to SLTs to enhance their CPD
Reporting and advising on development requirements in these specialist areas to colleagues, Professional Leads, TeamLeads, Locality Clinical
Manager and Head of Service.
Participating in reflective practice and on going learning within these clinical fields
Carrying out delegated line management of staff
Managing a complex /specialist clinical caseload across 0-19 years
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
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This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024