Description
Children and Young People's (CYP) Therapies at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SLT wishing to take on the role of Highly Specialist SLT for Autism.
The role will involve supporting CYP with social communication differences and/or Autism and supporting CYP who are Neurodivergent, in need of assessment. It will also involve working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT), undertaking specialist diagnostic assessment across a range of settings, including clinic, school and home.
The postholder will be based at Peace Children's Centre, Watford, supporting CYP/families/education settings within the local community. They will bring strong skills and experiences to the Multidisciplinary Assessment Team and to our community service.
Main duties of the job:
- To provide highly specialist speech and language therapy support for CYP with social communication differences and/or Autism.
- To provide assessment and diagnosis to CYP referred for Autism assessment as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and provide supportive information to parents/carers and professionals.
- To work autonomously and provide highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy leadership and clinical expertise.
- To be a specialist resource to support and develop the skills and expertise of community therapists and the wider children's workforce through training, joint working and providing professional support for less experienced staff.
- To provide evidence-based intervention plans and management programmes as part of child centred service delivery.
- To demonstrate knowledge of SEND reforms and EHCP planning.
- To demonstrate Neuroaffirmitive practices.
Benefits:
- Regular group professional supervision and peer support.
- Regular managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system.
- Internal and external CPD opportunities such as bitesize tutorials, peer review, CENs.
- A 2 week induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow colleagues across a range of clinical areas/settings.
- Regular meetings with Clinical Quality Leads and Operational Leads to plan and implement service delivery and service development.
The salary for this role is £49,387 to £56,515 per annum pro rata.