Job summaryAre you passionate about working with children with complex or additional needs including autism?Do you have experience working with pre-school and school-aged children?With a strong ethos of clinical support and supervision, our dynamic team provides evidence-based advice, training and interventions to children and young people. We give children what they need, when they need it. Our aim is to change the lives of children and young people with communication difficulties across Norfolk and Waveney.The successful candidates will specialise in working with children with additional needs, and work in the community with both pre-school and school-age children.Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.Main duties of the jobWe are looking for first class clinicians with strong communication and interpersonal skills to join our friendly and welcoming team. The successful candidates will specialise in working with children with additional needs and work in the community with both pre-school and school-age children.If you join our team, you will:-Receive high quality support and supervision from your locality coordinator and your area lead, as well as from clinical specialists and wider team members-Provide direct therapy to children who need it, when they need it-Work with children with a range of needs with a person-centred approach to supervision, meaning that senior clinical specialists are available to support you depending on your own confidence and experience-Access in-house training which aims to meet your needs and interests-Receive the NHS annual leave entitlement which can be taken flexibly in the yearAbout usRated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesMain Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo independently manage a specialist caseload of pre-school and school age children who have speech, language and communication difficultiesTo undertake a range of assessments, both standardised and non-standardised, taking account of medical, social and educational factors, which combined with specialist theoretical knowledge will lead to differential diagnosisTo plan, deliver and evaluate specialist intervention following professional guidelines and agreed service standardsAs part of that process, to be able to plan appropriate long term and short term goals working towards dischargeTo undertake administrative duties connected with the caseload including maintenance of case notes and provision of written reports, following service standardsTo ensure that all work is carried out in close collaboration with all those involved in childrens care so that the approach to intervention and support is co-ordinated and comprehensiveTo identify when there is a need for a second opinion, referring to senior colleagues or SLT specialists as appropriateTo make onward referral as appropriateTo identify any variations to service delivery or demands and inform the Locality Co-ordinator and Area & Clinical Lead of the likely impact on the servicePolicy & Service developmentTo participate in development of policy, clinical guidelines, clinical governance and service development through discussion and involvement in projects as appropriate, including innovative practice, in collaboration with senior colleaguesResponsibility for specific, clearly defined projects as delegated by the Locality Co-ordinatorTo be familiar with local and national standards and to work in line with theseTo ensure that parents/carers are aware of the standards they should expect from the speech and language therapy serviceCommunicationTo ensure effective communication of complex condition-related information to parents/carers regarding the assessment process, assessment findings and planned intervention, including engagement of parents/carers in interventionTo ensure children are involved in goal setting and decision making around their own care as appropriate to their age, developmental level and language skillsTo ensure parents/carers are involved in decision making around their childs care including discharge from the serviceTo liaise effectively and work in partnership with other professionals (particularly teachers and teaching assistants), including the development of shared goals for interventionTo write reports on children, in line with service standards, including contributions to statutory assessmentTo offer advice to others concerning support for individual childrenTo actively contribute to case conferences/ review meetings for children on the caseloadTo recognise how and when information may be shared within the bounds of confidentiality and the Data Protection ActTo attend SLT team meetings, actively contributing as appropriateContribute to CCS internal communication strategies ensuring effective two-way communication and engagement within the organisationContribute to CCS external communication strategies working with the Head of Communications to raise awareness and promote the reputation of CCS servicesPatient and Public EngagementTo contribute to ensuring that CCS responsibilities to engage and consult with patients and the public are met in line with statutory requirementsTrainingTo participate in training other professionals/ parents as appropriateTo identify training needs in the multi-disciplinary team needed to support the care of children on the caseloadTo attend all Trust mandatory trainingPeople ManagementTo access and accept clinical supervision from senior or specialist colleagues in line with service policyTo supervise and clinically support SLT assistants/ teaching assistants/volunteers as appropriateTo mentor newly qualified SLTs providing support and contributing to induction with guidance from more senior colleaguesTo provide clinical placements for SLT students including contributing to the assessment of exam placementsMaintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF processResearch & Development ActivityTo maintain and update skills and knowledge in relevant areasTo develop and monitor own clinical expertise in specialist area through planned CPDTo participate in service audit and projects as agreed with the Area & Clinical LeadTo actively reflect on practice with peers and more senior colleagues to promote professional development and evidence based decision makingTo be advised on developments in current practice by more senior colleaguesClinical and Practice GovernanceObserve and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection ActAny data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policiesThe post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processesThe post holder must adhere to infection control policies and proceduresIt is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with HCPC and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registrationUndertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as requiredProvide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the teamParticipate in Clinical and Safeguarding supervision on a regular basisThe post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their teamPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialDegree or Postgraduate equivalent in Speech and Language TherapyRegistered Member of RCSLTRegistered Member of HCPCEvidence of successful completion of short specialist coursesDesirableEvidence of commitment to CPDMembership of relevant Clinical Excellence NetworkExperienceEssentialExperience of developing and delivering trainingRecent and comprehensive experience working in community clinics, schools and pre-schoolsExperience of working in a range of multi-agency settings and with interagency teamsDesirablePrevious experience supervising less experienced colleaguesExperience of advising/providing further opinionsKnowledge and SkillsEssentialWell established knowledge about developmental speech and language disordersIn-depth knowledge of a broad range of assessment procedures relevant to the client groupKnowledge of best practice and developing trends in clinical specialismDesirableWorking in a mainstream school with children who have complex communication needsPrevious experience of working with children with complex speech disordersAbility to use various Microsoft programmes to collect data, prepare reports and presentations e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etcDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCambridgeshire Community Services NHS TrustAddressBreckland Business CentreSt Withburga LaneDerehamNR19 1FDEmployer's websitehttps://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)