Speech and Language Therapist

Job Title:  Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist – Band 6 and Band 7  (2 roles)
Area:  Shropshire NHS
Salary:  £negotiable
Job Type:  Locum
Contract Length:  Ongoing 
Job details:  To start asap for 6 months. Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist required for Special schools, Community and Early Years. Complex needs children’s SLT at Band 6 and one at Band 7. The role is face to face clinical time – not for remote working. JDs available on request:
Band 6:

• To provide, as an autonomous practitioner, assessment, diagnosis and evidencebased treatment for service users within a specialist area and to liaise with and refer on to other health, education and social care providers as appropriate.
• To work as a member of the community service within early years and/or specialist education settings, including, contributing to their development. To provide multidisciplinary functions within the post holders sphere of competence to service users across these and mainstream education settings.
• To develop the post holders‘ own professional practice by keeping up to date with clinical developments and responding to available evidence.
• To provide specialist advice, education and training in the specialist area.

Band 7:

• To provide clinical leadership for the service to Preschool and School Aged Children and Young People with Universal or Targeted Speech, Language and Communication Needs and to Families, Health Professionals and School based staff who care for them. Together with Team Leaders and other Clinical Leads within the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Team and relevant Managers of Children’s Services, to be responsible for issues relating to clinical practice and quality and for the performance of the team
• To develop and maintain positive relationships with School based staff, and other relevant professionals and service managers to promote the early identification of Speech, Language and Communication Needs and the skills of the children’s workforce in meeting their needs.
• To provide highly specialist and high-quality assessment and intervention in Community settings for children with speech language and communication needs, their carers and educators.

Working hours: Full time. 
Code: U.002001.B14021