Speech, Language & Communication Therapies Lead

TALENT SPA ,
Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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Job Type: Full-time

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Speech, Language & Communication Therapies Lead Location: Bolton Salary: Competitive About the Client: The Outcomes First Group (OFG) https://www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/ is an independent provider of fostering, specialist education and care working with local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales. OFG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults and expects all staff, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. About the role: Duties will include ensuring that a regular schedule of induction training in the chosen integrated care model is available and applied to all existing and joining staff, maintaining an accurate audit of need and evidence of fulfilment, processing referrals and assigning determined services in a timely fashion, being an efficient and effective budget holder for the specific modality ensuring that a high quality resourced environment is provided and maintained within the provision(s). The post holder will also be the direct Line Manager for any employed clinicians within the specific modality and be responsible for commissioning and processing additional services as identified via the referrals and admissions stages or set out within children, young people and adult's Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) or as and when a need arises. Responsibilities of the Speech, Language & Communication Therapies Lead: On referral to the provision appropriately assess and match and then formulate plans for children, young people and adult's integration, taking in to account the identified needs and necessary intervention of service to support the success of each placement based on sound communication and interaction understanding; that employs evidence based practice. Coordinate the consent and referral process required to access the specific modality. To provide specialist assessment to make decisions about intervention options taking into account relevant evidence based research, theory, practice and highly complex factors concerning historical and development processes. Once established assign necessary clinician and complete the informing process to aid familiarisation to the service. If permitted through qualification/certification deliver clinical supervision to employed clinicians. To provide specialist knowledge of speech, language, communication and interaction principles and techniques through advice, supervision and consultation to other members of staff. To work with own caseload and to provide specialist assessment and intervention. To undertake direct intervention with children, young people and adult's. To provide specialist advice, consultation, teaching and training to external agencies when directed by the RWSM. To be responsible for monitoring and evaluating risk to/from the specific client group within your own caseload and when providing advice and consultation to other clinicians in keep with your Line Management responsibility. To attend and contribute, as a specialist clinician, to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings as appropriate and when required. To work as a key member of the wellbeing/clinical team which informs the education, residential and fostering divisions from a perspective of clinical services. To ensure and coordinate the appropriate liaison with professionals from external agencies in relation to shared cases, including agencies working with the specific client groups and their parents/carers. To communicate and share information in a skilled and sensitive manner with, when appropriate, children, young people, adult's, families, other professionals and agencies using the highest levels of interpersonal skills in situations which are likely to be highly emotive and sometimes confrontational. To act as a discipline specialist within the wellbeing/clinical team enabling all members to have access to a speech, language, communication and interaction based framework for the understanding and care of children, young people and adults. This may be achieved through advice, consultation, and the dissemination of knowledge, research and theory. Ensure that standards of excellence are maintained, especially in relation to speech, language, communication and interaction programmes for the individuals within the designated services. To coordinate the evaluation of clinical work within your responsible modality providing measurable data in times of review. Requirements of the Speech, Language & Communication Therapies Lead: Essential: Supervised experience of working as a trainee Speech & Language Therapist Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated Specialty Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised, evidence based Speech & Language Therapy relevant to the specific client group Experience in development and application of Outcome Measures Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group Desirable: Willingness to work towards further qualifications as required Undertake relevant group induction training on commencement Full driving licence and access to a car IF you feel like you meet the above criteria of the Speech, Language & Communication Therapies Lead, please apply now

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