Speech & Language Therapist • Chichester Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nSpeech & Language Therapist with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in Chichester\n\n The Children's Speech and Language Therapy service has vacancy at Band 5 for therapist/s seeking their first post, or an opportunity to extend their experience and skills further at this level. We can offer full or part time positions (a minimum of 0.6 WTE) based from our team hubs in Chichester and covering the areas to the south and west of West Sussex. Our current vacancy offer the opportunity to gain experience in the following areas dependent upon interest and experience: Early Years Community Mainstream Schools This is an ideal post to help you transition from student to therapist and develop a wide range of therapeutic skills to carry forward into your career. During your preceptorship year, clinical time will be reduced to allow a regular session for B5 development activities. Well-structured supervision arrangements enable you to draw upon the wealth of experience within the wider team. You will have the opportunity to link with other Band 5 therapists who have recently joined the team/service. For more details of this post, please see the accompanying documentation: job description and person specification \"Day in the life\" Additional information If you would like an informal chat with one of our clinical leads or the clinical services manager, please do not hesitate to contact us. Interviews will be held on 4th December. Our Speech and Language Therapy service is jointly funded by Health and Education and has a service specification that is broadly divided into Early Years and Schools. We use a universal, targeted and specialist approach focused on enabling the best possible communication between parents, carers and setting staff and the children and young people in their care. You will work as part of a supportive and friendly team to: Assess children's speech language and communication needs (SLCN) and the functional impact of these Advise families and settings on how they can help reduce this impact and facilitate communication skills Provide individual or group therapy, demonstrating to parents/carers and setting staff how they can use strategies and techniques Train parents/carers and setting staff so that they are empowered to identify and manage their child's communication needs. Write Reports and Intervention Plans, sharing information and setting targets with parents/carers and setting staff Measure the success of your actions and report your outcomes Maintain your clinical and professional development to be the best therapist you can be and progress in your career Be part of clinical networks to ensure practice is evidence based and current. About us To assess and provide therapeutic input to children and young people with communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties. To manage a caseload independently and to manage service priorities and client needs. To assist in the organisation of caseloads within the scope of the post with support from other speech and language therapists and/or relevant Clinical Lead, advising SLT Clinical Service Manager of shortfalls and difficulties as they arise. Manage clinical risk within own caseload, and generate strategies for caseload management. Adapt practice to meet the individual circumstances, having regard to cultural and linguistic differences. Ensure that the child/young person and parent/ carers are involved in planning and decision making relevant to therapy intervention. To provide accurate and timely statistics as required by Speech and Language Therapy and Sussex Community Foundation Trust To provide all clinical practice in line with HCPC Standards of Proficiency and RCSLT clinical guidelines, ratified local policies and with due regard to evidence based practice. Any other duties in line with the band and scope of the post Please see attached job description and person specification for more details. "}