Highly Specialist Speech and LanguageTherapist Dysphagia&Complex Needs inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED
MON 27 JAN 2025
East London NHS Foundation Trust rd4M0yvA
The position also requires maintaining strong communication links with various teams within the trust to ensure smooth transitions in care. Responsibilities include developing assessment and therapy materials, providing training for health and education professionals, and promoting staff development in the field. This role plays a critical part in enhancing the quality of speech and language therapy for children with complex needs, ensuring that their unique challenges are met with appropriate and effective interventions.
To provide a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service to children (predominantly from birth to 18 years) with multiple and complex needs, including speech, language and communication, and eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
Deputise for the Clinical Lead & other Highly Specialist SLTs (Complex Needs) when appropriate.
Provide a service which takes account of the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
To take a lead role in developing the Speech and Language Therapy service to children with complex needs & dysphagia, including developing care pathways and packages, developing assessment, therapy and training materials specific to this client group alongside the Clinical Lead for Complex Needs and the well-established Complex Needs team.
To provide specialist assessment and therapy for 0-18 children and young people in the areas of complex needs communication and dysphagia. This will likely include multidisciplinary working and liaising closely with hospital teams within Newham and larger referring hospitals.
To liaise with specialist teaching staff, classroom teachers and education support staff to provide highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy input to curriculum and programme planning.
Provide a consultative service when appropriate for Speech and Language colleagues around best practice in the field of complex needs & dysphagia.
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To take a lead role in developing the Speech and Language Therapy service to children with complex needs & dysphagia, including developing care pathways and packages, developing assessment, therapy and training materials specific to this client group alongside the Clinical Lead for Complex Needs and the well-established Complex Needs team.
To provide specialist assessment and therapy for 0-18 children and young people in the areas of complex needs communication and dysphagia. This will likely include multidisciplinary working and liaising closely with hospital teams within Newham and larger referring hospitals.
To liaise with specialist teaching staff, classroom teachers and education support staff to provide highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy input to curriculum and programme planning.
To maintain close links with Speech and Language Therapy staff working in Early Years, School Age and Adult Teams within the trust to ensure smooth transition between phases as required.
Provide a consultative service when appropriate for Speech and Language colleagues around best practice in the field of complex needs & dysphagia.
Provide colleagues with the opportunity to extend their knowledge in the field of complex needs & dysphagia, encouraging staff development and advising service managers of specific needs.
To provide specialist training to Health and Education colleagues on a range of topics e.g. Supporting Children with Complex Needs & Dysphagia in the Mainstream Classroom.
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