The Client
Our client provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,500 members of staff, have 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children’s health.
Job responsibilities
*To provide assessment, diagnosis and appropriate speech and language therapy intervention for clients referred to the Service in line with RCSLT Communicating Quality 3.
*To manage a defined caseload independently
*To manage his / her own time and have an ability to prioritise tasks with minimal support
*To decide when to discontinue the management of a client and ensure that relevant professionals and client/carers are made aware as soon as possible of the reasons for this decision.
*To identify the need for clinical support and advice and seek this from more senior clinicians as appropriate in order to provide a high quality Service.
*To work closely with all appropriate agencies and colleagues for exchange of information and to ensure the comprehensive management of the client, as advised by a more senior clinician. This may include the provision of professional advice in the form of a report for inclusion in the Statutory Assessment of Special Educational Needs where this is requested and undertake Annual Reviews as appropriate.
*To provide appropriate information, advice and support to clients and their carers.
*To give and request second opinions when appropriate.
*To attend multi-disciplinary meetings as required.
*To be advised on the use of current practice by more senior clinicians.
*To undertake the placements of Speech and Language Therapy students as appropriate.
*To supervise assistants and volunteers as required.
*To provide support for newly qualified Speech and Language Therapy students as appropriate.
*To participate in the development of innovative practice in collaboration with more senior clinicians.
*To participate in activities designed to improve the effectiveness of service provision.
*To develop clinical expertise under direction and in consultation with more senior clinicians.
*To keep up to date with current clinical and technological advances in discussion with more senior clinicians.
*To provide training to others as appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
*Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
*HCPC Registered
Desirable
*Appropriate Postgraduate Qualifications
Experience
Essential
*Evidence of paediatric Assessment and treatment skills
*Evidence of working with children of pre-school and school age
*Evidence of working within clinics
*Evidence of caseload management
*Knowledge of SEND
Desirable
*Student mentor
Values / essential requirements
Essential
*Evidence of understanding of MCHT Behaviours and values
*Car driver