This role is for a full time Speech and Language Therapist to join the Neurodiversity Pathway. This is an exciting time to join CFHD and to be a part of a team undertaking specialist assessments, and providing some specialist intervention, whilst working within a specialist multi disciplinary team and liaising, and working closely with colleagues both in CFHD, and with other organisations.
- Hold an appropriate caseload and undertake a lead clinician role for children receiving specialist assessment from within the specialist pathway.
- Undertake specialist assessments, including risk assessments, offer some specialist interventions and work alongside other clinicians including Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Community Paediatrics, Nurses and psychological therapists, to ensure the best outcome for the children young people who engage with our services.
- Work alongside other Speech and Language Therapists across CFHD to implement the Balanced System®. The system aims to ensure children and young people have the right support, at the right time to develop and improve speech, language and communication skills.
- Work across pathways and geographical areas as required, according to need and demand.
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon, including;
- Torbay and South Devon FT
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- Royal Devon and Exeter FT
- Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
- Livewell South West
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people which are provided by TSDFT and DPT. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.
Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
Our children and young people say…
“We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure”.
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, partnership that benefits the communities we serve.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicole Passmore Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07973737167
