Specialist Speech & Language Therapist- CAMHS-LD

If you are passionate about working with children and young people with a Learning Disability who are experiencing poor mental health or emotional dysregulation, we would love to hear from you. We are a highly experienced team of community based clinicians, who love our work, love our team and the families we work with.

The service works Monday to Friday, visiting young people and families in a variety of settings offering multi disciplinary assessment and interventions as part of agreed care pathways and interventions. The post is 22.5 hours within the working week.

You'll have the opportunity to get involved in our various research and audit projects, participate in team learning events, training as required and service developments.

We'll offer you robust clinical supervision including the opportunity to work with other professionals and share learning, appraisal and CPD opportunities. We have meetings, and we are have a super supportive team culture of compassion and respect.

In return, you'll need to bring experience from a similar role as a speech and language therapist, lots of commitment, and enthusiasm, and of course, a sense of humour.

Main duties of the job

As speech and language therapist you will be responsible for completing holistic assessments, contributing to multi-disciplinary formulation and evidence based interventions for children with moderate to severe learning disability.

You will be required to work autonomously and respond to the needs of an individual caseload; from initial assessment to discharge.

You are expected to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service; providing specialist skills and knowledge within the four quadrants of the IThrive model.

You will be liaising and providing advice, information and consultation to colleagues and other agencies as well as undertaking service governance activity, including research and audit as appropriate.

The role will include actively participating in role modelling interventions and implementing Positive Behaviour Support planning approaches.

You will be expected to participate in clinical governance and service development within the CAMHS/LD Team, in partnership with professional specialists and other clinical teams.

Person specification

Qualification/Education

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent qualification).
• Fully signed-off the Newly Qualified Practitioner Competencies as set out by the Royal College of Speech Language Therapists.
• Registration with Health Professions Council
• Have evidence of attending and using specialist knowledge gained from post-graduate study and attending courses.

Desirable

• Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Fieldwork educator / Clinical placement supervisor /Experience as a clinical educator of SLT students

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience of working with learning disabilities, autism, other neurodevelopmental disorders, and with children and young people with complex conditions and needs
• Highly developed skills of clinical assessment, evaluation and intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties.

Knowledge and abilities

Essential

• Have knowledge of differential diagnosis and comorbidities associated with Speech, Language, and communication.
• To understand the use of visual support strategies, and symbol systems
• Knowledge of national agendas influencing clinical practice e.g. NICE
• Have knowledge of the Diagnostic Criteria for learning disability

About the employer

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.