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Peripatetic Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6 (Waiting List)

Western Health and Social Care Trust


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Peripatetic Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6 (Waiting List)

Western Health and Social Care Trust


123086

Speech and Language Therapy

 

Department: Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals

Location:  Western Trust Area

Contract and Hours: To create a waiting list for Peripatetic Posts troughout Western Trust area over the next 12 months.

Please note: Peripatetic contracts are generally permanent but cover temporary vacancies (as outlined in the SLT Peripatetic Information Leaflet)

 

Job summary:

The post-holder will provide assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload of clients with speech, language and communication needs to achieve well-being outcomes using a collaborative framework.

The post-holder may be required to work in the following clinical areas: paediatric community, paediatric learning disability, development language disorder, Sure Start and adult learning disability.

The post-holder will be required to provide specialist advice, guidance, supervision and clinical support to band 5 SLT colleagues. The post-holder will provide second opinions to SLTs and those from other professions.

The post-holder will participate in research, development and audit activities in clinical area.

This post-holder will be required to work in a range of settings, locations and specialisms depending on the needs of the service.

 

Main duties and responsibilities:

The post holder will

  • Be responsible for the provision of a high quality Speech and Language Therapy service to a designated caseload including:

o   Assessment, diagnosis and prognosis

o   Formulation of individual treatment plans and outcome measures

o   Writing assessment reports

o   Onward referrals to other professionals as required

o   Attendance at case conferences/relevant meetings

o   Contribution to the relevant statutory processes

  • Liaise closely with parents/carers and provide specialist advice and support regarding client’s speech, language and communication difficulties to ensure best outcomes
  • Work collaboratively and liaise with other relevant Health and Education staff and all appropriate personnel working in non-statutory organisations
  • Plan, design and implement innovative and evidence based models of intervention and service delivery
  • Highlight areas of potential inefficiency to senior colleagues within the Department and propose solutions
  • Implements policies and proposes change for own area
  • Build and maintain relationships and contributes to collaboration on projects relating to specialist caseload
  • Identifies successful change strategies and processes
  • Interpret and compare a complex range of options for treatment of specialist caseload
  • Contribute to interpretation of future impact of decisions for specialist caseload
  • Review the effectiveness of alternative treatment options and approaches for a specialist caseload/supervisees caseload
  • Plan and manage identified caseload in consultation with senior SLT
  • Utilise systems to manage own and others time and workload effectively

 

For more details view the full job description in the Additional Information section below

Contract

Various

6

Band 6

  • Peripatetic Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6).pdf

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  • SLT Information Leaflet Peripatetic.doc

    Download the Document

Western Health and Social Care Trust

Northern Ireland


The Trust is an equal opportunities employer
Peripatetic Speech and Language Therapist - Band 6 (Waiting List)

Western Health and Social Care Trust



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