Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

About the Company

Cambridgeshire Community Services aims to deliver high quality care to the diverse communities we serve in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk.

We provide the following services:

• a range of children’s services to children, young people and families in (Cambridgeshire and Norfolk)
• school age immunisation programme (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk)
• iCaSH: Integrated Contraception and Sexual Health Services (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk)
• dental services (Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Suffolk)
• musculo-skeletal services and uro-gynaecological physiotherapy services (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough)
• the Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation and the Evelyn Community Head Injury Service
• Children and Adults’ Community Health services for the residents of Luton
• Children and Adults’ Community Health services for the residents of Bedfordshire are provided in partnership with East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT).

We believe that community based health services are fundamental to the success of an NHS that gives people more choice and control over their health care.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Job Title

SALT - SEND and Alternative Provisions

Job Description

Job Summary

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist seeking to be involved in new ways of working to support vulnerable children with SLCN?

As part of the SEND and AP Change Programme Luton and Central Bedfordshire Local Authorities are setting up multi-disciplinary Alternative Provision Specialist Teams.

The team of co-located specialists including a Speech and Language Therapist will undertake integrated, child-centred work with pupils and their families, sharing information and their expertise.

Main duties of the job

This post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to assess and facilitate the communication skills of children referred as part of the programme.

The post involves identification at a highly specialist level, the types of communication disorders found in this client group and the provision and delivery of a range of appropriate interventions to the young people and their case managers.

The post holder will actively contribute to the strategic development of speech language and communication policy and provision within the APST programme.

About Us

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Date posted

13 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience Dependent on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

448-BCHS-6955649-A

Job locations

The Poynt

Luton

LU40LA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Be responsible for the overall delivery of SLT assessments and interventions within the MD team. Develop clear pathways for referral, assessment and intervention plans. Ensure appropriate data collection to evidence outcomes and effectiveness of the role Ensure that the service to young people accessing the service is effective and well co-ordinated through the implementation of evidence-based practice, clinical governance programmes and monitoring and evaluation. Take responsibility for effective partnership working across agencies for this part of the service To develop understanding of communication difficulties, interventions and support strategies the APST staff and partner agencies and measure the effectiveness of this. To undertake training of APST staff, those who work with the child and some wider school team to raise awareness of the types of communication difficulties faced by the young people and to offer strategies to facilitate their communication. Facilitate access to mainstream services as appropriate. Facilitate referrals on for diagnosis or support as appropriate. To develop clear care plans based on best practice. Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload, clinical and non-clinical commitments. Demonstrates standard keyboard skills - post involves entering records/data onto management information systems within APST service as well as report writing. Able to travel throughout the borough of Luton and Central Bedfordshire and less often to establishments outside the Borough where required. To use clinical skills to generate written reports reflecting specialist knowledge. To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes To provide highly specialist advice to others in relation to client group. To employ counselling skills with young people, their families/carers with complex needs. To employ excellent presentation skills to promote multi-disciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice across a broad range of audiences

Responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

Be responsible for the overall delivery of SLT assessments and interventions within the MD team. Develop clear pathways for referral, assessment and intervention plans. Ensure appropriate data collection to evidence outcomes and effectiveness of the role Ensure that the service to young people accessing the service is effective and well co-ordinated through the implementation of evidence-based practice, clinical governance programmes and monitoring and evaluation. Take responsibility for effective partnership working across agencies for this part of the service To develop understanding of communication difficulties, interventions and support strategies the APST staff and partner agencies and measure the effectiveness of this. To undertake training of APST staff, those who work with the child and some wider school team to raise awareness of the types of communication difficulties faced by the young people and to offer strategies to facilitate their communication. Facilitate access to mainstream services as appropriate. Facilitate referrals on for diagnosis or support as appropriate. To develop clear care plans based on best practice. Able to plan, organise and prioritise own workload, clinical and non-clinical commitments. Demonstrates standard keyboard skills - post involves entering records/data onto management information systems within APST service as well as report writing. Able to travel throughout the borough of Luton and Central Bedfordshire and less often to establishments outside the Borough where required. To use clinical skills to generate written reports reflecting specialist knowledge. To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes To provide highly specialist advice to others in relation to client group. To employ counselling skills with young people, their families/carers with complex needs. To employ excellent presentation skills to promote multi-disciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice across a broad range of audiences

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

Degree in Speech and language Therapy
HCPC registration
Member of the RCSLT
Evidence of successful completion of specialist post graduate short courses

Experience Essential

Knowledge and experience of working with of a broad range of clinical disorders, assessments and appropriate therapeutic interventions in SLT
Well established knowledge of broad range of SLT clinical assessment tools relevant to adolescents/young people who offend
Experience in inter-agency working
Experience in developing and delivering training to other disciplines, carers and service users
Demonstrates well established understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit

Desirable

experience of working wi...

Luton, United Kingdom

On site

26-02-2025