Highly Specialist Speech and Language - Experts at HandNHS

Job summary

Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist looking to make an impact on outcomes for children and young people? Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the innovative Experts at Hand programme, part of the Children and Young People's Integrated Therapy Service.

Experts at Hand is a key element of Buckinghamshire's SEND reform programme, providing early, needs-led support to education settings through consultation, coaching, training and whole-setting approaches. In partnership with Buckinghamshire Council and the ICB, the programme aims to build inclusive, communication-friendly environments where children and young people can thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician to apply their expertise beyond traditional direct therapy delivery. You will work collaboratively with education professionals to identify and address barriers to communication, participation and learning, supporting the implementation of evidence-based approaches through the graduated response.

The role offers the opportunity to influence practice at a setting and system-wide level, contributing to workforce development, service improvement and the ongoing development of an innovative countywide model of support. If you are passionate about inclusion, empowering others and improving outcomes for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Experts at Hand programme, you will provide consultation, coaching and training to education settings across Buckinghamshire, supporting inclusive, communication-friendly environments.Working with education staff, you will identify and reduce barriers to communication, participation and learning through observation, consultation and evidence-based recommendations. You will support children and young people with a range of speech, language and communication needs, including Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), speech sound disorders, social communication differences, language and learning needs, neurodevelopmental communication needs and participation difficulties.Through the graduated approach, you will help education staff implement strategies and reasonable adjustments.You will deliver training, develop resources and promote communication-inclusive practice across educational settings.Working with colleagues across education, health, social care and the voluntary sector, you will contribute to strengthening SEND provision and improving outcomes. As a senior clinician, you will provide leadership, supervision and support to colleagues and therapy assistants, while contributing to service development, quality improvement, audit and outcome evaluation.This is an exciting opportunity to influence practice at setting and system-wide level and make an impact for children and young people across Buckinghamshire.

Job description

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

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As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

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