Speech and Language Therapist

Location:Unit 7, Killingbeck Court, Killingbeck Office Village, Leeds LS14 6FD

Would you like to deliver more specialist therapy to children and families? We are calling all SLT's looking for a new role. Our therapists work closely with schools and families to develop strong communication provision and provide continuous support.

Chatter Bug Limited is a National Social Enterprise providing a range of Speech and Language Therapy services. We believe in providing high quality, evidenced-based input that provides real results. At the core of our service we have four values that form our Chatter Bug Constitution and guides how we conduct ourselves. These are:

• Open
• Connected
• Dependable

The postholder will plan, develop and deliver effective, evidence based Speech and Language Therapy services across private clinic, school and community based settings, contributing to high standards of professional practice, safe service delivery, and positive outcomes for children and young people.

The postholder will deliver high-quality, evidence based Speech and Language Therapy services in line with the needs of the client base, working across a range of settings. They will contribute to the assessment and diagnosis of children and young people with a variety of Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), and provide professional support to students, apprentices, and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants.

The role also requires active involvement in the wider development of Chatterbug, including representing the organisation at local and national levels and working flexibly across locations as required. This is a dynamic role within a growing social enterprise and will involve contributing to service development and organisational initiatives alongside core clinical work.

• To assess, diagnose and provide support to children with a range of SLCN, including a range of needs, with appropriate supervision
• To ensure a client-focused assessment and approach to treatment
• To represent the service at health and education panels where required
• To provide assessment and advice on optimising the client’s communicative environment taking into consideration the communication skills of parents/guardians, carers and other professionals
• To develop and implement speech and language therapy treatment and programmes and to measure and evaluate outcomes
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures

• To employ excellent verbal/written communication skills
• Communicate information from assessment and treatment to clients, carers and other professionals effectively.
• To produce detailed reports, reflecting knowledge regarding clients’ needs and summarising proposed treatment plans
• To provide verbal and written advice and programmes to parents/guardians, carers and other professionals regarding the management and care of children – these will be accessible to a range of audiences and easy to understand.
• To ensure that clients/parents/teaching staff are involved in the planning and prioritisation of the treatment plans.
• To contribute to legal documents such as Education Health and Care Plans, Individual Education Plans and Annual Reviews as appropriate
• To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and service policies
• To share information with clients, carers and other professionals, observing current data protection guidelines

• To gather statistical data punctually
• To participate in service research as required
• To undertake Clinical Governance/audit projects within the local service as required
• To have a working knowledge of relevant procedures including safeguarding children, SEN procedures, and other legal frameworks

• Comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR rules. The postholder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.
• The postholder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
• The postholder must comply with Chatter Bug policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the Confidentiality policy.
• The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the organisations standard, and data quality processes and standards.

• To identify personal/professional development evidenced by the Personal Development Plan/ Professional Portfolio developed within an appraisal framework, including…