Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Accountable to the Children and Young Peoples Therapies Manager To provide as part of the Early Years service a comprehensive and inclusive speech and language therapy service for children and young people referred to this service. The children may present with a range of speech, language and communication needs of varying severity. To contribute to successful child centred, multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention. To independently assess, diagnose, manage and evaluate outcomes for children and young people presenting with a range of speech, language, communication needs. To contribute to the development and provision of training packages and programmes for parents, carers and education and health staff. To participate in the development, testing out and implementing of new ways of working. The post holder will develop a clinical specialism within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs within the caseload