Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The Complex and Additional Needs Speech and Language Therapy team is a small team who are passionate about supporting children/young people and adults with SEND and their families. We have well established and strong connections with our Health and Local Authority colleagues allowing us to work in partnership at all levels. We can offer you a highly rewarding post which includes: Clinical supervision Regular team meetings, peer support and supervision, clinical focus groups and the opportunity to attend Regional Clinical Excellence Networks Annual Appraisal In-Service Training including in areas of clinical leadership. Opportunities to contribute to Trust and Local Authority quality improvement work and innovations Opportunity to be actively involved in the design and implementation of the team annual planning Opportunity to work in partnership with other Health colleagues and Local Authority Services such as Portage, Community Paediatricians, Occupational Therapy, educational staff within mainstream and specialist provisions, to ensure the highest quality of care Opportunity to work with the Regional Communication Aid Service (RCAS) when coordinating care and engaging in development work Close links with Newcastle University and other regional services including The Great North Childrens Hospital Close working with Clinical Leads, and other Highly Specialist SLTs in Dysphagia, Autism and AAC in relation to evidence based practice, innovation, audit and caseload management.