Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (Universal Therapies)

Role Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to be part of an innovative Multidisciplinary service aimed at reducing inequalities in one of the most deprived areas of Enfield. The service is focused on improving outcomes for 0-5 year olds’ from identified high risk groups such as deprived areas.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-agency team with a range of health, early years, social care and voluntary sector professionals.
• Have a role in the development, planning and provision of universal and targeted support strands for children at risk of speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and their parents as well as the wider community support network.
• Continue to develop and extend the reach of universal services, delivering a model of early intervention and prevention to children and families from birth to 5 years from deprived backgrounds.
• Offer training, supervision and support to health visitors, early years practitioners, nursery staff and parent champion volunteers working on the project.
• Design and run intervention groups for parents/carers of children identified as ‘at risk’ of early language delay.
• Develop and improve project communication strategy, strengthening key partnerships with colleagues within health, education, voluntary and social care sectors.
• Work with the health visiting team and other professional groups in the private, voluntary and independent sectors to establish a clear and well-used referral pathway, offering guidance, training and support as required.
• Undertake screening and review assessments and to organise and run targeted language and communication intervention groups.
• Deliver and continue to improve on promotion and widespread uptake of an established training package to key partners within the early years sector.