Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist

Key Responsibilities: Clinical To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to clients with speech, language and communication difficulties within two special schools in Barnet - Northway School and The Windmill School. To deliver appropriate formal and informal assessment, make differential diagnosis on the basis of this assessment, and communicate related information to children, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions in a sensitive manner. To design and develop evidence based treatment and management programmes to be implemented within the multi-disciplinary teams available, and within the childs family. To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines. Research and Development To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence based practice, literature and peer review. To undertake Clinical Governance and Audit projects within the local service Please see Job description and personal specification for full outline of main role and responsibilities Job description Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Clinical To provide a comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy service to clients with speech, language and communication difficulties within two special schools in Barnet - Northway School and The Windmill School. To deliver appropriate formal and informal assessment, make differential diagnosis on the basis of this assessment, and communicate related information to children, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions in a sensitive manner. To design and develop evidence based treatment and management programmes to be implemented within the multi-disciplinary teams available, and within the childs family. To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines. Research and Development To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence based practice, literature and peer review. To undertake Clinical Governance and Audit projects within the local service Please see Job description and personal specification for full outline of main role and responsibilities