A highly experienced Speech and Language Therapist with 25 years of experience working in the NHS, specialising in working with children with a wide range of complex needs. Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both spoken and written. Adept at delivering training packages and managing group dynamics. Extensive expertise in report writing, including EHCNA reports for the EHCP assessment process and tailoring written content for diverse audiences. Proven ability to read, collate, and summarise complex medical information. A collaborative team member with a history of liaising effectively in multidisciplinary settings to achieve optimal outcomes for children.
July 2011 - current - Highly Specialist Band 7 role as Children's Speech and Language Therapist for Complex Needs 0-3. This involves:
September 2008 -July 2011:
Highly specialist role as Team Leader for Speech and Language Therapy Team at a Specialist School for children with a range of disabilities, including visual impairment, physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
Highly Specialist role as AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication) lead across the Speech and Language Therapy Team in South Warwickshire.
November 2000-July 2011:
Had various roles including working in a specialist Nursery provision, a specialist school for children with learning disabilities and autism, mainstream schools and mainstream Nurseries as well as clinic settings.
-25 years experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist, communicating with a wide range of different people and learning to adapt communication as needed
-Experience with communicating difficult messages and dealing with potentially challenging situations
- 20 years experience delivering training packages related to communication to groups of delegates and managing the group dynamic
- Extensive experience in report writing, for example, EHCNA reports to contribute to the EHCP assessment process
- Experience in writing blogs and tailoring them according to the target audience
- 25 years experience of working as a Children's Speech and Language Therapist in the community
- Extensive experience of the needs of children and young people with communication and dysphagia needs and their therapeutic requirements from a young age right through to the teenage years
-Experience working with children with a broad range of needs, including children with cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury
- Often required to write detailed reports, for example, EHCNA reports to contribute to the EHCP process This requires careful proof reading and concise and accurate written information
- Extensive experience in reading medical reports relating to children with complex needs and understanding their significance with regards to the child's prognosis and potential progression with therapy
- 25 years experience of working in the NHS, attending multidisciplinary meetings and liaising with other professionals in order to achieve the best outcomes for the child
-More recently, experience working in a small business as a member of the TACPAC training team - promoting new ideas to potentially grow the business
Licensed Makaton Regional Tutor - Sept, 2006.
Post graduate dysphagia training - 2007.
TACPAC training - 2023
Symbol UK training in Supporting Children with Down Syndrome - Sept 2023-May 2024.
Training in Gestalt Language Processing - Feb, 2025.