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Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust
Speech & Language Therapy Service

CLINICAL SPECIALISMS:

• Paediatrics
• Hearing Impairment
• Special Needs.

SPECIALIST POSTS:

• Paediatrics
• SSLI
• Fluency
• Autism
• Communication Aids (AAC)
• Child and Adult Learning Disabilities
• Dysphagia (Paediatrics and ALD)
• Preventative and Health Promotion

THE SLT SERVICE COVERS:

• Preschool Assessment Unit/Nursery
• Schools for children with a range of Special Needs, including Learning Disabilities, Autism and Hearing Impairment
• School with a Language Unit
• Local Authority and NHS day and residential establishments for Adults with Learning Disabilities
• Nursing and Residential Accommodation in the Private and Voluntary Sectors
• Mainstream Schools
• Children's Centres / Surestart

SERVICE STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT

• Since September 2005, service restructured to provide locality based SLT input to the majority of the paediatric caseload
• 7 zone teams across Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland with therapist and assistant input and admin and clerical support
• The level of input varies from zone to zone according to need and population but averages at 1.2 SLT time and 1.5 SLTA time
• SLT support in each zone covers the mainstream caseload including support to children under specialist supervision and support to children with a statement of SEN included in mainstream schools
• SLT is offered in localities into schools and nurseries and also through home visits
• Training is a focus of input in order to allow schools to offer optimum support to children with delayed language where direct input may not be most effective
• In addition, each specialist SLT provides surgery time and direct input according to need into each zone. This enables generalist staff and assistants to develop skills and have the opportunity to shadow specialist colleagues and provide support to these client groups with specialist support
• SLT teams also work into special schools and units and we have opportunities for staff development with specialist supervision in these settings
• Main base where our admin and clerical team are located as are the clinical management team (CMT) - the professional lead and clinical co-ordinators
• CMT meets fortnightly and each locality team and specialist team are represented by one of the co-ordinators to ensure that good practise and issues are discussed and shared
• Zone leads meet half termly with the professional lead to share good practise and any concerns and this is fed back to CMT and also to the zone teams
• The service has an electronic patient record system which is used to make appointments and record contacts across the service

SLT ASSISTANTS

• Support SLTs in most specialities
• Carry out day to day clinical work under the supervision of SLTs
• Expertise in specialisms, such as AAC and bilingualism.

TRAINING AND CPD

• Trainingand CPD are prioritised and one session of protected learning time per week is allocated pro rata to all clinical staff
• Staff are encouraged to access opportunities for learning, both internal and external
• Mentorship System to support new staff in their first weeks of employment
• Consultant SLT post responsible for facilitating research and development in the service and a further post to support audit and EBP
• Strong links with local universities.

MIDDLESBROUGH

• A growing town with easy access to major cities, such as Newcastle and York
• Close to beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire
• Excellent Shopping Centre and many Leisure Facilities
• Large Acute Hospital and small Community Hospital

CONTACT:
SLT Manager

Find out more about cities, towns, coast and countryside of Teesside and Cleveland:
Middlesbrough Guide
Cleveland Tour
Bordering The North York Moors
Bordering Herriot Country
Roseberry Topping - National Trust