Band 7 Neurodiversity Children's Speech & Language Therapist

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Band 7 Neurodiversity Children's Speech & Language Therapist in Enfield. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide a family-centred approach for children with neurodivergent learning needs, conducting assessments and delivering training. This role offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Degree/graduate diploma in Speech and Language Therapy.
• HCPC registration as a speech and language therapist.
• Experience of working with neurodivergent children.

Responsibilities

• Conduct play-based autism assessments and ADOS assessments.
• Provide specialist support to children and families.
• Supervise junior staff and students.

Skills

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Ability to manage own time

Ability to facilitate change

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration

Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Recognised post graduate degree or training in autism

Job description

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Band 7 Neurodiversity Children's Speech & Language Therapist

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Main area Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist Grade 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 391-RFL-7182409

Site Cedar House St Michaels site Town Enfield Salary £51,883 - £58,544 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 30/05/2025 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

The successful candidate will work as part of the Neurodiversity Enfield team for children 0-6. This is a multidisciplinary team which is designed to provide a needs-led, family-centred approach for children under the age of six with neurodivergent learning needs. Initially, the role will be primarily in the diagnostic team, carrying out play-based autism assessments and ADOS assessments. As the service develops, there will be opportunities to explore other roles within the team, such as being a keyworker for a families, running MDT needs-led clinics for parents, and delivering training.

The role involves leading practice, providing specialist support to children and families, liaising with other professionals, and demonstrating a neuro-affirmative attitude to differences such as autism and ADHD.

Main duties of the job

Initially, the role will be primarily in the diagnostic team, carrying out play-based autism assessments and ADOS assessments. As the service develops, there will be opportunities to explore other roles within the team, such as being a keyworker for a families, running MDT needs-led clinics for parents, and delivering training.

The position requires a SLT capable of working effectively and flexibly within an interdisciplinary framework, engaging with various professionals in a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment. This includes collaboration with community providers, occupational therapists, psychologists, dieticians, paediatricians, physiotherapists, and other allied health professionals, as well as Experts by Experience (parents of neurodivergent children). The post holder will be responsible for fostering strong relationships and facilitating communication between the Neurodiversity Team and the SLT Community Team to optimise service delivery. Supervision of junior staff and students is a key component of the role, ensuring their development and professional growth. The role also involves contributing to the planning, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the pathway and the Speech and Language Therapy role within it. Additionally, you will participate in service improvement initiatives and contribute to quality enhancement efforts within the team.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

• Degree/ graduate diploma or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
• Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a speech and language therapist
• Membership of special interest group
• Recognised post graduate degree and or training in a relevant area such as autism
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience And Knowledge

• Experience of working with neurodivergent children
• Experience of assessing children for autism diagnostic purposes
• Experience of working with other professionals/early years staff.
• Experience and evidence of supervising staff and students e.g. supervision, appraisals, performance management
• Skills in differential diagnosis and ability to offer second opinions
• Trained in ADOS
• Knowledge and experience of a range of assessments appropriate for assessing social communication difficulties in pre-school and school children.
• Skill in selection of appropriate strategies for prioritisation and management of a complex caseload independently
• Awareness of national policies and procedures relevant to health care and this specialist SLT caseload
• Commitment to ongoing training, education and mentoring to develop clinical skills
• Experience of working with children in early years settings
• Experience of working with paediatricians
• Ability to deal with complaints in accordance to Trust protocol

Skills and aptitudes

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to construct clear care plans differentiating appropriate therapy from a range of options, based on analysis of information from assessment.
• Experience in delivering training.
• Able to organise, plan and prioritise own workload. Demonstrates ability to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management.
• Ability to show sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients and their carers in particular when imparting potentially distressing information.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrates empathy with clients, carers and families often where barriers to understanding exist ensuring that effective communication is achieved.
• Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
• Ability to be proactive in service development
• Ability to speak another language

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Able to make own effective travel arrangements

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Name Lauren Braham Job title Therapy lead Neurodiversity pathway Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07483318348 Additional information

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