Bank B6 Specialist Speech and Language therapist -INW

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established community healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join their dynamic team. This role involves working with children facing various speech, language, and communication challenges, providing essential support and therapy in diverse community settings. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality care and fostering relationships with families and schools. The organization values inclusivity and professional development, offering flexible working options and comprehensive training. If you're passionate about making a difference in children's lives, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Flexible working options

Comprehensive induction

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy required.
• Current HCPC registration and membership of RCSLT essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support for children with speech, language, and communication needs.
• Supervise junior staff and support their development.
• Deliver therapy in various community settings.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Child Development Knowledge

Assessment Techniques

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Current HCPC Registration

Specialist Short Courses

Job description

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Bank B6 Specialist Speech and Language therapist -INW

Band 6

Main area Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Bank Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Other

Bank Job ref 824-Bank-LIT1314

Site QEII School, Town London Salary £22.92 - £27.48 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay Salary period Hourly Closing 23/05/2025 23:59

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

At Central London Community Healthcare, we promote equality and foster an inclusive environment where our diverse workforce feels they belong and are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

CLCH aims to create a culture where staff feel supported, valued and respected for what they do and where the values we seek to show to our patients are the same values we show to each other, in line with the NHS People Plan and Our NHS People Promise and our own strategic Equality values and objectives.

Job overview

• Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services (including within the MDTs, primary and secondary care services, voluntary and third sector organisations) to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Speech & Language Therapist and the Multi-professional team.
• Be responsible for the supervision of junior staff; Speech & Language Therapists, Assistants and Speech & Language Therapy students.
• Work in a variety of settings in the community to deliver appropriate treatment including community clinics, client’s own home, schools and nurseries.
• Support self and service development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by participating in any audit or research being undertaken by the service.

Main duties of the job

• To provide advice and support to others regarding the management and care of children and young people with SLCN.
• To adapt practice to meet individual client and families’ circumstances.
• To deliver a Specialist Speech and Language Therapy service consisting of evaluation of interventions for complex and difficult cases such as tribunals as required.

To deliver Speech and Language Therapy provision to children as specified in Education Health and Care Plans in line with the Children and Families Act 2014.

To manage children with challenging behaviours including the application of appropriate management strategies

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To assess, develop and implement Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapy provision for children with SLCN including additional specialist intervention and support to children with one of more specific clinical areas e.g. Complex Needs, ASD, referred to the designated locality, presenting with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties.
• T o deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible.
• To act in specialist lead role within the Education team in one or more clinical specialties, e.g, dysphagia, autism, multi-sensory impairment, severe learning difficulties.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of measures to monitor and develop services including meeting high quality standards of care as set out in national and local policy, including that of the RCSLT, HCPC
• To adhere to relevant procedures including Safeguarding Children, SEN procedures and other legal framework.

Person specification

Education

• Degree or equivalent and Licence to Practice – Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT
• Further study in clinical field, including completion of short courses and additional study
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree or equivalent
• Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks (CENs)

Experience

• Work with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties including those associated with complex needs
• Experience of supporting children, families and schools in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 including contribution to statutory assessments (Education Health and Care Plan Needs Assessments), contribution to the annual review process and delivery of SLT provision as specified in Education health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
• Collaborative work with parents and other professionals, across settings

Skills & knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for education and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children
• Knowledge of religious, cultural and linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management
• Knowledge of typical child development of Speech & Language and general developmental milestones

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.