Children'S Speech And Language Therapist

Whittington Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Health NHS Trust seeks a Children’s Speech and Language Therapist for Early Years clinics and nurseries. You will manage a caseload, assess and treat children with speech, language, and communication needs, and work with parents and staff in clinics and schools.

The post offers supervision, development opportunities, and a supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to early years language, social communication and stammering caseloads.

Qualifications

• Ability to assess and prioritise for therapy.
• Good problem solving and organisational skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail in reports and plans.
• Ability to manage distressed people in stressful situations.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Carry a personal clinical caseload with supervision as needed.
• Assess, diagnose and plan therapy for children with speech/language difficulties.
• Collaborate with families, nursery staff and schools on care planning.
• Reflect on practice and monitor outcomes using evaluation measures.
• Adapt practice to individual cultural and linguistic needs.
• Produce timely reports and therapy programmes for children and carers.
• Support transition of children between services and educational settings.
• Refer to other health, education or social services when appropriate.
• Attend supervision sessions to develop competencies and CPD.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding and EHCP processes.

Skills

Assess & prioritise

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Dealing with distressed people

Commitment to the job

Education

Diploma/Degree/MSC SLT

HCPC & RCSLT registration

Job description

Job summary

Children's Speech and Language Therapist (Early Years clinics and nurseries)

Do you want to develop your skills in meeting the needs of children and young people with speech language and communication difficulties in clinics and nurseries?

The Haringey Speech and Language Therapy Service works in clinics, special schools and all primary and secondary schools in Haringey alongside Specialist Language Support and Autism Teachers from the Local Authority.

We have Band 5 posts based within the Early Years clinics Services. There is the opportunity to work to develop your clinical skills across, language, social communication and stammering caseloads. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Speech and Language Therapist who is keen to work with children with SLCN in clinic and early years settings.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for your own caseloads of children and will provide assessment and intervention for children in addition to providing support and advice to parents and nursery and school staff.

This post will suit a newly qualified SLT, including those graduating this year, returning SLTs or SLTs from other specialities wishing to work in early years and clinics.

Our large and friendly team comprises newly qualified and experienced therapists. There are specialist SLTs for children with complex needs; emotional and behavioural difficulties; speech disorders; deafness; stammering; selective mutism; DLD; learning difficulties and regional Makaton trainers who will be at hand to support you. You will also have your own clinical supervisor who will be able to offer you weekly, fortnightly or monthly supervision depending on your experience. A senior SLT will complete your competencies (as needed), appraisals and Personal Development Plans with you.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

• To carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competence and to demonstrate developing clinical expertise with supervision.
• To assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy for children with speech, language and/or communication difficulties on own caseload.
• To work effectively with clients, carers, education staff and colleagues around individual case management; providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible
• To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients, reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.
• To monitor and review the progress of children using evaluation/outcome measurement tools.
• To adapt practice to meet individual client/carers circumstances, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• To produce accurate, & detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information as necessary in a timely manner
• To respond to the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 completing written advice which will contribute to Education, Health and Care assessments for children/young people who may have Special Educational Needs.
• To support the effective transition of children between schools and other services as appropriate.
• To refer children to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals as necessary.
• To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma, Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC and RCSLT Registration

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to assess and prioritise for therapy.
• Problem solving and Organisational skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to deal with distressed people in stressed situations
• A commitment to the challenge of the job

Desirable

• An ability to speak another language relevant to the Haringey population - especially Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Somali or a West African language

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children in clinics and running groups
• Experience of training others e.g. school staff/parents/carers
• Awareness of clinical governance reflected in day to day work
• Theoretical knowledge of AAC at undergraduate level e.g. symbols
• Knowledge of Child Protection guidelines
• Knowledge of the EHCP process

Other

Essential

• Ability to take majority of leave in school holidays

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).