Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Chadwell

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Client:

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Chadwell, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video.

Job overview

Are you a qualified speech and language therapist seeking a new role?

At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.

Our Speech and Language Therapy Team situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and in partnership with the Youth and Justice Service in Redbridge, have an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join us on a full-time basis. This is a fixed-term position extending for 3 years, to work in our Youth Justice Team (part-time hours considered).

We are a well-established service serving a diverse London community. This post will ideally suit an established Band 7 looking for a new challenge or a developing speech and language therapist ready to progress in their career, working as a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist with Children and Young People (CYP) in the Youth Justice Service (YJS).

Please see our team photograph at a recent team-building meeting, indicating how much we enjoy working together.

Main duties of the job

• Working with the young person to understand how their speech and language difficulties may (or may not) contribute towards their offending behaviour.
• Working with the Youth Justice Service to improve clients’ communication skills and working with families, and reviewing their care plans and other documentation to ensure it is in line with service user needs.
• Providing communication skills and awareness training for those working in the justice system and police who may come into contact with vulnerable children with additional needs.
• Involvement at the pre-sentence stage to provide information to the court on the needs of the young person which will need to be considered and contribute to pre-sentencing reports.
• Providing intermediaries to support individuals to understand and engage with the legal process and to provide their best evidence in court.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health, wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro-rata for part-time staff.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Speech and Language Therapy Service in Redbridge operates within a multi-disciplinary team for children with additional needs and disabilities. We offer:

• A programme of induction
• A team of friendly, supportive colleagues within the YOT and SLT service
• A well-developed and supportive MDT, including joint working with a CAMHS worker
• An accessible base close to an underground (Central Line) and mainline station (Elizabeth Line)
• Opportunities for frequent contact with other speech and language therapists within NELFT.
• A well-developed support, supervision, and appraisal structure.
• Extensive opportunities for continuing professional development (attending specialist courses)
• Well-developed agile working facilities
• Opportunities to work both face-to-face and remotely via teletherapy.

Undertaking screening, assessments, and onward referral to other specialists in integrated services as early as possible to identify those CYP in the criminal justice system with speech, language, and communication needs. This should be linked to the possibility of additional risk factors including: previous contact with police, disengagement from education, low academic attainment, and those with special educational and social needs. Writing advice for Educational Health Care Plans as required.

Candidates will need to demonstrate the following requirements:

• A recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent and relevant professional registration.
• Specialist clinical skills in assessment and therapy for children and young people with speech, language, and communication needs in the youth justice service.
• Some experience of working with young people at a secondary school level.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, and the ability to work as an effective multi-disciplinary team member.
• Experience in supervising other team members and students.
• Ability to gather data to support outcome measures.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Education

• A recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent and relevant professional registration.

Knowledge and skills

• Specialist clinical skills in assessment and therapy for children and young people with speech, language, and communication needs in the youth offending service.

Experience

• Some experience of working with young people at a secondary school level.

Personal attributes

• Outstanding interpersonal skills, and the ability to work as an effective multi-disciplinary team member. Experience in supervising other team members.

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long-term/chronic conditions, and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work-life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognized as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations, and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working-friendly organization, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement, whether that’s a job share, part-time hours, or another flexible pattern.