School Age Speech And Language Therapist Return To Practice

Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust; Enfield; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Return to Practice Speech and Language Therapist role at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is based at Cedar House, St. Michael's Community Hospital, within the School Age Speech & Language Therapy Team.

Weekly hours will be agreed at interview, and the role offers full-time hours. The School Age Speech and Language Therapy Service supports children and young people in Enfield with speech, language and communication needs, as well as eating and drinking difficulties.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent) and eligibility for HCPC registration.
• Previous SLT experience (any specialism) and a desire to refresh skills.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and person-centred care.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build rapport with children, young people, families and colleagues.
• Openness to feedback and a growth mindset—ready to learn, adapt and regain confidence.

Responsabilités

• Assess, plan and deliver individualised intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, contributing insights to holistic care plans.
• Provide training, advice and consultation for school staff to create communication-friendly learning environments.
• Keep accurate, timely clinical records in line with HCPC and RCSLT standards.
• Engage in structured learning activities to meet Return to Practice requirements, including supervised practice hours and reflective learning.

Connaissances

Strong communication

Rapport building

Growth mindset

Openness to feedback

Team collaboration

Formation

Speech and Language Therapy degree

HCPC registration eligibility

Description du poste

Job summary

As a Return to Practice Speech and Language Therapist, you'll refresh and rebuild your clinical skills while working alongside experienced colleagues.

The role is offered at full-time and is located at Cedar House within our St. Michael's Community Hospital site within the School Age Speech & Language Therapy Team. The weekly hours for this role will be agreed at interview.

Our School-Age Speech and Language Therapy Service supports children and young people in Enfield with speech, language and communication needs, as well as difficulties with eating and drinking.

What you'll bring:

• A recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy (or equivalent) and eligibility for HCPC registration.
• Previous experience as an SLT (any specialism) and a desire to refresh your skills.
• A commitment to evidence-based practice and person-centred care.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with children, young people, families, and colleagues.
• Openness to feedback and a growth mindset--ready to learn, adapt, and regain confidence.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, and therefore advise submission of applications at the earliest opportunity.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work under the guidance of senior SLTs to

• Assess, plan, and deliver individualised intervention for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, contributing your insights to holistic care plans.
• Training, advice and consultation for school staff to help create communication-friendly learning environments.
• Keep accurate, timely clinical records in line with HCPC and RCSLT standards.
• Engage in structured learning activities to meet your Return to Practice requirements, including supervised practice hours and reflective learning.

We are committed to co-production with families, listening to 'the voice of the child' when working with children and young people (CYP) and actively involve CYP in target setting and evaluation.

About us

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

Essential Qualifications

• Recognised speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council for Licence to Practice

Desirable Qualifications

• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Essential Personal Qualities

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to work as part of a team

Essential Experience

• Well-developed knowledge of the use of informal methods of assessment within the classroom
• Ability to analyse and interpret results in relation to theoretical and clinical knowledge of individual clients, developmental norms and curriculum Levels, with specific emphasis on implications for access to the Curriculum.
• Ability to plan and deliver appropriate intervention programmes, coaching and training within the classroom in collaboration with education staff.
• Previous practice as a speech and language therapist

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Employer contact

Contact: Marie Randall, School Age Speech and Language Therapy Manager, [e-mail], 07484005215

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer.