Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Alder Hey Children's Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's health organization in Greater London seeks a Speech and Language Therapist to work with children presenting communication needs. This specialist role involves delivering therapy in various community settings. Ideal candidates will have strong clinical skills and a commitment to empowering families. Flexibility in working hours and extensive benefits are offered, including generous leave and health programs.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Lease car scheme

Generous annual leave

Extensive health and well-being programs

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Expertise in providing speech and language therapy services.
• Experience in community settings.
• Ability to engage collaboratively with various professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality speech and language therapy services.
• Conduct assessments and implement therapy.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance communication.

Skills

Clinical skills with children and young people

Ability to work independently

Collaborative working

Communication strategy identification

Job description

Role Overview

This is a specialist post, working with a caseload of children and young people presenting with speech, language and communication needs. The post is based in the community, working in community clinics, special schools, nurseries and patients' homes, and requires travelling to and between various locations throughout the week. A therapist who wishes to further develop their clinical skills with children and young people will be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Work with the neighbourhood team to provide high‑quality speech and language therapy services to children in a variety of community settings including mainstream and specialist schools, nurseries and patients' homes.
• Provide specialist assessment, advice and a range of therapeutic interventions to children and young people with a variety of speech, language and communication difficulties.
• Work collaboratively with other partner agencies and carers to enable them to understand the communication needs and to provide appropriate advice, support and intervention.
• Assess, implement and review speech and language therapy treatment and discharge in a timely manner.
• Ensure that children/carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans and facilitate joint decisions wherever possible.
• Work with clients on an individual and group basis.
• Work independently as a member of a Speech and Language Therapy Team and a wider multi‑disciplinary team.
• Demonstrate the ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of the client's communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
• Engage in collaborative working practices with the children and young people, their parents/carers, educational, social care and health professionals.
• Adapt practice to meet individual circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.
• Negotiate with carers, clients and others around individual case management including the management of the communication environment.

Equal Opportunities

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We actively promote equality and diversity, operate a zero‑tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment, and all appointments will be made on merit. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under‑represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities.

Benefits

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well‑being programmes
• Discounted gym membership

Contact

If you are enthusiastic about improving the communication skills of children and empowering parents, carers and educators to do so, we would welcome your application. For more information please contact Hannah Rothwell, Deputy Lead (Speech & Language Therapist) on 0151 282 4973.

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