Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Central London Community Health Trust; London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service in London is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to support children in special schools with varying communication needs. The role involves collaboration with parents and educational partners, providing therapeutic interventions, and supervising less experienced staff. Candidates should hold relevant qualifications and possess strong communication skills. The salary range is £46,419 to £55,046 annually.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Car lease scheme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children, families, and schools as mandated by Children and Families Act 2014.
• Experience training other professionals and developing clinical specialism.
• Training/experience in supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist service for children with communication needs.
• Assess and develop therapy programs for referred students.
• Collaborate with parents/carers and staff for effective support.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of child development

Knowledge of assessments for communication needs

Education

Degree and Licence to Practise from RCSLT

Current registered membership of HCPC

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist (1.0 WTE) Special Schools and ARPs team - Westminster

Are you looking to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Are you passionate about reducing inequalities and want to belong to a service with an active diversity and inclusion ethos?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Speech and Language Therapy Special Schools & Additional Resource Provision (ARP) team to work across 2 provisions with both primary and secondary aged children and young people, in the borough of Westminster.

The post includes the opportunity to work with a neurodivergent caseload and with children and young people with a variety of profiles including supporting young people with severe learning difficulties including profound and multiple learning difficulties.

The post provides the opportunity to implement a wide range of therapeutic approaches and interventions in collaboration with education partners. Through joint planning and delivery of interventions in the classroom and through support to families you will ensure that SLT input has a functional impact for the pupils you support.

We welcome applications from from band 5s looking to progress into a band 6 role or existing band 6s wishing to develop their skill sets.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Providing a specialist service to children with severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties, and a resource provision for pupils with Speech/Language and communication needs (SLCN).
• Work closely with parents/carers, and staff to enable the pupils to develop their speech, language and communication skills and to access the curriculum
• To assess the needs for, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred to the SLT Education service (ARP/special schools).
• To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties
• To be accountable for own professional actions and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate
• Provide some day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary.
• Run appropriate in-service training independently for school and other staff.
• The post holder will have well developed specialist skills in a specialist area of SLCN within the broad range of speech, language and communication needs encountered within the caseload of school aged CYP including the use of AAC
• The post holder will liaise with other colleagues across a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, 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
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT

Experience

• Experience of supporting CYP, 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
• Experience Training others
• Interest to develop clinical specialism in education
• Training/experience of supporting students and more junior qualified therapists including provision of supervision and line management

Skills

• Excellent communication /presentation skills verbal and written
• Understanding of typical child development Speech and Language, Play and other milestones
• Good working knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for school aged CYP with Speech, Language and Communication needs and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual CYP
• Understanding and application of Education Practice and Policy including the Children and Families Act 2014

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.

Locality Lead Speech and Language Therapist

£46,419 to £55,046 a year, inclusive of HCAS