Specialist Speech and Language Therapist -Early Years

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS in Newham, East London Foundation Trust is recruiting a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for Early Years. You will deliver services across Family Hubs/Children Centres, promoting early communication for children aged 0–5, and work with families to identify and intervene early in SLCN.

The role involves training parents and staff, carrying a diverse caseload, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support development of language, communication and social skills.

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy and HCPC licence.
• RCSLT NQP competencies completed.
• Registered with the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior colleagues to develop and run Family Hubs/Children Centres promoting Early Communication.
• Independently use specialist skills to identify and intervene for 0–5 years with SLCN.
• Manage a large caseload with high-quality assessment and intervention.
• Provide services considering diverse ethnic/linguistic backgrounds.
• Coordinate and lead joint planning of SLCN interventions including parent workshops and staff training.

Skills

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Partnership working

Cultural/linguistic awareness

Education

Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent

Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice

RCSLT NQP competencies

Registered with Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Special Interest Groups / CEN membership

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist -Early Years

Band 6 - Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist: Early Years

Paediatric Community Services- Newham, East London Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced, innovative, creative speech and language therapist? Would you like to bring your skills and ideas to help us deliver change and new services?

We have an exciting opportunity within our Family Hubs and Children's centres for a Speech and Language Therapist with specialist skills and knowledge in Early Years service delivery for children aged 0-5 years of age.

The post is an integral part of the delivery of early idnetification, early support adn early intervention for children with a range of speech , language and communication needs. Work in the Family hubs is aimed at health promotion within the SLCN pathway.

The Early Years' team offers specialist assessment, intervention and advice for younger children. This includes children with social communication difficulties, developmental language disorder, dysfluency and language delay. The post holder will build upon the existing Family hubs offer. They will be involved in providing training and workshops for parents and Family hub staff and implementing evidence based early language programmes.

Main duties of the job

To work closely with more senior colleagues to develop and run a service to families in Family Hubs and Children Centres promoting Early Communication.

To independently use specialist skills and knowledge, to work jointly with family hub staff and more senior colleagues to develop services to support the identification and early intervention for the development of speech language and communication skills in children 0-5 years of age.

To independently manage a large and diverse caseload in the Family hubs, providing high quality assessment and intervention, reporting directly to the Clinical Lead when required.

To be part of the speech and language service to children of Newham in the area of Early Years.

To provide a service which takes account of the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

• To work jointly with more senior colleagues and other agencies to set up and deliver services through Family Hubs / Children Centres promoting Early Communication skills.
• To provide a specialist level of assessment, therapy and recommendations to children with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties in a variety of settings
• To work jointly with more senior colleagues and other professionals to take account of the specific communication needs of these children and plan therapy accordingly.
• To independently manage a caseload of children who have a diverse range of communication difficulties. This includes screening, assessing, providing therapy, training others and reviewing progress.
• To co-ordinate and take a lead in the joint planning and delivery of SLCN interventions including parent workshops, drop-ins, groups and staff training within the family hubs and early years.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
• Completion of RCSLT NQP competencies
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups / CEN

Experience

• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• Relevant experience post-registration in Early Years settings
• Relevant experience working in Early Years Settings such as Children Centres, nurseries
• Relevant experience running parent workshops
• Relevant experience in complex needs

Knowledge and Skills

• Negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
• Good presentation skills, both written and verbal, including ability to write clear and concise reports
• Good organisational skills
• Working knowledge of relevant information technology
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
• Ability to work independently as appropriate
• Awareness of the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group
• Ability to work in partnership with other professionals and other agencies
• Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Skills in planning, assessing and implementing intervention for the client group
• Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
• Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit
• Awareness of standards of record keeping
• Awareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds

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.

SCYPS West Ham Lane Child Development Service

SCYPS West Ham Lane Child Development Service