Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Universal Therapies Service

NHS Jobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the Universal Therapies Service in Haringey. The role focuses on providing assessment, intervention and support for children with speech, language and communication needs, working closely with families, carers and professionals in community and early years settings.

The therapist will deliver evidence-based approaches, collaborate with education, social care and voluntary sectors, and contribute to early identification of

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, advice, intervention and support for children with speech, language and communication needs and their families using sound clinical reasoning and evidence-based approaches in community and early years settings.
• Demonstrate clinical knowledge in speech, language and communication needs in early years, including autism-related needs.
• Collaborate with other disciplines and agencies to promote early identification of needs and maximise the effectiveness of universal and targeted pathways.
• Be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work, including managing children and families accessing the service.
• Engage in clinical governance and service improvement by keeping up-to-date with developments in speech and language therapy and children's services.

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Universal Therapies Service

To provide an effective and efficient high quality speech and language therapyservice within the Haringey Universal Therapies Service (HUTS), supportingchildren, families and professionals through early intervention, advice, trainingand targeted intervention. To assess, differentially diagnose, plan therapeutic approaches for children with speech, language and/or communication difficulties and coach these approaches to parents/carers and professionals. To work effectively with other disciplines and agencies (including education, social care and the voluntary sector) to promote early identification of needs and maximise the effectiveness of the universal and targeted pathways. To be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work includingmanagement of children and families accessing the service, in accordance withthe standards and guidelines of the Trust, Department, HCPC and the RoyalCollege of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT). To be involved in clinical governance and service improvement by keeping up to-date with developments within speech and language therapy, earlyintervention and childrens services as well as the latest research and guidance. To provide assessment, advice, intervention and support for children with speech, language and communication needs and their families, using sound clinical reasoning and a range of evidence-based approaches within community and early years settings. To demonstrate clinical knowledge in the areas of speech, language andcommunication needs in early years, including those that may be associated with Autism