Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization is looking for a Speech and Language Therapist to join their dynamic team. Working primarily in Orthodox Jewish primary schools, the role involves developing specialist skills and providing essential services to children. Applicants should possess a relevant degree and post-graduate experience, along with excellent interpersonal skills. This position offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to SaLT students.
• Ability to transcribe speech phonetically.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Talking Together project in Orthodox Jewish primary schools.
• Develop long term service models in schools.
• Instigate and manage change within the therapy service.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Well developed negotiation skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Good auditory discrimination

Ability to create a trauma-informed approach

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification

Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job summary

The Children's Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City is a unique partnership between health and education and has grown into a large dynamic team that delivers innovative models of working. It is welcoming, fun and supportive; with well-established supervision and access to CPD: a great place to make the move to being a Specialist SaLT.

This post is mainly in Orthodox Jewish primary schools, as part of Talking Together, and in mainstream settings. Talking Together is an exciting joint service with Children Ahead, a community therapy organisation. It provides SaLT to a community which has historically not been able to access support; developed over a number of pilots.

Being part of Talking Together will allow you to:

• Work closely with a team of highly supportive & dedicated SaLTs from both Children Ahead and Homerton
• Develop your knowledge and skills, as part of a community of practice
• Develop specialist skills working with children & young people with language and social communication in a school environment
• Develop leadership skills, and be involved in service development including QI
• Raise awareness of SLCN and how to support this in the classroom, supporting staff to embed different ways of working
• Develop strong working relationships with a range of staff in and out of SaLT

Main duties of the job

The sessions will be mainly as part of the Talking Together project in Orthodox Jewish primary schools, working closely alongside SaLTs from Children Ahead, as well as the Talking Together team in HUH, to develop the long term service model in schools.

The service has developed the largest and most comprehensive traded services offer in the UK. We are proud to be commissioned by health, education and schools and colleges in Hackney and out of borough as well as Youth Justice and the Virtual School for Looked after Children. We have a strong relationship with schools and alternative providers and are growing in traded services.

The service employs over 100 staff and so opportunities arise frequently and staff are deployed flexibly to meet changing need.

We embrace flexible working and will consider applicants who wish to work term-time. If at all interested we strongly suggest that you call or email to discuss these posts.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent (Post-Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language therapy leading to registration with HCPC)
• Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist

Experience

• Post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area
• Evidence of having received mentoring support in the relevant specialist area
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to SaLT students
• Experience of instigating and managing change

Skills/ Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening tact, persuasion and empathy skills
• Well developed negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with children, parents and colleagues
• Ability to share sensitive and complex information with families and professionals.
• Able to recognise and seek advice appropriately
• Ability to contribute to project work associated with developing and evaluating new services.
• Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
• Ability to plan alone or in a group for clinical sessions and team work
• Well developed skills in creating a safe and secure trauma informed therapy approach for young people

Knowledge

• Knowledge /understanding of confidentiality issues
• Well established understanding of principles of assessment and intervention for bilingual children
• Knowledge of standards of record keeping
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
• Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
• Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.