Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to provide assessment and treatment for children with communication challenges. The role includes developing tailored therapy plans and advising parents and schools. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience in pediatric dysphagia and supporting children with communication difficulties. The position offers flexible working and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training and support

Qualifications

• Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
• Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT.
• Experience of supporting children and families with communication difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Assess and develop Speech and Language Therapy treatment for children.
• Advise others on the management of children with communication difficulties.
• Accountable for professional actions and provide supervision to colleagues.

Skills

Excellent Interpersonal skills

Excellent communication/presentation skills

Understanding of child development

Good knowledge of assessments and interventions

Education

Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Current registered membership of HCPC and RCSLT

Job description

BANK - Specialist Speech & Language TherapistBand 6Providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention to children and young people with complex communication needs and dysphagia (eating, drinking and swallowing disorders) needs as relevant to the role. This will include supporting parents, school staff and other professionals in all issues related to client management. Liaison with the MDT is an integral part of the role.

To assess the needs for, develop and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children referred to the SLT service to mainstream 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

The post holder will also provide some day-to-day supervision and peer review support to less experienced colleagues and students, including second opinions when necessary.

The post holder will run appropriate in service training independently for school and other staff.

Main duties of the job

• To assess the need for, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment to children with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties
• To analyse auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of children's communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness in the home, school and other relevant settings
• To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment, using evidence based practice and outcome measurement to provide the most effective treatment to children and their families within clearly defined care plan
• To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment

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
• Post graduate clinical experience in paediatric dysphagia

Skills

• Excellent Interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy
• 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
• Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to the Education)

Key attributes

• Able to maintain prolonged concentration in order to assess the speech, language and communication skills of CYP using formal and informal assessments
• Travel around district and access different venues, with or without adaptations

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.