Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Homerton Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

Job summary

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the Autism service across Hackney and the City. The role covers specialist and diagnostic work with autistic and complex needs children, across special schools and ARP provisions, with flexibility to fit service needs.

The post emphasizes collaboration with education and health partners, supervision, and ongoing CPD within a supportive, growing SaLT network in East London.

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Post-graduate qualifications in SLT (Diploma or MSc) leading to registration.
• Current RCST membership and experience in clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of Autism service in special schools and mainstream settings.
• Support development of autism practice within the team and diagnostics work.
• Coordinate with the wider SaLT network to deliver holistic SLCN support.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC Licence to Practice

RCST Membership

Clinical supervision

Mentoring SaLT students

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Post-graduate Diploma/MSc in SLT

Health & Care Professions Council registration

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 a welcoming, fun and supportive place to work. With well-established clinical supervision and access to CPD it is a great place to make the move and become a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.

This post is part of our service to Autistic and complex needs children.

The current allocation for this specialist speech and language therapist post is:

• The Garden Special School
• Autism Specialist Support

As a specialist speech and language therapist, in the future you may work across sessions in:

• Special Schools
• Additionally Resourced Provisions
• Autism and Complex Specialist Support
• As well as some mainstream schools (most often with autistic and complex children).

It is an excellent chance to be part of an exciting and growing SaLT network within this clinical area raising awareness of SLCN and providing holistic, relevant and functional support to children, and the professionals around them. Preferences will be discussed at interview, and the exact combination of the post will be dependent on interest, experience and service need.

We embrace flexible working and will consider applicants who wish to work part-time.

Main duties of the job

The sessions will as part of the Autism service. In special schools this will be with primary and / or secondary/post-16 age students. Some time will be based within settings, as the link SaLT; and some will be supporting the wider team to develop their Autism practice as well as working in the Autism diagnostics team.

Candidates' preferences will be taken into account where possible. The service employs over 100 staff and so opportunities arise frequently and staff are deployed flexibly to meet changing need.

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 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. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• 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
• Clinical supervisors course for staff and students
• 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
• Other relevant experience (eg personal experience of children, previous experience of working with children and /or people with other disabilities) oPrevious experience of working with young people in a trauma informed fashion
• 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
• Speaker of other relevant community language
• Established skills with managing a dysphagia caseload
• 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.
• Knowledge of the SCERTS framework
• Knowledge of Autism diagnostics

Other

Essential

• Understanding of Trust Values

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.