Speech and Language Therapist

Whittington Health; London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking enthusiastic speech and language therapists to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work with children and young people, providing essential support and interventions in various clinical settings. With a strong focus on collaboration and family involvement, you will help achieve the best outcomes for those in need. The position offers a chance to develop new skills and advance your career within a supportive environment, making a real difference in the lives of children and their families. If you're passionate about making an impact in healthcare, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy required.
• Registered with relevant professional bodies.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload with high professional competence.
• Assess and implement therapy for children with communication difficulties.
• Collaborate with clients, families, and colleagues for effective care.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership abilities

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy

Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Health Professions Council Registration

Job description

Main area: Children & Young People

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract: 12 months (Posts are fixed term for 12 months)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (These posts are available as full or part time positions with flexible working opportunities)

Job ref: 220-WHT-2787-A

Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Tynemouth Road Health Centre

Town: London

Salary: £34,521 - £58,544 Dependant on experience

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 19/02/2025 23:59

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated speech and language therapists to join our large Whittington Health team which includes specialists in many clinical areas. You will gain new skills and experiences and support Haringey and Barnet children and young people, their families, and schools. We have a strong focus on working with families and achieving the best outcomes for the children and young people.

The roles are 12 month fixed term, Band 6-7 run through. We welcome applications from current Band 5, 6 or 7 SLTs with some experience working in early years clinics or mainstream schools. Additional support and training will be offered for less experienced therapists. Once skills, experience and competencies are achieved, the post can progress to band 7 pay levels.

It’s an exciting time in both Haringey and Barnet. We are developing our Universal offers which run alongside the ELSA programme in Barnet and Haringey's SLCN graduated response which identify and meet the SLCN needs of children and young people as early as possible. As part of this we have additional funding for these posts which will support us to reduce long waits for assessment and intervention in our early years and mainstream schools services.

Main duties of the job

1. To carry a personal clinical caseload to a high level of professional competence and demonstrate clinical expertise in early years or mainstream school case management.
2. To assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement therapy for children with speech, language and/or communication difficulties on own caseload and supervise others to do so.
3. To work effectively with clients, carers, and colleagues around individual case management; providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible.
4. To reflect on clinical practice; adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients, reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Degree or MSC in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
• Health Professions Council Registration to Practice
• Evidence of successful completion of a range of specialist short courses in specialist area to MSC equivalency

Skills and Abilities

• Highly developed clinical skills in the assessment and differential diagnosis of children who present with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties
• Excellent interpersonal skills with regard to individual client management (including empathy, observation and interview skills).
• Ability to deal with conflict in a range of settings
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team including excellent communication, liaison, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Demonstrates ability to assume leadership responsibilities
• Excellent analytical, reflective and problem solving skills
• Ability to present effective verbal and written reports for clients, carers, colleagues and managers
• Ability to organise and prioritise caseloads of junior colleagues, assistants and students
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and be flexible to demands
• Ability to manage complaints and prevent escalation wherever possible

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant post graduate experience of working with children/young people who present with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties
• Experience of planning and implementing programmes of support for children in educational settings and home environments.
• Experience of working in partnership with parents
• Experience of collaborative, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of carrying out assessment and differential diagnosis, including complex disorders, learning disabilities and ASC
• Experience of managing demand and setting priority criteria
• Experience of implementing the principles of clinical governance in clinical practice
• Experience of training parents and education staff
• Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues in health and other agencies including education and social care
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant national policies, legislation and guidance relevant to clinical specialism
• Well established knowledge of a range of highly specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to clinical specialism

Other

• Ability to take the majority of leave during the school holidays

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct.

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form

• Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
• Make sure you include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes

• Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
• If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If you require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
• Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
• Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating.

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Liz Alsford

Job title: Haringey Lead, Children's Therapies

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 07776471999

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