Speech and Language Therapist

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Wembley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a passionate Speech and Language Therapist to join a dynamic team in Brent, providing essential support to children with diverse needs in mainstream schools. This role not only allows you to make a significant impact on the lives of young learners but also offers a collaborative environment with a strong focus on professional development. The organization is committed to fostering a supportive atmosphere where your skills can flourish, and your contributions will be valued. If you are eager to enhance your career while making a real difference in the community, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Comprehensive induction

Continuous professional development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
• Current registered membership of HPC and RCSLT.

Responsibilities

• Assess children with speech, language, and communication needs.
• Provide training and advice to school staff and parents.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Assessment and Diagnosis

Communication Skills

Training and Development

Manual Dexterity

Knowledge of Child Development

Cultural Awareness

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Registered membership of HPC and RCSLT

Tools

Assessment Equipment

IT Tools for Flexible Working

Job description

Do you want to make a tangible difference to people's lives, with the best of London on your doorstep?

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist
Brent Mainstream Schools Team 1.0 w.t.e

We are looking to recruit new team members to the Mainstream Schools team. The positions have become available due to internal promotion.

If you are motivated, enthusiastic and looking for an exciting and challenging place to work, come and join us.

We are a team working collaboratively in schools providing a high-quality service to children with a range of special educational needs.

We provide SLT to children and young people:

• with SEN support and with EHCPs in Brent primary schools
• with EHCPs in secondary and FE settings
• with EHCPs who attend out of borough schools

This post is open to either newly qualified SLTs or those with some experience who would like to develop their skills in working with Mainstream Schools.

Main duties of the job

Your role would include:

• The assessment of CYP with a range of speech, language and communication needs including DLD, ASD, and selective mutism.
• Working directly with children in groups and individually, as well as offering advice and strategies to school staff and parents.
• Liaising with parents and other professionals.
• Providing training for your allocated schools.

We can offer:

• A newly refurbished team base with other SLTs and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Regular support meetings with team senior colleagues.
• Access to clinical specialists for second opinions/support.
• Opportunities for continuous professional development through a range of learning experiences including opportunities to shadow colleagues, and membership of a CEN.
• Good IT to support flexible working.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• A friendly, supportive and knowledgeable team, with excellent CPD and training opportunities and the opportunity to develop a specialism.
• Training and development prospects are always available and encouraged. The team is extremely supportive throughout your career.

The service is supportive of neurodivergence. The community we serve (and our team) is pleasingly diverse. Opportunities for MDT working.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

• Degree and Licence to Practise from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
• Current registered membership of HPC and RCSLT.

Experience

• Working with children in clinics and/or school-based settings.
• Training others.
• Adult-Child Interaction (ACI).
• Working with multi-cultural client groups.

Skills & Knowledge

• Awareness of needs of parents, teachers and others.
• Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of children with a broad range of speech, language and communication difficulties.
• Manual dexterity for signing.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to carry out swallowing assessment and use of high and low technical assessment equipment.
• Normal Child Development including Speech and Language, Play and other milestones.
• Knowledge of appropriate range of assessments and interventions for children with Speech, Language and Communication impairments and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits to individual children.
• Education Practice and Policy and National Curriculum Religious, Cultural and Linguistic issues impacting upon caseload management.
• Awareness of national policies and procedures (relevant to school aged children).
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group).
• Knowledge of professional standards of record keeping.
• Contribution of other agencies in supporting school aged children.
• Assess the speech, language and communication skills of school-aged children using formal and informal assessments.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

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.