Job summary
Children's Speech & Language Therapist - Band 6 with dysphagia opportunities if experienced
£42,939 - £50,697 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full time and part time hours available
Due to an ever-increasing demand for our services, Bromley Healthcare's Children's SLT Service is continuing to expand our fantastic and supportive team.
We can offer:
- In-service training and the opportunity to apply for external courses
- Regular whole-team CPD meetings and small clinical supervision groups
- Regular line management as well as ad-hoc support from colleagues
- Access to clinical specialists for specialist opinions and support
- Opportunities for career progression
- Admin support from our Care Co-ordination Centre
- Flexible working
- Opportunities for developing leadership skills (e.g. line-management)
Main duties of the job
We are currently developing a new Universal, Targeted Specialist model in mainstream schools through our core service, delivering EHCP intervention in mainstream schools, as well as expanding our buy-in service in mainstream schools, special schools and provisions.
Day-to-day, you will provide assessment and therapy services to a mixed paediatric caseload with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), as well as report writing and opportunities for training parents/carers and those working with children with SLCN. Special school/provision work would involve working withchildren with a variety of severe, additional and complex needs, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorder and Speech Disorders. We always ask for your preferences of where you would like to work any time we are re-timetabling.
You will be part of a dynamic, committed team of staff delivering high-quality services to the population of Bromley. We believe in innovation and encourage staff to work in new and effective ways.
Bromley Healthcare is an established social enterprise. As a shareholder you would have greater involvement and an opportunity to influence key decisions.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this in your application/supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
About us
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical- Patient/Client Care
1. To develop and provide universal, targeted and specialist speech and language therapy services to patients with speech , language and communication needs
2. To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment.
3. To communicate complex condition related information, from assessment to patients/clients, carers, families and members of the multi disciplinary team/other professions.
4. To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients/clients and their carers, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of he patient/clients difficulties and implications of the same.
5. To negotiate and work closely with patients/clients, carers, families, and other professionals, agreeing decision- making and prioritisation relevant to the patient/clients management, devising agreed care plans based on best practice, seeking advice from manager/supervisor for more complex cases.
6. To initiate and provide a variety of treatment options according to patients needs, including the use of interpreters as appropriate.
7. To use forms of alternative and augmentative communication e.g. signing, symbols, speech synthesisers as indicated from assessment to maximise the clients communication.
8. To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, aiming to achieve effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
9. To adapt practice to meet individual patient/ client circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic and gender differences.
10. To form productive relationships with clients who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical- Patient/Client Care
1. To develop and provide universal, targeted and specialist speech and language therapy services to patients with speech , language and communication needs
2. To make a differential diagnosis based on evidence from assessment, leading to decisions about intervention/treatment.
3. To communicate complex condition related information, from assessment to patients/clients, carers, families and members of the multi disciplinary team/other professions.
4. To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of patients/clients and their carers, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of he patient/clients difficulties and implications of the same.
5. To negotiate and work closely with patients/clients, carers, families, and other professionals, agreeing decision- making and prioritisation relevant to the patient/clients management, devising agreed care plans based on best practice, seeking advice from manager/supervisor for more complex cases.
6. To initiate and provide a variety of treatment options according to patients needs, including the use of interpreters as appropriate.
7. To use forms of alternative and augmentative communication e.g. signing, symbols, speech synthesisers as indicated from assessment to maximise the clients communication.
8. To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers and families and colleagues, aiming to achieve effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist.
9. To adapt practice to meet individual patient/ client circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic and gender differences.
10. To form productive relationships with clients who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised speech & language therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- successful completion of RCSLT newly qualified competencies
- Health Professions Council License to practice
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Membership of relevant CEN
- Evidence of appropriate external and internal training as appropriate to developing specialism.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of developing responsibility for clinic and caseload management.
- Experience of working with other professionals relevant to client groups.
- pre school and school age experience
- secondary age experience
- special school experience
- specialist skills in dysphagia,deafness or asd( i.e ados trained)
- Appropriate experience to developing specialism.
- Evidence of developing responsibility for clinic and caseload management.
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy.
- Well developed analytical skills with use of knowledge necessary for case load management, assessment and therapy relevant to client group e.g. prioritisation
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of clients/patients.
- Ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
- Skills in handling clients/ patients with disabilities.
- Ability to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management for prolonged periods.
- Well-organised, reflective practitioner
- Skills in handling clients/ patients with disabilities
Desirable
- UK Drivers license & access to car for work purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised speech & language therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- successful completion of RCSLT newly qualified competencies
- Health Professions Council License to practice
- Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Membership of relevant CEN
- Evidence of appropriate external and internal training as appropriate to developing specialism.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of developing responsibility for clinic and caseload management.
- Experience of working with other professionals relevant to client groups.
- pre school and school age experience
- secondary age experience
- special school experience
- specialist skills in dysphagia,deafness or asd( i.e ados trained)
- Appropriate experience to developing specialism.
- Evidence of developing responsibility for clinic and caseload management.
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy.
- Well developed analytical skills with use of knowledge necessary for case load management, assessment and therapy relevant to client group e.g. prioritisation
- Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment diagnosis and treatment of clients/patients.
- Ability to transcribe speech phonetically.
- Skills in handling clients/ patients with disabilities.
- Ability to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management for prolonged periods.
- Well-organised, reflective practitioner
- Skills in handling clients/ patients with disabilities
Desirable
- UK Drivers license & access to car for work purposes
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
