Job summary
Band 6 - Primary Schools Service - Full time (37.5 hours per week) fixed term contract for 11 months in the first instance.
Are you looking for a job in a friendly, supportive, and diverse team? We'd love for you to join us! We have a full-time band 6 post available in our mainstream primary schools team. We are looking for someone with a clinical interest in social communication differences and has experience of working with autistic children. You will be working in mainstream schools, some of which will have Autism Classes. You will also support children with language disorder and a range of other communication difficulties.
What we can offer you:
Lots of support - group clinical supervision, 1:1 line management, Band 6 buddy, ad hoc informal office support and monthly clinical sharing sessions
The benefits of a large team - we well-resourced with assessments, intervention programmes and training packages that we share and adapt
You will have a clear timetable for your days
Rewarding clinical work in an interesting and busy borough in east London
Easy travel to your allocated school by public transport, cycling or walking
Proximity to green spaces like Victoria Park, canals and riverside areas, and our area includes Canary Wharf, Bethnal Green and Shoreditch
Office base at Mile End Hospital with great transport links
Main duties of the job
The post holder works as a member of the Speech and Language Therapy Children's Service. He / she works as a member of the team that provides support to children in mainstream primary and secondary schools, across language resource provisions and alternative provisions. The post holder participates in the assessment and advice service as well as supporting a designated caseload of children and schools in line with the service priorities.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
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 below.
Job description
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 below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered member of HCPC
- Member of RCSLT
- Theories, assessment and therapy techniques / approaches for children with complex communication disorders
- Implications for delays / disorders within an educational setting
Desirable
- special educational issues for client groups
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of communication disorders in children, in community clinics and /or educational establishments.
- Experience of working to provide the Special Educational Needs service with statutory assessment information
- Experience of ensuring health and safety standards are followed
- Experience of working collaboratively with a range of professionals to provide direct and indirect intervention for the client group.
Desirable
- Clinical experience of working with bilingual families in deprived socio-economic inner city areas
- Experience of providing training to education and health staff and parents and carers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered member of HCPC
- Member of RCSLT
- Theories, assessment and therapy techniques / approaches for children with complex communication disorders
- Implications for delays / disorders within an educational setting
Desirable
- special educational issues for client groups
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of communication disorders in children, in community clinics and /or educational establishments.
- Experience of working to provide the Special Educational Needs service with statutory assessment information
- Experience of ensuring health and safety standards are followed
- Experience of working collaboratively with a range of professionals to provide direct and indirect intervention for the client group.
Desirable
- Clinical experience of working with bilingual families in deprived socio-economic inner city areas
- Experience of providing training to education and health staff and parents and carers
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.
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).
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.
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).
